Yesterday, I said that I was going to get some of the Boost Glucose Control shakes to test; because they are low calorie and sugar (while still being high in protein), they seemed like the best bet for a trial run. Luckily, they carried this brand in the pharmacy area of our local grocery chain (King Soopers in the Denver area), so I bought both the chocolate and vanilla versions.
I don't have a lot to compare it to ('cuz you don't really want me to compare it to a DQ chocolate malt, do you?), but I have tried the Ensure diet drinks, and can talk about these drinks in general. They all share something in common: a bland flavor with a bit of a metallic aftertaste. I think the flavor is unique enough that you'd be able to get a craving for it, but I'm not there yet.
The 'rich chocolate' Boost shake was quite thick. Where the Ensure drink I'd tried was slightly thicker than a chocolate milk, the Boost shake had a lot more body to it. It was too thick to drink "all-in-one-gulp", but wasn't unpleasant or anything. The flavor was remarkably similar to the Ensure, and I didn't really have any difficulty drinking it.
I think the extra body, though, meant that the Boost seemed more filling - more like I'd had a meal rather than a distraction from a meal!
Right now, I'm drinking a 'very vanilla' Boost. In the vanilla variant, the metallic aftertaste is more prominant, and a bit unpleasant. This just seemed more 'medicine-y', and I'm not sure I'm going to buy more than the 6-pack I bought yesterday. The chocolate is much better in my opinion.
So there's the quickie review. Hope you find it helpful!
-sd
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