Slim-Fast Strawberries ’N’ Cream Shake Review ~
I received the latest VoxBox (for free, courtesy Influenster), which included a bottle of Slim-Fast's Strawberries N' Cream, cocktail and "mocktail" recipe cards, and a plastic martini glass. I gave it a try on my own- a Slim-Fast party, as suggested, is not my style.
Here's their blurb on the recipes:
"Slim-Fast®* partnered with DR Mixologist, Darryl Robinson, host of SlimFast can help you Get What You Really Want this summer!
SlimFast is the perfect base for deliciously creamy summer cocktails/mocktails. SlimFast has partnered with DR Mixologist, Darryl Robinson, host of “Drink up” on The Cooking Channel, who created four exclusive recipes featuring some of the tastiest and trendiest ingredients of the season. With just 130-190 calories in every delicious cocktail, you won’t have to worry about enjoying the summer in your favorite teeny bikini.**
SlimFast products are sold at Amazon.com, as well as other online and local retailers nationwide.
*Losing more than 2lbs per week is not recommended. Exercise 30 minutes daily and follow the SlimFast plan.
**Cocktails are not a part of the SlimFast 3-2-1 plan. Occasional use recommended. You must be 21+ to consume alcohol and please drink responsibly."
I'm not much of a drinker to start with, and I have a hard time wrapping my head around mixing alcohol with a creamy weight-loss shake, so I went with one of the "mocktails" included on the recipe cards- the "Sassy Strawberry Colada". It's 3.5 oz of the Strawberries N' Cream shake, coconut extract, fresh pineapple, fresh strawberries, and ice. These are all things that I like, so far, so good. I used frozen on the pineapple and strawberries (shhh!) and overblended a bit, so it's not as cute as it could be:
I was not expecting much. The last time I tried a Slim-Fast, it tasted chemical and off-putting. I took a sip of Strawberries N' Cream shake before I smoothie-fied it- they definitely improved their formula. It's still full of unpronounceable ingredients, it just tastes less like it. It tastes like strawberry flavor- the strawberry milk I enjoyed as a kid. It's not bad.
Smoothiefied, it's... good, for a given value of "good". You could pretty much blend up the other ingredients by themselves and have it be tasty, so that's a help. It's inoffensive (to me, at least)- strawberry isn't my favorite flavor, but it's drinkable. The strawberry milk thing. However, I'm fairly anti-diet, and I'd rather see someone put together a smoothie with whole-food ingredients, and I think I'd like the taste of that better, too.
I could certainly see its use as a cocktail mixer for someone who really wants a fancy drink and is counting every calorie. Here are the recipes, in case you're curious:
http://wow.slim-fast.com/cocktailrecipes.pdf
This post was created in connection with my appointment as a SlimFast Ambassador. Influenster sends me free stuff, and I gleefully talk about it.
Here's their blurb on the recipes:
"Slim-Fast®* partnered with DR Mixologist, Darryl Robinson, host of SlimFast can help you Get What You Really Want this summer!
SlimFast is the perfect base for deliciously creamy summer cocktails/mocktails. SlimFast has partnered with DR Mixologist, Darryl Robinson, host of “Drink up” on The Cooking Channel, who created four exclusive recipes featuring some of the tastiest and trendiest ingredients of the season. With just 130-190 calories in every delicious cocktail, you won’t have to worry about enjoying the summer in your favorite teeny bikini.**
SlimFast products are sold at Amazon.com, as well as other online and local retailers nationwide.
*Losing more than 2lbs per week is not recommended. Exercise 30 minutes daily and follow the SlimFast plan.
**Cocktails are not a part of the SlimFast 3-2-1 plan. Occasional use recommended. You must be 21+ to consume alcohol and please drink responsibly."
I'm not much of a drinker to start with, and I have a hard time wrapping my head around mixing alcohol with a creamy weight-loss shake, so I went with one of the "mocktails" included on the recipe cards- the "Sassy Strawberry Colada". It's 3.5 oz of the Strawberries N' Cream shake, coconut extract, fresh pineapple, fresh strawberries, and ice. These are all things that I like, so far, so good. I used frozen on the pineapple and strawberries (shhh!) and overblended a bit, so it's not as cute as it could be:
I was not expecting much. The last time I tried a Slim-Fast, it tasted chemical and off-putting. I took a sip of Strawberries N' Cream shake before I smoothie-fied it- they definitely improved their formula. It's still full of unpronounceable ingredients, it just tastes less like it. It tastes like strawberry flavor- the strawberry milk I enjoyed as a kid. It's not bad.
Smoothiefied, it's... good, for a given value of "good". You could pretty much blend up the other ingredients by themselves and have it be tasty, so that's a help. It's inoffensive (to me, at least)- strawberry isn't my favorite flavor, but it's drinkable. The strawberry milk thing. However, I'm fairly anti-diet, and I'd rather see someone put together a smoothie with whole-food ingredients, and I think I'd like the taste of that better, too.
I could certainly see its use as a cocktail mixer for someone who really wants a fancy drink and is counting every calorie. Here are the recipes, in case you're curious:
http://wow.slim-fast.com/cocktailrecipes.pdf
This post was created in connection with my appointment as a SlimFast Ambassador. Influenster sends me free stuff, and I gleefully talk about it.