What are people using to thicken drinks?

[Guest guest]

Hi All,

I was just wondering what is being used to thicken drinks by most

people out there. Will uses Thick-it 2, and has done great with it,

but we were wondering if there is something with fewer calories. Will

is drinking over 4 quarts a day right now, and that means he's getting

somewhere around 1000 calories a day from the Thick-it alone. We have

Drs that are already not happy about his weight, so just looking to see

if there are any other options.

Thanks

J

[Guest guest]

My son uses Simply Thick, which is a clear gel. It's great!!! No

taste!

It's expensive but you can order a sample pack at first to see if

you like it.

The gel comes in individual serving-size packets, that you can carry

with you anywhere. Those work for 4 oz each. Or, you can get the bulk

packets that work for 1 quart.

I like to buy the honey consistency packets, then I can use one for

8 oz, when my son needs nectar consistency. When he needs it even

thicker, I use one packet per 2-6 oz, depending on what he can handle.

(One " honey consistency " packet per 2 oz is the same as pudding

consistency.)

Simply Thick has a website, www.simplythick.com

I am not connected to the business in anyway! :-) My son would NOT

drink anything with the starch-based thickeners though, so Simply Thick

has been great for him.

One word though - Simply Thick works with almost everything, EXCEPT

store-bought chocolate milk, which already has a starch-based thickener

(stabilizer) in it. It CAN be mixed but it's really really hard, and

not worth the effort. We use chocolate pudding to thicken chocolate

milk, and that works great. (Tastes good too!)

Speaking of stabilizers - Simply Thick works well in smoothies, to

prevent separation. Just a little can go a long way for that (just

experiment in the blender). I used one individual packet for about a

quart of smoothie, I think - but it's been awhile so I might be

remembering wrong! But it was much less than I was using for very thick

drinks at that point.

Lynne