I recently switched back to bettermilk. I really love the taste and the creaminess It did take me a few tries to get use to the new texture. It is so diffrent from any other formula. Its creamy, To me it does not taste chalky and does not have an bad after taste. It is not to thick and blends really well. Its hard to describe all the differances if you have not had it. I hear that is made to be more like real milk, I cannot say because I have never tried real milk.
I was on bettermilk before but then they made some changes to the formula that I was unable to tolerate well. The taste was to diffrent for me and hard on my stomach. So I went back to phenyl ade essentials since i knew it worked for me. I had herd that cambrooke had changed bettermilk back to the original but I was skeptical to try it again when phenyl ade was working out for me. So I waited alittle longer and am so glad I did go back! It really does make a diffrenace to my weight loss and to my digestive system. My IBS is way more manageable.
Previously I had been flavouring my bettermilk with Nestle Strawberry Quick. However that just added extra calories. Since I was trying to loose weight I was looking for alternative ways to flavour it as I do not like it plain and I did not like the flavoured bettermilk.
Cole suggested MIO. He had been using it in his water since moving to kamloops as he dos not like the taste of the water. I did not like MIO in my water . Cole researched MIO and found that though it is an artificial sweetner it is not made with aspartame It is flavored with surculose. It has no calories and no PHE or protein. It is secreted from the body in the urine and the body is unable to break it down.
There are a few diffrent lines of MIO , there is a few in America that are made with Caffine. They are not avalible here yet. So far in Canada we have the MIO Original and MIO sport. The MIO sport does have more salt then the originals. They taste so great in the bettermilk.
I have been alternating between 2 different flavors every day! I currently have , Berry Pomogrante, Strawberry, Fruit Punch, and Mango .
We just got The MIO sport berry blast ( blue) and the purple cant remember what flavor is.
We also just got 2 new originals in black cherry and lemonade.
They all taste great! I love them and they are working out so well for me :)
When I went to BC PKU DAY in February I told the Cambrooke rep what how I was drinking my formula! and told him about all the flavors that I have access to. clinic. Recently my clinic added my idea to the monthly newsletter. Alot of my PKU friends, family and followers did not know MIO did not have aspertame in it , So i am glad I was able to share this with them! I have already recieved messages and emails from others who have given it a try!
If you try MIO in your formula Id love to hear how you like it! It works well in bettermilk, un- flavored formulas like the new Phenylade and the un- flavored MTE packets!
Best of luck and enjoy!!!
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MIO is literally a godsend. I’m trying to watch my weight too, and I’ve just switched from vitaflo coolers to phenylade 60 vanilla & pheylade amino acid essentials blends.
The Phenylade 60 Vanilla (49 cals/10g protein) has a bitter aftertaste, but I use the MIO to help counteract it. Today I tried it with 2 tablespoons of light coolwhip (20 cals), ice, and the cherry blackberry MIO, blended it, and it was great! It tasted like a fruity smoothy. I just wish it wasn’t so expensive. If it’s not on sale it goes from anywhere between 3.99-4.29 (Toronto).
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Yes it can be pricy, i have all the flavors of MIO and the crystal light that does not have aspartame. They are like the MIO and use surculose as well. Gives me even more variety. I always make sure to stock up when they are on sale!
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