Has anyone tried Juice Plus protein shakes?

I am thinking about trying it. The Juice Plus vendor dropped off some samples for me but I haven't tried it yet. I asked my husband to read though the literature and tell me what he thinks ( he is a personal trainer) but he has been too busy to do so.  So I thought I would ask all you wonderful knowledeable peeps if you had any experience with it. 


Here is part of the email she sent me......
  Juice Plus is EXCELLENT nutrition for someone who has had Gastric Bypass...because they can only have limited amounts of food and most of that needs to be protein based, most do not & cannot get anywhere near the recommended servings of fruits & veggies. -- Yet they still need the nutrition. I have attached a newsletter.  There is a doctor profiled in it, Dr. Titus Duncan.  He is one of the leading surgeons in the country that performs this surgery. He HIGHLY recommends JP. Dr. Titus Duncan says, "The oxidative stress during & following surgery can be overwhelming to a patient" and that is why he encourages JP. If I'm not mistaken, he won't operate on his patients unless they have JP in their system for etleast 30 days prior to surgery & requires it post operatively for healing as well.   Most people that are at the 6 month + post surgery mark can take the capsules as anyone else would (start with 1 and 1 for about a week - then move up to 2 and 2)    For those that are just after surgery (once they are "off" clear liquids" - they can begin to take it by opening up the capsule and adding it to a protein shake (I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE COMPLETE--which is our shake mix, see attachment)  Those that have a hard time digesting "pills" can do the same thing.

and the website....

www.JP4yourhealth.org

UltraSlim·Fast®	Sweet Success®			Complete®
Skim Milk Sugar Cocoa Gum Arabic Cellulose Gel Partially Hydrogenated            Soy-bean Oil Caseinate Soybean Lecithin Mono and Diglycerides Carrageenan Artificial Flavors & Color Vitamins and Minerals Aspartame     Serving Size: 1 scoop w/ 8 fl oz. Calories: 100 Cal from fat: 5 Total fat:0.5g 1% Sat Fat. 0% Chol. 5mg 2% Sodium 130mg 5% Potassium 200mg 6% Total Carb. 20g 11% Fiber 2g 8% Sugars 18g Protein 5g 10%	Nonfat Milk Water Sugar Cocoa Caseinate Gum Arabic Cellulose Gel Corn Oil Caramel Color Carrageenan Disodium Phosphate Monoglycerides Dextrose Artificial Flavor Artificial Colors: WHICH ONE OF THESE WOULD YOU RATHER PROVIDE YOUR BODY FOR MAXIMUM NUTRITION?                        Þ     Red 3, Yellow 6, Blue 1	Water Corn Syrup Maltodextrin Sugar Corn Oil Caseinates Soy Protein Isolate Artificial Flavors Carrageenan Vitamins & Minerals   Serving size: 1scoop w/ 8 fl. Oz. Calories: 250 Calories from fat 80 Total fat: 9 g 14% Sat. Fat: 1.5g 8% Chol.: 5mg 5% Sodium 200mg 8% Potassium: 370mg 11% Total Carb: 34g 11% Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 13g Protein 9g 18%	Water Corn Syrup Maltodextrin Corn Oil Caseinates Sugar Soy Protein Isolate Soy Lecithin Natural & Artificial Flavors Artificial Colors: Red 3, Yellow 6, Blue 1 Choline Chloride Carrageenan Phylloquinone Vitamins & Minerals	Soy Protein,Tofu Protein Rice Protein, I-Methionine, Chickpea Powder Simple & Complex Carbohydrate blend: Fructose,Maltodextrin Rice Maltodextrin Inulin from Dahlia Fructooligosaccharides (from Jerusalem Artichoke)   Dietary Fiber Blend: Oat & Cellulose Fiber, Guar Gum, Carrageenan, Rice Bran, Citrus Pectin, Apple Fiber, Yucca Powder, Barley Bran  Cocoa (in chocolate), Natural Flavors Sunflower Oil Lactobacillus Acidophilus   Enzyme Blend:, Protease, Lipase, Amylase, Cellulase, Bromelain, Papain   Serving size 1/4c, w/ 8fl oz. Calories 110, Cal from fat 10 Total fat: 1g 2% Sat. fat: 0g 0% Chol.: 0g 0% Sodium 135mg 6% Potassium: 95mg 3% Total Carb.: 15g 5% Fiber: 4g 14% Sugars (slow-releasing): 12g Protein: 13g	Fruit Juice Powder: Apple, Orange, Pineapple, Acerola Cherry, Papaya, Stevia   Vegetable Juice Powder: Carrot, Parsley, Beet, Broccoli, Kale, Cabbage, Spinach, Tomato   Land & Sea Minerals: Spirulina Pacifica* Norwegian Kelp* Wheatgrass* (*Contain over 60 minerals, rich in B vitamins) Vitamins & Minerals   Amino Acids Alanine,Arginine, Aspartic Acid, Cysteine, Glutamic Acid, Glycine, Histidine, Isoleucine*, Leucine*, Lysine*, Methionine*,Phenylalanine* Proline, Serine, Threonine*, Tryptophan*, Tyrosine, Valine* *Essential Amino Acids     Instructions: Mix with water, fruit juice, or soy/rice/almond milk or dairy milk if preferred (but not recommended); along with ½-1 c. frozen fruit and ¼ c. flax meal and you have a great healthy start to your day or end of your day!

Juice Plus+ Complete® provides a balanced meal replacement of bioavailable vegetable proteins w/ low glycemic carbs in powder form.                                 It may be used as a healthy meal for wt. loss or as a pre- or post-workout replacement or just as a healthy snack. Would you like to try some?

Please please please. Post the results. I need a new drink. Thanks

After reading your post I had to research this product.  It sounded like what I was looking for.  Well, my mom always told me if something seems too good to be true....
After just a few minutes of research I realized this company is a pyramid scheme..or multi-layered marketing, as they call it.  Also, there seem to be numerous studies that show the labeling is incorrect (in reference to the amount of vitamin and nutrients in each pill) and the claims of the company are without scientific merit.  The studies done by the company (or sponsored by them) are not scientifically conducted without double blinds, placebos, or adequete participants.
If someone is going to give you this for free it can;t hurt to take it, but I would watch your wallet and research more before shelling out any cash...they are selling for like $41 a month per their website (available four months at a time only- $160 bucks!)
Just my opinion....

sources:
http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/69270.cfm
http://www.mlmwatch.org/04C/NSA/juiceplus.html
http://www.berkeleywellness.com/subCorner/pdf/2000/0011.pdf

On a side note...just wanted to say that I am married to a Marine too (mines a Sgt), and I have been there with the whole deployment thing (what military spouse hasn't)..I am so glad he is almost home for you!  I wish you guys many happy days...you are gonna wow him!  Please PM me if you ever wanna talk or commiserate...us Marine spouses need to stick together...

Yes It is a pyramid company but it's an excellent product. A lot of good products are sold via MLM's. That doesn't inheriently make the product poor. We have taken the capsules for 3 years. I feel a notceable difference in energy and over all well being when I miss a few days. I signed up to get the discount and never sold ANYTHING and it's never been a problem. I didn't even know they had shakes cause I don't check into it. I will now. Thanks.

I wasn't saying it was a bad product just because of that, I was saying be warned about that.  The bigger issue I think is that independent studies have shown that the pills have negligible positive effects that are very similar to regular vitamins (specifically E and C)...and they are very expensive for the benefits (not my opinion- the Univ. of Cali's opinion).  I am glad you find them to be working for you though....