Beverages -
Choosing a good beverage can be just as important as choosing good food, if not more so - especially if it's water.
Next to air, water is our most important 'nutrient'. Keeping the body well hydrated is essential to our well-being.
Water is also a component in most Juices (either added in, or from water-rich fruits and veggies) as well as Coffee, Tea, and Blender-Drinks.
Read more about the importance of pure water here.
The next few pages include information on Water, Juice, Tea, Coffee, and Smoothies.
See recipe below for an affordable, healthy, natural substitute for Ensure®
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Homemade Ensure® Substitute Recipe:
On this page are some recipe ideas for a homemade nutrition shake similar to Ensure.
A tasty vitamin and protein-packed drink can be helpful for the elderly, or as extra nutritional insurance any time.
The typical bottle of Ensure has lots of refined sugars, including Lactose and other Milk and Soy Isolate products, which many people cannot tolerate.
(Additionally, the Corn and Soy ingredients in Ensure are not listed as non-GMO, so they are most likely from Genetically Modified organisms.)
Choosing a good beverage can be just as important as choosing good food, if not more so - especially if it's water.
Next to air, water is our most important 'nutrient'. Keeping the body well hydrated is essential to our well-being.
Water is also a component in most Juices (either added in, or from water-rich fruits and veggies) as well as Coffee, Tea, and Blender-Drinks.
Read more about the importance of pure water here.
The next few pages include information on Water, Juice, Tea, Coffee, and Smoothies.
See recipe below for an affordable, healthy, natural substitute for Ensure®
***
Homemade Ensure® Substitute Recipe:
On this page are some recipe ideas for a homemade nutrition shake similar to Ensure.
A tasty vitamin and protein-packed drink can be helpful for the elderly, or as extra nutritional insurance any time.
The typical bottle of Ensure has lots of refined sugars, including Lactose and other Milk and Soy Isolate products, which many people cannot tolerate.
(Additionally, the Corn and Soy ingredients in Ensure are not listed as non-GMO, so they are most likely from Genetically Modified organisms.)
Ingredients: Water, Sugar, Corn Maltodextrin, Milk Protein Concentrate, Soy Oil, Soy Protein Isolate, Cocoa Powder (Processed with Alkali), Pea Protein Concentrate, Canola Oil, Corn Oil, Cellulose Gel, Natural & Artificial Flavor, along with Vitamins and Minerals.
The basic recipe is lactose-free, soy-free, gluten-free, and sugar-free. The ingredients are very simple, but can be added to for various needs.
- Chocolate Unsweetened Almond Milk
- Liquid Iron & Herbs with B-vitamins
- Stevia Extract Powder
- (Optional - small splash of cream or Half n' Half)
(Does NOT require a blender!)
Of course, adding the Cream or Half & Half doesn't make it lactose-free, but it does add a lot of body and creaminess to the drink.
This drink has that nutritious, 'vitamin-y' taste of a nutritional drink such as Ensure, but without all the unhealthy additives and sugar.
(The Almond Milk already includes Vitamins A, D & E as well as Calcium. The Liquid Vitamin has Iron, and Vitamins B & C.)
Some Possible Add-Ins Include:
- Powdered Multi-Probiotic
- Non-Denatured Whey Protein
- Bioactive Colostrum Powder
- Raw Vegan Protein Powder
Another variation, besides the Chocolate flavor, is Vanilla with a liquid vitamin that has an Orange flavor - making it taste like a Creamsicle!
This recipe can also be made with orange Floradix Kinder Love Children's Multivitamin Supplement, for children 4 years of age and over.
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