My doctor actually prescribed and recommended for me to drink because I have malabsorption issues. I recommend the vanilla out of all flavors because it's tolerable. Insurance doesn't cover so I pay out of pocket so it can get expensive. The price is high for the brand so sometimes I get the generic. I'm supposed to drink 3 a day but I can only afford once a day. So either way it's recommended for anyone who needs extra nutrition or has digestive issues.

All of the variants taste oddly similar, even though they are wildly different flavors. The tase is overall good, probably because of the sugar level (10g in 8oz... geez), but don't expect huge differences from one flavor to the next. That said, the vanilla is identifiably vanilla, which is good. The main gripe I have on all the Ensure products is the price. $2-$3 for a small 8oz drink is a bit much. This is certainly not a meal replacement, and if you try to drink this as your only sustenance, you'll definitely be very hungry all the time. At 220 calories, this barely qualifies as a snack... and a fairly expensive one at that. If you have the mindset that this is a sugary treat to go with a meal, it's fine. If you think it IS a meal... think again. I currently use it occasionally as a kind of multivitamin replacement, but make no mistake, this is NOT "healthy" by any definition. Think of it more like vitamin fortified ice cream.

If you’re tired of making your own breakfast shakes, which can be quite tiresome ensure will make life easier for you in the morning or actually anytime of day. Everyone’s different and their needs are different in the morning . for years I never ate breakfast. My mother thought I did, but I didn’t.. then I discovered the different protein shakes that you could make yourself in a blender. Well, who has that much time in the morning . ensure gives you everything that you need to start your day. All you have to do is remove the cap and start enjoying a smooth taste with no aftertaste and no grit and they always taste the same.. they have a variety of flavors so you can pick and choose. I like mine to sit in the refrigerator so that when I open it, it’s nice and cold. That’s just me in the morning. Check out all the vitamins and nutrients since it’s easier to drink your vitamins in my opinion. Just google ensure flavors they have quite a few and if they’re not on the shelf, ask the grocer if he can order it for you..

Great for nutrition %26 weight gain based on the amount of calories. Just be careful with the amount consumed because too much weight could be gained very quickly causing health issues such as pre- diabetes based on the amount of calories that developed in my system in a short period of time. This was easy to correct however by consuming a bottle every other day as opposed to 1 bottle per day in addition to the meals that I eat every day and learning that my diagnosis had to do with calories in my system but not sugar, which wasn't a major concern based on what my Dr. said. Plus 2 out of 5 American adults are considered to be pre-diabetic based on Google and other A.I. search engines. Many don't even know that they are considered to be pre-diabetic.

I have always use generic nutritional drink such as Great Value brand purchase by a Family member and other name brand product, however, this 1 is absolutely horrible. My experience. Warm or cold, once you drink it, you will taste the vanilla flavor and then follow by an immediate body shake. Even tasting it for a few sips, the taste of a bland taste continuous to remain present, and the smell. Now Great Value brand doesn't have that bland taste, just like drink a typical Starbucks flavor coffee drink. For the price, now way for $9.72 , should be equivalent to the Great Value price. Would I recommend it, NOPE. However, it's your choice. For me, nope. I'll stick to the Great Value brand.

I I've been drinking this vanilla Ensure for the past 10 years. Love the flavor, it's the only flavor I will drink

The taste is delicious, and it has a lot of nutrition, which I need because I am sick, and I can't eat most regular food.

WallMart appears to advertise lots of 3 packs of 24 bottles OF THEIR ENSURE DRINK AND THEN OVERRIDES "NO SUBSITUTIONS" AND REPLACES THE 3RD PACK WITH A 16 BOTTLE PACK FOR ThE SAME PRICE AS THE 24 PACK - go figure!!!

I've used Ensure for years, for myself. Now i buy it for my mom who is in an assisted living facility. She doesn't eat as much as before, but with Ensure I know she's still getting the nutrients needed. We love the taste.

My88 year old husband loves the taste of the vanilla Ensure Shakes. He will drink them when he won't consume anything else.