Fluids with Calories and Nutrition

Oral supplements can help you to maintain or gain weight by adding extra calories and protein to your daily intake.

	Flavors	Availability	Calories, Protein, Fiber
Boost (8 ounces)	Chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla	Grocery store	240 calories, 10 g protein, 3g
Boost Plus	Chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla	Grocery store	360 calories, 14 g protein
Boost Very High Calorie (VHC)	Vanilla	Online	530 calories + 22 g protein
Ensure Compact (4 ounces)	Chocolate, vanilla	Amazon	220 calories, 9 g protein
Ensure	Dark or milk chocolate, strawberry, vanilla, butter pecan, coffee latte	Grocery store	220 calories, 9 g protein
Ensure Plus	Dark chocolate, milk chocolate, strawberry, vanilla, butter pecan	Grocery store, COSTCO	350 calories + 13 g protein 3 g fiber
Ensure Clear Non-milky juice-like beverage	Blueberry Pomegranate, Peach, Mixed fruit	Grocery stores	180 calories + 8 g protein 37 g carbohydrate
Boost Breeze  Non-milky juice-like beverage	Wild Berry, Orange, and Peach	Online, EPIC Home Infusion Grocery special order	250 calories + 9 g protein 54 g carbohydrate
Boost Soothe (Clear Liquid)with cooling sensation	Peach Mint	Online, grocery	300 calories + 10 g protein65 g carbohydrate, no fat
Carnation Breakfast Essentials-Powder- need to add milk and mix	Chocolate, vanilla, strawberry Cookies and Cream	Grocery store; breakfast aisle	130 calories + 5 g protein           (250 + 13g added to 2% milk)
Odwalla Protein	Strawberry, Chocolate, Vanilla, Blueberry, Chai Vanilla, Mango	Refrigerated section of fruit/vegetable area	300 - 410 cal + 19 – 32 g protein 0 – 6 g fiber
New Protein Plus DrinksBolthouse Farms	Coffee, chocolate +/- banana, Strawberry (no fiber, lower carb) Banana honey (higher fat, low fiber) Mango (higher carb, low fat)	Refrigerated section of fruit/vegetable area	330 - 400 calories + 30 g protein 39 – 66 g carbs; 0 – 3 g fiber 1 – 9 g fat
Naked Juice Protein	Protein Zone, Double Berry, Mango, Banana Chocolate	Refrigerated section of fruit/vegetable area	220 calories + 16 g protein (8 oz) 0 – 1 g fiber
Orgain Organic Nutrition	Vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, iced café mocha	Amazon/Costco.com, Sprouts, Walgreens, Whole Foods www.drinkorgain.com	250 calories, 16 g protein, 2 g fiber

Diabetic

Glucerna Hunger Smart	Chocolate and vanilla	Grocery store	180 cal, 15g pro, 16g carb, 6 g fiber
Glucerna Shakes	Chocolate, Vanilla, Strawberry	Grocery store	200 calories, 10g protein, 27g carb 3 g fiber
Boost Glucose Control- Diabetic	Chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla	Grocery store	190 cal,16 g protein, 16 g carb  3 g fiber

Additions

Unjury – Protein powder Add to water, soups, sauces	Chicken broth, or unflavored Vanilla, chocolate, strawberry,	www.unjury.com	100 calories + 21 g protein
PB2-peanut butter powder	Relatively fat free	Groceries, Costco, online	45 calories, 5 g protein; in 2 T
Benecalorie – protein/calorie liquid	No flavor, mix into shakes, foods High fat content	Online / Avella Pharmacy	330 calories+7g protein (per 1.5 fl oz cup)
Beneprotein- protein powder	No flavor, mix into shakes, foods	Online/ Avella Pharmacy	25cal + 6g protein/scoop
Juven – Powder (includes HMB)	Orange, fruit punch, or unflavored	Online/Rite Aid/Walgreens	90 calories + 14g protein

Pudding

Boost Pudding	Chocolate or vanilla	Grocery store	230 calories, 7g protein
Ensure pudding	Chocolate, vanilla, butterscotch	Grocery store	170 calories, 4g protein, 3g fiber

Retail:

Grocery Stores- Safeway, King Soopers, Albertsons, Sam’s Club, Costco, Walmart, Target, etc.   

Drug Stores

Vitamin Cottage/Natural Grocers, Whole Foods, Sprouts

EPIC Home Care

Online: There are numerous online stores; compare prices by using google to locate products Nestlenutritionstore.com: Boost, Resource, Bene-(multiple products), Carnation Breakfast Essentials

Walgreens.com; many products considered medical nutrition therapy are on line, though not available in the store

Drugstore.com; Amazon.com; Costco.com

Colleen Gill, MS RD CSO (2008-2025)

Nutrition Foundations, 303-810-8612

Updated 6/2025