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@metsgirl I am trying different ways to drink the boost. Ive tried different flavors. I just cant stand that stuff, any suggestions?

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Nothing tastes good right ? Including Boost.
I know, its not enjoyable eating most everything now,
I am mashing or blending most everything because one side of my mouth is sore
and some swallowing issues starting already as well.
Ice cream feels good after a meal.
The cold seems to ease the pain.
Made a smoothie today. Milk ,yogurt, ice cream and pistachios, was pretty good. Maybe could
mix a boost with something like that.

@kamrin I definitely did not enjoy drinking it either. The worse I felt during treatment the less I thought about it. I would pour half of it in a glass, plop a straw in and try to gulp down as much as I could as fast as I could...then the other half. If it seemed too thick on certain days, then I would mix it with either whole milk or a scoop of ice cream. Both of those helped mute the crummy taste. But I tried to get it down as quickly as possible and then follow with a salt/baking soda rinse.

@kamrin Mixing the boost with milk or melting ice cream thins out the consistency in addition to altering the taste. Still kinda crummy though.