Protein drink recommendations?

[Guest guest]

(My first post here...)

 

Can anyone recommend a tasty high-calorie, high-protein drink for

weight gain? I'm looking for something like Ensure but without the

milk proteins.

 

The person who needs it is an adolescent on medication that reduces

appetite. He is also severely milk-allergic. He is rarely hungry, and

his weight is suffering, so anything that can shove more calories

into what little he eats will help. He's just at the start of what

should be a growth spurt and desperately needs to get more calories.

 

I've found a few products online (typically powders to be mixed into

water) but I don't want to spend $15 on a canister and find out it

tastes awful. I need something he'll be willing and eager to drink.

 

Complicating matters: His other allergies are food dyes and

chocolate, so anything with colors or cocoa/chocolate flavoring is

out. Vanilla is usually a safe bet for flavor. Soy is fine.

 

Thanks for any help you can offer!

 

--Robin

[Guest guest]

You might try a McKesson product called Lipisorb. The powder is not

good tasting, but the canned product is pretty good (vanilla flavor)

and easy for kids since there is no mixing. It's a high calorie

nutrition product made by Mead Johnson. You can check it out at

www.meadjohnson.bms.co.th/external/Lipisorb.htm. I used this product

for several years with my elderly mother who had severe milk

allergies and great difficulty maintaining weight. Definately drink

it cold - it helps the flavor a lot.

 

Many nutritionists, people with experience with AIDS or hospice

patients and some doctors have experience with this product, you may

want to consult with one of them . . . I believe that 3 small (8 oz)

cans is a full day's caloric intake.

 

It can be a bit hard to find - I was able to special order it by the

can or by the case through Walgreens as well as directly from Mead

Johnson - whose staff was incredibly helpful in answering my

questions. You may want to verify the absence of milk protein

directly with them (Mead Johnson). I think they had the lowest price

as well. One note on receiving the product directly through the

mail - I had trouble with cans which were bent in the shipping

process, probably compromising the contents but in each instance Mead

Johnson promptly replaced the cans with no hassle.

 

Hope this helps.

[Guest guest]

I personally prefer adding a protein supplement, like hemp or soy

protein, to a fruit smoothie.

 

sandisyp wrote:

 

 

You might try a McKesson product called Lipisorb...