Q&A : ADVICE FROM EXPERTS CAN BOOST AND ENSURE ENERGY DRINKS REPLACE A MEAL?What are Boost and Ensure, two brands of canned drinks that have been marketed as having healthful health·ful adj. 1. Conducive to good health; salutary. 2. Healthy. health  ful·ness n. benefits? Both are nutritional energy drinks that are advertised as complete, balanced nutrition in convenient cans. Ensure is targeted toward middle-age and older consumers; Boost is advertised as a quick, healthy snack for harried, working men and women. What are the ingredients? Boost and Ensure are very similar products. They're a combination of water, sugar, unsaturated unsaturated /un·sat·u·rat·ed/ (un-sach´ur-at?ed) 1. not holding all of a solute which can be held in solution by the solvent. 2. denoting compounds in which two or more atoms are united by double or triple bonds. oils and a variety of vitamins and minerals. You're basically getting a diet supplement that's sugar and fat with vitamins added. This is a high-fat, high-calorie snack. Should one of these drinks be used in place of a meal? No. You'll get a better density of fiber and nutrients by following a typical pattern of healthful eating with real foods such as bread, pasta While the only basic difference between these names is the shape of the pasta, each pasta is typically matched with a particular sauce based on cooking time, consistency, ability to hold sauce, ease of eating, etc. and potatoes. It's almost as easy - and cheaper - to carry around a piece of string cheese, banana banana, name for several species of the genus Musa and for the fruits these produce. The banana plant—one of the largest herbaceous plants—is said to be native to tropical Asia, but is now cultivated throughout the tropics. or a turkey sandwich in your car. A four-pack of 8-ounce cans of Boost costs about $6; each can of Boost contains 240 calories and 4 fat grams. A four-pack of 8-ounce cans of Ensure costs about $5; each can of Ensure includes 250 calories and 6 fat grams. A light version of a single can of Ensure includes 200 calories and 3 fat grams. Who would benefit the most from these drinks? People who are struggling to gain weight and/or suffering from anorexia anorexia /an·orex·ia/ (-rek´se-ah) lack or loss of appetite for food. anorexia nervo´sa would benefit the most from one of these drinks. They also can help children who have a difficult time developing an appetite and seniors who have difficulty chewing chewing or mastication Up-and-down and side-to-side movements of the lower jaw, using the teeth to grind food for easier swallowing. During chewing, the tongue shapes food into a lump and saliva lubricates it for swallowing. , don't get hungry or suffer from gastrointestinal problems. For such individuals, the drinks should be used in addition to regular meals. |
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