Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Sep 23 '01
Pros: It is a complete and balance source of nutrition
Cons: it is expensive
Summary: This is a product that most of us probably have heard of one time or another. I have had experience with this product as a supplement for the elderly patients in the nursing home in which I worked. It was used often as a between meal supplement or for...
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Aug 01 '07
Pros: Tasty, satisfying, not too filling, no ill side effects, no dairy, kosher
Cons: Not true meal replacement, somewhat pricey but coupons are easy to come by, somewhat deceptive
Summary: I am just getting over one of the worst bouts of viral gastroenteritis I have ever had. I've already been losing a little weight due to personal stress, but I've dropped a further two or three pounds due to the toll the sickness has taken on my body. I ...
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Oct 17 '06
Pros: Flavour, convenience, variety, health benefits.
Cons: I wish there was more than just 235mL of this tasty drink.
Summary: I made the mistake of originally drinking Ensure at room temperature; thinking it wouldn't matter if it was hot, cold or luke warm. I'm here to tell you now: I was mistaken. The taste, when at room temperature, especially in a can and not a plastic ...
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Jan 13 '05
Pros: Great nutritional supplement and great taste.
Cons: Pretty pricey; I can't afford to drink one a day.
Summary: "If it's supposed to be good for you, it can't taste too good." As a relatively healthy 40-something-year-old guy, I have become a bit more actively involved in taking care of myself. I have been walking at least once a day for the past 10 ...
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Nov 22 '04
Pros: Taste isn't bad; better than not eating a meal
Cons: Somewhat expensive
Summary: I often go without breakfast and lunch and, as a result, feel famished and lethargic by the time I get home from work. I decided to try Ensure (chocolate), though most of my previous connections to it had been through deliveries to the elderly from my ...
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Sep 01 '04
Pros: Quick, easy & healthy
Cons: A little pricey!
Summary: I bought an Ensure 6-pack for the first time as a 'gag gift' for a friend of mine who was having a not-so-young birthday party. I ended up with a few extra bottles and tried it. WOW! I loved it! It said to chill it for the best taste, but I didn't ...
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Jul 22 '02
Pros: Good for keeping a healthy teen who plays sports
Tastes great
Cons: Can be expensive
Summary: First of all, I am 16 years old. I have been drinking Ensure for over a year. I drink two a day, with meals. I have found it to be VERY helpful.
Ensure is helpful to me because it has many vitamins and minerals that I do not ordinarily get...
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Jun 12 '02
Pros: Packed full of vitamins and minerals, several flavors
Cons: Somewhat expensive, not for everyone
Summary: I was first introduced to Ensure when I worked for an orthopaedic surgeon. He made a practice of skipping lunch, and drinking a glass of his "chocolate" as he called it. His "chocolate" consisted of either Ensure or a comparable product. He found it...
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Apr 05 '02
Pros: Has every vitamin and mineral the body needs to function
Cons: Expensive
Summary: My husband hated it at first. The first time Lou (my husband) was diagnosed as a very sick man he was immediately put in the Intensive Care unit of the hospital. After a week in IC he was transferred to a regular room reserved for high risk patients....
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Oct 05 '01
Pros: Great for older adults and if you want to gain weight.
Cons: “USE UNDER MEDICAL SUPERVISION FOR TUBE FEEDING, REFER TO PHYSICIAN ORDER”.
Summary: Like actors in Hollywood that play a particular role again and again, Ensure has been type cast as a drink for older adults. Perhaps it’s the manufacture Ross Products Division of Abbot laboratories that should share in the blame since the label...
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Sep 12 '01
Pros: Excellent source of 24 essential vitamins and minerals, protein and carbohydrates.
Cons: Lack of dietary fiber; many people don't care for the taste.
Summary: On the Medical-Surgical floor where I work as an RN, we often supplement our patient's diets with a product called Ensure. We frequently have many elderly patients (many who reside at nursing homes) whose nutritional status is far from adequate,...
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Jul 20 '01
Pros: Vanilla flavor is tasty
Cons: somewhat expensive
Summary: Somewhat skeptical, I tried Ensure since I wanted a protein drink that was convenient to drink. I tried Vanilla Ensure and am glad I did. Though Spirutein continues to be my favorite, Vanilla Ensure is a good standby since I don't have to mix it in a...
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Jun 28 '01
Pros: packed with calories, and vitamins, easily mixed with other stuff
Cons: undrinkable from the can,
Summary: When my father was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, his doctor prescribed him Ensure as a meal replacement-hoping to keep him from losing weight too fast.
My father did want to drink it due to the stigma of it being an old/sick...
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Jun 28 '01
Pros: good for your body
Cons: Not like a milkshake!
Summary: I really hope that this stuff is good for you. I am not a senior by any means and I think that this beverage is intended for a much wider consumer base than just seniors. I received a sample can of ensure in the mail the other day, so I popped it in the...
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Apr 30 '01
Pros: Portable, Long shelf life, Passable taste, Inexpensive.
Cons: Negative nutritional value, Other products deliver true food value.
Summary: Ensure does so many things well - it comes in easy-open cans, is palatable even at room temperature, has a long shelf life (so one can store it in the car, for example).
Ease of use and convenience make Ensure misleadingly attractive, however, since...
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