Liquid Diet reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 138 Reddit reviews across 25 subreddits and 32 posts to rank the best Liquid Diet brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Gastroparesis, r/kratom, r/CrohnsDisease, r/gastricsleeve, r/wls. Top-rated brands include Ensure (4.0/5), Huel (3.9/5), Fairlife (4.3/5).
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Reviews138
Subreddits25
Posts32
Brands74
Products54
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#1
Ensure
4.0
(12)
"I drank vanilla Ensure every and I loved it."
"I got some dairy/soy free ensure-like drinks from ol Amazon! What a great idea."
"I've been on a vanilla kick lately but I try to change it up a bit and get strawberry and chocolate as well."
"I've been told to drink advanced Ensure. It's really thick bit it doesn't taste bad."
"Ensures, (the banana nut mixed with the chocolate….ooooh boy that’s good."
"Various Protein drinks, Ensure. I've used both."
"Ensure High Protein. I like the chocolate."
"You can do the Ensure 350 gainers. I do well on Ensure."
"I had meal replacements (Ensure) and milo (malted drink). To keep calorie intake high, I blended in different concoctions: avocados, bananas, nut butter."
"I have been drinking 100% ensure drinks. You can find them pretty much anywhere. In my opinion they taste better than boost."
#2
Huel
3.9
(9)
"You could check out Huel (the shakes). They are vegan, really make you feel full."
"Huel is pretty good."
"I like Huel!"
"HUEL"
"We also bought the Huel protein shakes which she found great"
"And if you want something premade, huel and Soylent might be optio"
"I've found Huel to be good. Doesn't bother my gastritis, doesn't taste chalky, good flavours."
"Huel and Soylent are both vegan."
"I also use HUEL. At work mainly. YOU WILL HAVE THE SAME DIGESTIVE ISSUES IN THE BEGINNING. They go away after 2 or 3 weeks though."
#3
Fairlife
4.3
(7)
"Fairlife! The vanilla ones are my favorite."
"The fairlife elite has 42 grams of protein and actually tastes good!"
"I am a fairlife girlie!"
"I could only handle Fairlife skim milk."
"Conversely Fairlife milk has like 13-15g of protein and doesn’t cause any lactose issues."
"Yeah I had to order the shit from the manufacturer. But that stuff with Fairlife fat free or 1% milk is better than most protein shakes to me."
"I liked Fairlife before surgery, can barely choke them down now. Post op, I’ve found I have the best luck with the protein water as opposed to a shake."
#4
Premier Protein
3.8
(8)
"Premier Protein cake flavor isn't too shabby."
"The Premier Protein Birthday cake flavor genuinely is pretty good."
"Premier Protein makes a Birthday Cake flavored shake."
"I've been drinking the Premier Protien shakes I get at Costco. My doctor said that was a good brand."
"Premier Protein. I tried had some various powders from gnc which tasted great, but in the end, premier protein is a solid choice and super convenient."
"I preferred Premier when I had to drink them. There's a lot more flavors. I thought Premier was the most popular suggestion among bariatric surgeons."
"It was honestly a little sweet for me, but cake should be sweet I guess!"
"I did premier. You should try each one before really committing to one. Each person’s body is different and your body may not like one or any of them."
#5
Boost
4.2
(5)
"I feel like I’m single handedly keeping Boost in business."
"Boost or Ensure really help on a liquid diet mostly because you need the calories."
"Maybe Boost or similar meal replacement shakes."
"I agree with boost!"
"The three that I always have on hand are: breakfast essentials, boost, and bolthouse shakes."
#6
Kate Farms
4.2
(5)
"Kate Farms is great for a lot of allergies. It’s free of major allergens and corn."
"I highly recommend Kate Farms (get vanilla or chocolate standard 1.0 or 1.4)."
"I like Kate Farms. You can get a prescription for it, so insurance should cover it."
"Kate Farms chocolate for me"
"Kate Farms out of curiosity and I see a ton of ingredients that personally trigger me, such as agave (very high glycemic), sunflower oil, pea protein, brown rice syrup, and 3-4 binders/fillers."
#7
Orgain
4.3
(4)
"I love orgain complete nutrition."
"I like the orgain plant based shakes (tho the non plant based is also pretty good)"
"I live on Orgain Strawberries and Cream. I find other shakes pretty gross and/or too thick."
"Protein/meal powders: Orgain vanilla, ka’chava (vanilla, chocolate, chai or vanilla."
#8
Soylent
3.5
(4)
"Soylent is pretty calorie effective, I'd recommend ordering a case on Amazon (chocolate is my favorite flavor!). Each bottle has 400 calories and they're designed to contain all the nutrients you need."
"Huel and Soylent are both vegan."
"Also soylent is worth a try too, tastes like soggy bread/pureé oatmeal, but it fills you up well!!"
"Try soylent and let me know what you think."
#9
Zoup
4.7
(3)
"Zoup chicken broth is amazing."
"Zoup chicken broth tastes like drinking a rotisserie chicken in the best way."
"As others suggested, I just ordered Zoup on Amazon!"
#10
chocolate milk
4.3
(3)
"Chocolate milk hands down"
"Chocolate milk! I just use warm water and T&W but I know a lot of people say that chocolate milk is the best."
"I use this hot water method and then add chocolate milk. Works great! Not yummy tasting but bearable."
#11
Chobani
4.0
(3)
"Not a full meal replacement but the Chobani yogurt drinks are really good"
"It’s not a full meal replacement but the Chobani yogurt drinks are really good"
"A couple of years ago, chobani and some other companies started making savory yogurts."
#12
Almond Milk
4.5
(2)
"Protein shake I love: vanilla protein powder, bananas, oats, flaxseeds, almond milk."
"I take it with almond milk and a scoop of protein. Can’t taste it at all, plus I just use that as my breakfast in the mornings."
#13
Jimmy Joy
4.5
(2)
"Jimmy Joy's Plenny Shakes are around 5$ per day. I've only had those, and I did try a month of only those too with great success. It tastes good, especially the fruitier ones."
"With Jimmy Joy and Queal, I make a bag last 4 or 5 meals instead of the suggested 3. I use the "Joylent" 20 oz shaker bottle and enough powder for ~400 or ~500 calories depending on how I'm feeling and fill up to the top with water. It makes it a lot more thinner and easier to drink."
#14
Atkins
4.5
(2)
"I love the Atkins coffee line."
"I really like the adkins shakes."
#15
Ensure Plus
4.0
(2)
"Ensure plus is good."
"I drank like 4-5 Ensure Plus a day"
#16
Orange Juice
4.0
(2)
"I 2nd the oj, that's what I use."
"Oranges juice"
#17
Apple Juice
4.0
(2)
"I strongly recommend apple juice and a water bottle. I’m sure you’ve discovered kratom doesn’t dissolve easily, but a good shake with the lid closed certainly helps. This has been our method for ~6years."
"Make sure to stock up on some clear liquids too. I had terrible terrible nausea and couldn’t keep down anything like a protein shake or puréed soup, and regressed to drinking apple juice for about 4 days."
#18
Swanson
4.0
(2)
"I used Swanson Sip-n-go cups. They have 9g of protein each and come in a few flavors."
"I found Swanson’s broth to be most agreeable."
#19
Unjury
4.0
(2)
"Unjury has some delicious broth protien powder. Mixed into hot water its tasty."
"Unjury high protein broth was good quick fix"
#20
Muscle Milk
4.0
(2)
"Muscle Milk i’ll try that! is it pretty good for all around nutrition / vitamins"
"I have been doing chocolate muscle milk protein."
#21
Carnation
4.0
(2)
"Carnation breakfast essentials drink mix, its a powder you mix in milk. It tastes like chocolate milk, and its not as thick as the premade shakes."
"Carnation Instant Breakfast is a tasty & pretty cheap way to get calories in."
#22
Ensure Clear
4.0
(2)
"Clear nutrion drinks (like ensure clear) have been great for me, the taste and texture of kate farms was just fine though!"
"Order some apple Ensure Clear drinks."
#23
Grapefruit Juice
3.5
(2)
"Grapefruit juice works good"
"Grapefruit juice is gross but kicks that shit in."
#24
Old Orchard
5.0
(1)
"I use the frozen Old Orchard orange & pineapple juice combination. It is tangy and sweet. Absolutely refreshing!"
#25
V8
5.0
(1)
"I now take mine with V8 Mango Peach! Tastes Great!!"
#26
Odwalla
5.0
(1)
"Mango odwalla. Been doing it this way over 5 years. Trust me."
#27
Panera Bread
5.0
(1)
"Panera Bread chicken noodle soup broth (I convinced the lady to just sell me broth with no stuff) and a very similar version at the soup kettle at the grocery store in the deli section."
#28
H-E-B
5.0
(1)
"In Texas at H-E-B they have the best chicken bone broth"
#29
Better Than Bullion
5.0
(1)
"I love all the Better Than Bullion broth bases, then you just take a spoonful and mix it with hot water."
#30
Ketology
5.0
(1)
"The ketology bone broth is my favorite!"
#31
Ketochow
5.0
(1)
"I use ketochow regularly. It's delicious, low carb, complete, and just awesome."
#32
Nutribullet
5.0
(1)
"I have been on a liquid diet for a year now and didnt find anything remotely enjoyable until I got a nutribullet."
#33
Outshine Lime Popsicles
5.0
(1)
"I got Outshine lime popsicles, and they were delish!"
#34
Isopure
5.0
(1)
"Wendy’s chili mixed with unflavored protein (I like Isopure) is the best."
#35
Thaiwala
5.0
(1)
"My favorite drink during recovery was Thai iced tea."
#36
Keto Chow
5.0
(1)
"Used Keto Chow shakes when had surgery a few months ago."
#37
Elevation
5.0
(1)
"I’m living off elevation protein shakes right now. the vanilla and chocolate are literally soooo delicious."
#38
Lonolife
5.0
(1)
"Bone broth helped me a ton."
#39
MyHy
5.0
(1)
"MyHy big freeze popsicles are amazing (and clear). They have electrolytes too."
#40
Liquid Hope
5.0
(1)
"Liquid Hope on amazon is a whole food puréed diet."
#41
Fairlife, Premier Protein, Ensure
4.0
(1)
"Same on fairlife and premier protein. I thought ensure was decent but fairlife is my favorite."
#42
Ensure High Protein
4.0
(1)
"I drank the ensure high protein shakes. They were nice and rich so they were tolerable."
#43
Ensure, Premier Protein, Fairlife, Optimum Nutrition
4.0
(1)
"Only one on your list I've tried was the ensure. I personally like the premier protein or Fairlife for pre-made shakes. For powder, I really like the optimum nutrition."
#44
Nutren
4.0
(1)
"My doctor recommended Nutren. It's pretty much the same as boost and ensure. I was on it for 6 months and it put me into remission."
#45
Campbell's Healthy Choice
4.0
(1)
"I would strain the Campbell's Healthy Choice soups (per my dietician, this was okay) for a little more flavorful experience."
#46
Core Power
4.0
(1)
"I like core power by fairlife"
#47
Brute Start
4.0
(1)
"Brute Start Bone Broth, it’s loaded w protein"
#48
Campbell's
4.0
(1)
"Campbell's Beef Consomme was my go-to. Much more intense flavor."
#49
Minute Maid
4.0
(1)
"My new favorite is like really good quality apple juice it has to be the good shit though not like Minute Maid or any of that from concentrate shit lol also ice cold is key"
#50
Whole Milk and Pure Local Honey
4.0
(1)
"Started drinking like 4/5 cups of milk a day and with a heavy hand of honey. I have surgery Thursday!"
#51
Yfood
4.0
(1)
"Yfood with oat milk"
#52
Oat Milk
4.0
(1)
"I like to pour a 1/4 cup of oat milk or any nondairy milk in a pint jar with a bit of water and really shake it up. I don't notice the taste at all."
#53
Lemon Juice
4.0
(1)
"Doing the normal water mix with a decent amount of lemon or lime juice (I prefer lemon) really masks the bitterness"
#54
Iced Coffee, Lemonade and OJ
4.0
(1)
"Iced Coffee, Lemonade and OJ are the only drinks I've mixed Kratom with and have been able to drink. All of these mask the taste of the kratom pretty well."
#55
Chai Tea
4.0
(1)
"Chai tea is good imo. Also lemon juice and kratom together seems to cut down on the extreme bitterness."
#56
Sunny D, Gatorade, Cranberry Juice
4.0
(1)
"Sunny D, Gatorade (any flavor but fruit punch is the best), Cranberry Juice. Make sure they’re room temperature too. It goes down a lot easier!"
#57
Orange Juice and Chocolate Milk
4.0
(1)
"Orange juice and chocolate milk are the ways I can toss and wash successfully!"
#58
Coffee with Almond Vanilla Creamer
4.0
(1)
"I love mixing it with hot coffee with some almond vanilla creamer. I actually like the taste so it doesn’t bother me but this is a good way to enjoy it."
#59
Pineapple Orange Juice Mix
4.0
(1)
"I find the pineapple OJ mix offers an extra kick of sweet to counter the bitter kratom"
#60
Coffee
4.0
(1)
"Fricken coffee works great at hiding it"
#61
Protein Shakes
4.0
(1)
"I always mix mine in with my daily protein shakes. I used to have to choke those down so why not choke the pair together. They both counteract one another lol."
#62
Queal
4.0
(1)
"I'm over half way through my Queal sampler. The texture takes a little getting used to... it's a bit "chewy" even if you mix it in a blender. It's the most filling of what few I've tried and none of the flavors are awful."
#63
Soylent, Jimmy Joy, Super Body Fuel, Queal, Milk Fuel, Huel
4.0
(1)
"Soylent, Jimmy Joy, and Super Body Fuel are the most popular in the states. Queal just starting distributing in the states as well and I've really like their stuff I've tried from their sampler."
#64
Chocolate Soylent
4.0
(1)
"Chocolate Soylent tastes like chocolate milk and I believe if you get the powder it's about 7 dollars per day."
#65
Massel Low-FODMAP Stock
4.0
(1)
"I basically just ate broth made from low-FODMAP massel stock and pre-made lemon-lime jello."
#66
True Lemon
4.0
(1)
"There are packets of powder called True Lemon that can be mixed into water to flavor it."
#67
Drinkable Yogurt
4.0
(1)
"If you can pick up some drinkable yogurt that helped me when I was on a liquid diet."
#68
Premier Protein Shakes
4.0
(1)
"Bone broth. Premier protein shakes."
#69
BariWise
4.0
(1)
"My surgeon’s office sold protein broth. It was surprisingly yummy!"
#70
SF Jello
4.0
(1)
"Sf jello brand jello cup, and sf reddi whip is nice!"
#71
Boost, Ensure
3.0
(1)
"A Boost for breakfast and an Ensure for dessert."
#72
Lipton's
3.0
(1)
"I just strained Liptons Chicken Noodle soup and their onion soup and drank those."
#73
Costco
3.0
(1)
"I bought costco chicken bone broth, and shoprite beef bone broth. Barely touched it bc it just seemed so gross while I was drinking it."
#74
Honey
3.0
(1)
"Put it in a shot glass and drizzle a bit of honey before covering it with boiling water. Then just let it cool and mix it with a spoon before taking it like a shot followed by a chaser of water."
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