Beverages


Orange Cooler

When the weather gets hotter, nothing satisfies like this crisp citrus refresher.

  • Ingredients:
  • 12 oz diet orange soda, well chilled
  • 1 packet OPTIFAST® 800 Vanilla Powder
  • Pinch of cinnamon

Directions:
Pour diet orange soda into blender. Add contents of OPTIFAST 800 packet and cinnamon. Blend at lowest speed for 5 seconds until dissolved. Serve over ice.

Orange Slush Cooler

Follow recipe above through blending. Freeze 1½ to 2 hours or until semisolid. Place in blender and blend until slush consistency.

Makes 1 Serving


Chai Tea Cooler

If you enjoy the flavor of baking spices such as cloves, ginger and cinnamon, try this recipe!

  • Nutritional Information:
  • Calories: 160
  • Protein: 14g
  • Carbohydrates: 21g
  • Fat: 3.5g
  • Sodium: 220mg
  • Ingredients:
  • 8 oz container OPTIFAST® 800 Ready to Drink Vanilla or Strawberry
  • 1 bag Chai Tea
  • ½ cup chopped ice

Directions:
Steep Chai tea bag in ¼ cup boiling water for 5-10 minutes to achieve a strong flavor. Remove tea bag and pour into a blender container. Add OPTIFAST and ½ cup chopped ice. Blend on medium speed for 10 seconds or until ingredients are blended. Pour into a glass and enjoy!

Makes 1 Serving


  
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Yes, chew your food!

An abstract presented at the 2011 European Association for the Study of Diabetes suggests that thorough chewing stimulates the release of two intestinal peptides that reduce appetite and food intake in obese individuals.  In a study of obese non-diabetic individuals, thorough chewing stimulated postprandial increases of plasma glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1 and peptide YY (PYY), both of which are secreted by intestinal L cells.

It was reported that the postprandial plasma levels of both hormones were statistically significantly higher after chewing 30 times than after chewing 5. This suggests that thorough chewing of food might have a clinically meaningful effect in controlling body weight in obese individuals. 

Once again, mom was right.  Slow down, don’t talk with your mouth full and chew your food before you swallow….


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