How do you make into a shake- I know it has been discussed before but if I try to search I will never find it. I have a box of this at home that I am being lazy about- I am spoiled by RTD's! My husband and I have agreed to plow through the stuff we have at home before we order anything else- I find that we go through the yummier stuff pretty quickly, and the things we don't love tend to linger. Need to clean house!

Great place to start- I love these, have them for breakfast every day.

If you want pudding, use 4oz cold water. If you want a shake, use 8oz cold water (sometimes I'll use 8oz water and then blend with some ice to make a frappe!). Easy peasy!

Okay, Molly said ask questions

Which Alternative brand is the closest in taste/texture to the following
IP Chicken Soup
IP Mushroom Soup
IP Vanilla Pudding packet
IP Chocolate Pudding packet

I've read there are some with weird consistencies. So what do you all think?

Did you read AngieBaby41's PDF back one page, she's made a collection of comments on some of the different products. There's also a thread that was just closed (over 500 posts) that has lots and lots of comments (probably some AngieBaby compiled). http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/idea...t-reviews.html. Remember, each person's taste buds differ, too. Some stuff people love I hate.

Molly

Thanks AngieBaby!! That is so helpful.
Pat

I usually order a combination of Health Smart and Proti Diet, you do need to be careful on some of the Health Smart and Proti Thin, some of them have aspartame, my coach carrries "Healthwise" products along with IP, it is exactly the same as Health Smart, but cheaper.

Yum, Health Smart Rocky Road, Marshmallow, and the Peanut Butter bars are the best!

Try the Nashua Mocha shake and vanilla wafer bars...those are my favorites! Soooo good

I have not found a chicken soup that we like as much as the ip one. The protidiet one was ok, but dh wanted his ip soup back! We both eat it every day for lunch, so it's worth the extra $ for the taste and texture, even with added veggies and spices.

I like the ProtiDiet cream of chicken, but then again, I haven't tried the IP one.

I also have the ProtiDiet chicken noodle, but haven't tried that one yet... will report back.

The Proti Diet Chicken Noodle reminds me of Lipton Cup-a-soup. I haven't had any of the IP ones as I'm doing alternative. I did not like the HealthSmart Cream of Broccoli Soup, the texture was just too slimy for me!

So, my order came in and I have started to taste test. This is what I have found so far:

ProtiDiet Protein Bar Square - Raspberry Dark Chocolate really delicious, but the portion is smaller than the squares from IP, very good though.
Weight Loss Systems Smoothie - Berry Yogurt Taste was OK, had a strange sort of undertone to the taste. Undecided as to whether I will order it again.

Has anyone found an alternative to the IP Cookies and Cream bar? I really like those...

I've been 100% IP but am considering a switch, too. Thanks for the thread, the comments, and especially, thank you, Angiebaby! What a great doc! And congrats on getting it up as a pdf!

Tried these two today, both I would order again.
HealthSmart Cold Drink - Chocolate Drink a little sweet, but very tasty
HealthSmart Pancakes - Blueberry These were much better than the IP pancakes, which I thought were awful. They are unrestricted too which is a bonus!