I'm pretty cheap and I'm all about saving money so I bought the "wonderful" Bariatric Advantage Protein Shakes instead of Optifast. They are chalky tasting and have a bit of a slimy texture. I have been trying to make these things taste better.... Can you add frozen strawberries to make it taste better or will i be straying majorly from my diet?

My diet includes:

5 Protein shakes Per Day

Water

Crystal Light

SF Jello

Decaf coffee Plain

Decaf Teas

Zero Cal drinks

I added a few drops of vanilla extract and a quarter of a banana to mine, and ice to make it foamy and it wasn't great, but better than chalky.

I'm not sure about strawberries, maybe a few, but I know they have sugar in them, you could try strawberry extract.

I'm a big fan of Synthrax Nectars, especially the chocolate Truffle flavor. It's quite good. Available at Vitamin Shoppe. To help texture I'd use a blender and ice, and fat free milk vs. Water if your diet allows (which it should, I think). Also I use a big dollop of fat-free greek yogurt (Fago Total 0%) which adds Protein and thickness to the shake.

Anything in the vanilla variety I have found chalky and distateful. I just bought some frozen berries today to mix in with it (may as well use it) but I'm post-op so I'm not as worried about sugar. I would try to get some sugar-free syrup if you really can't stand the flavor.

My doctor and dietician both said I could add extracts, sugar-free syrups, etc. You can buy the Da-Vinci syrups that really help. I can't stand the vanilla either, but I have found that if I add 1 tbsp. of sugar-free caramel ice cream topping to it that it helps the flavor tremendously. They also said that you can add sugar-free pudding mix to your shakes to add texture and flavor. I tried the sugar-free cheesecake added to a strawberry shake and found it to be way to sweet for me, but you might like it. I was just told to experiment with flavors. I hope you find something you like. I'm still working on this as well.