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Carnation Instant Breakfast No Sugar Added Nutritional Drink
By: | Aug 14, 2008
Whereas I'm not a fan of cookies for breakfast cookies, I do sometimes have a nutritional drink instead of a 'traditional breakfast.' I am a big fan of Boost and Ensure, but Carnation Instant Breakfast Drink is right up there with them. I was first introduced to the powdered Nestle Carnation Instant Breakfast Drink for the Carb Conscious, which I totally loved 
. Now they also have a ready-to-drink "no sugar added" version. Again, this is a total hit.
I tried the Milk Chocolate flavor, and it's sweet but not overwhelmingly so. It's free flowing like milk - for some reason I thought it would be thicker - and has a chocolate taste. Although there is "no sugar added" they do use alternative sweeteners, but there is no after taste. It's actually very delicious cold. Although it's called a "breakfast drink", I prefer to have mine in the afternoons, since it's usually a long break between lunch and dinner. Plus the protein (13 grams - 2x the amount in an egg they say) and low enough sugar content (12 grams) makes it a good pre-workout drink.
Each 11 ounce bottle of Carnation Instant Breakfast No Sugar Added Nutritional Drink has 150 calories, 5 grams total fat, 1.5 grams of saturated fat (7% and 8% of the RDA), no trans fat, 10% of the RDA for sodium (240 mg), 13 grams of protein and 16 grams of total carbohydrates, which includes 10% of the RDA for fiber (2 grams) and 12 grams of sugar. There is also 25%-50% of many vitamins and minerals, including 50% of the RDA for calcium. The alternative sweeteners used are acesulfame K and sucralose (Splenda).
I received this as a sample from Carnation, but they mention that a single bottle (11 ounces) retails for $1.69, while a 4-pack costs $6.42. The amount of sugar in this is lower than some other meal replacement drinks, like Ensure High Protein Drink and it's cheaper too.
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I love this stuff!
And really, the fiber and protein amounts in it aren't bad. I've never seen it in my stores, but I'll have to check it out.
And really, the fiber and protein amounts in it aren't bad. I've never seen it in my stores, but I'll have to check it out.
And really, the fiber and protein amounts in it aren't bad. I've never seen it in my stores, but I'll have to check it out.
I prefer the powder, since there's more flavors and it's cheaper, though it requires a blender to fully emulsify it.
I love the NO SUGAR ADDED instant breakfast powder, but I need to find the vanilla flavor. I use it with soy milk, mmmm good, can you help with vanilla flavor search???
i like the powder...but liek someone said...it requires a blender to fully emulsify it.
i like the powder...but like someone said...it requires a blender to fully emulsify it.
I can.t find it in any grocery stores-sometimes in walmart.