Boost Very High Calorie Chocolate Nutritional Drink – 22g Protein, 530 Nutrient Rich Calories, 8 Fl Oz (Pack of 24)

We bought these drinks for my teenage son, who has been severely underweight since elementary school. When nothing else worked--these do! He has gained five-ten pounds in the last month or two, and I have hope he'll reach a healthy weight for the first time in years. In our case, a naturally high metabolism, stimulant medication, limited safe foods, and genuinely forgetting to eat all worked against him. These high-calorie shakes meet his taste and texture requirements and allow him to get protein, fat, and calories without stopping to eat.

These high-calorie drinks have really been a lifesaver. My husband enjoys the rich chocolate flavor, and they provide him with all the protein, vitamins, and minerals he needs for his regular diet. They are not clumpy and become smooth and creamy when you shake them up. They have 13g of added sugar, so they may not work for everyone. Although he's lactose intolerant, the ingredients don't upset his stomach or cause diarrhea. He drinks three to four of these a day, so the extra calories are a crucial part of his diet. I subscribe regularly, but I often have to order some bottles in between deliveries because he sometimes drinks more than I expect. Fortunately, that's not an issue—if I place my order by midnight, it arrives well-packaged and on time the next morning, based on when I ordered the night before.

I am on an extremely limited diet. I need to add many more calories to my diet to keep from losing so much weight. This Boost has the highest calories per serving that I have found among the choices. A bit pricey but worth the money for me. Not a lot in the bottle but I add one of my protein drinks to it. chocolate and strawberry mixed are the best!

This is probably the most calorie dense drink out there. It packs 530 calories into 8 fl oz (237mL). It's certainly will make you feel full having essentially the same amount of calories as a full, hearty meal. The liquid itself is viscous. Probably more viscous than any other liquid you might conceivably consume. It also seems to have quite the assortment of vitamins in it, which is quite nice for supplementing your diet. This is especially true if the majority of what you consume is this drink as you would otherwise be depriving yourself of necessary vitamins and nutrients. So, speaking of the benefits, overall, I would say that it's quite satiating and does what it sets out to do. Now, that does come at a cost. At just over $50USD(at the time of writing this review, it's quite expensive. If you're like me, then your relatively light diet has been quite affordable, so this is quite the increase in my foodstuffs purchases. Secondly, it is absolutely vile. It tastes as if you're drinking cooking oil that had a chocolate bar sitting in it. I have to hold my breath while I drink it after which I chase it down with another beverage and then something to cleanse my palate. I repeat this about 2 or 3 more times before I finish it. It would not be an exaggeration to say that I have an easier time drinking liquor than drinking this. Though I suppose there is no way to squeeze 530 calories into this volume of liquid and have it taste good, so you gotta take the good with the bad. Overall, it's calorie dense, filling, and has a lot of vitamins, but the taste is offensive at best and drinking it down is a process thanks to its thick composition.

Tastes great( chocolate)