Diet Supplement: Ensure Homemade Shakes

Are you a person who is always on the go? Are there times when you just don't have enough time to eat breakfast in the morning or you skip a snack or meal during the day? Do you need a quick fix of energy? Wait, halt right there! Do not go for the energy drinks. Instead, why not try Ensure homemade milk shakes? They are nutritious and tasty and are good for people who may not have time to eat something else.

I have been drinking Ensure off and on for the last couple of years and I must say that they are very tasty. Just before I tried it for the first time, I expected it to taste bad, but I was pleasantly surprised. When I was in school, I would find myself running late on occasion and did not have time to eat breakfast. That's when I took an Ensure to go.

Ensure comes in a number of flavors including creamy milk chocolate and vanilla. I prefer to get the vanilla because it is my favorite flavor. The bottles are 8 ounces and a pack of six runs about $7.00 at Wal-Mart. If you decide to buy a pack of sixteen, it'll go for almost $18.00. Yes, the price is quite high, but there is a reason for that. These drinks contain 24 essential vitamins and minerals the body needs. The Ensure shakes contain Omega-3 Fatty Acids which are essential for heart health, Fiber for digestive health, and are Lactose and Gluten free for people who are lactose intolerant. Also, there are ingredients which strengthen the immune system. If you drink one Ensure everyday, you will notice a big difference in how you feel. It also helps maintain a healthy weight.

There are many benefits to drinking Ensure instead of energy drinks. First of all, Ensure has all of the vitamins and minerals that the body needs. Energy drinks contain more caffeine and sugar than anything else. Second, energy drinks can present dangers to our bodies. With all of the caffeine and sugar in them, it could increase one's chances of getting higher blood pressure, extreme dehydration, and in the most severe scenario can lead to seizures. One can of an energy drink can contain as much as 50 times the amount of caffeine that a person should get in a day. There is nothing good about energy drinks. If you want energy, you have to eat as normally as possible. If you must miss a meal, put something healthy in its place. Ensure is definitely a good option because it does not contain 50 times the daily recommended dose of caffeine. Now, I am not saying to drink it in place of breakfast everyday. One should try to make sure that Ensure is used as a supplement more often than a replacement.

Source:

Rachel Rose, "The Dangers of Energy Drinks." ABC 33/40 News.