Wild, I took a supply of those (low carb meal replacement drinks)
along on the road trip portion of my recent vacation. I find them VERY
handy for travel and convenience.

I usually buy mine from a food surplus store (99 cent type store) and
never know what line they will have in. But, I generally like the
taste, and I was having the low-carb ones even before my DX. About the
only variety I don't like is chocolate (I find it tastes like mud,
even though I usually like real chocolate)  but strawberry or vanilla
usually are fine for me regardless of make.  

I've never tried Glucerna. They are indeed expensive, and also seem to
have the highest carbs of any I've seen.

Wild Monkshood wrote in message
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     I was obliged (surgeon's orders) to drink one liquid meal per day for
2 weeks before my last surgery.   It is the surgeon's subtle technique for
upgrading old folks' sometimes protein-deficient diets to build them up a
bit before he cuts.

I didn't like the liquid meals.   I thought chocolate Glucerna tasted
"chemical"  (mothballs ? ).    The chocolate Slim-Fast Atkins meal had fewer
carbs,  was a bit less expensive,  but tasted odd in its own way.

To be fair,  both were aspartame-sweetened and aspartame doesn't taste very
sweet to me.

Regards
 Old Al

Wild, for me it is about the chewing,  I did shakes thirty five years
ago when I was young and beautiful.  But now, I wouldnt even consider
it.  Like I said, it is about the chewing for me.

ymmv

Loretta

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In tribute to the United States of America and the State
of Israel, two bastions of strength in a world filled with strife and
terrorism.

As long as I'm able to purchase them, I'm using an Atkins shake for
breakfast--one or two carbs per can and lots of vitamins/minerals.  And
I like the taste, too.