The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[mel]

Can anyone tell me if these are any good? It appears that they only come in HALF GALLONS, and I'd hate to be stuck with that much if I didn't like them.

So, has anyone tried them yet? Good? Gross?

Thanks.


-mel

[alpha femme]

i prefer torani's

some davinci syrups are good.
except their syrup really puts the "butt" in peanut butter.

[Serendipity]

Unfortunately, you just need to try them. There are some I like and others don't seem to make much difference. The peanut butter doesn't really taste like peanut butter, but it gives you a little hint of a nutty flavour.....can't really explain. But they aren't all that expensive, so you haven't lost much if you don't care for them.

Oh yeah, one I like is the coconut and the egg nog is good, too.

[mel]

Sorry. I was talking about the sauces, not the syrups.

I'll definitely try the syrups I think I'll like, but at $12.99 for a half gallon of the sauces, I'd like to know about the flavor and consistincy of them before I "invest."

Thanks for you replies, though!

-mel

[JKSRN]

As others mentioned, it is individual taste as to whether a syrup or sauce is a hit or not. Personally, I have not tried any of the sauces---maybe this is a silly question, but what would you use them on, anyway? I do agree that 1/2 gallon size is an inconvenient size to have around, for sure.

I have DaVinci's Coconut syrup, which is just so-so, clearly not a favorite of mine, at all, also the Caramel syrup which is great, and I recently bought the Lemon syrup and the Butterscotch just in case the vanilla pudding needs help! It may be a waste of my money, as I hardly ever 'doctor' the Medifast foods, as I like them, just the way they are. Guess it is best, if you try out what you think you might like. I have tried some combos that others have tried, and chucked them right into the garbage. Best to try it yourself and not rely on other's individual tastes.
Joan

[mel]

What would I eat them on? That's a good question. Maybe I just like the idea of a carmel or chocolate sauce. I could definitely see adding them to the oatmeal cookies, or dipping the oatmeal cookies in them. Mmmmm. Maybe even swirl some into some pudding.

Yeah, it's probably not worth it.

[Mike]

We do Torani because we can get them at a good price at Smart and Final. They do have sauces also, but they have alot of calories to them due to the glycerine used as a thickener (80 cal for 1 oz).
I wish I knew a good local place to get the DaVinci stuff. Don't see it much around here... but I know an online place that has their warehouse in Sacramento.

[Diana]

We get the SYRUPS not the sauces for flavor. As Mike says -- the carbs in the glycerin(e?) make the SF sauces not very Medifriendly at all!! It's all about reading labels.

[fuyu]

I just looked at my davinci sauces, and see no glycerine in them. I
think the Torani sauces are the ones with the glycerine.

Bolded the sauces up and italicized the syrups to remove any confusion for those reading. lol

I got my order for the Caramel and Chocolate SAUCES last week from davinci. This was my first time with the sauces, as I use Davinci's syrups on a daily basis for my shakes and puddings and love the syrups very much!

However, about the sauces... IMHO... I was dissapointed. The taste was not good, and the consistancy is watery. I'd say... it would be a little watery than pancake syrup. The chocolate sauce was a little thicker than the caramel. The caramel sauce is transparent. The taste was a bit medicine-y (to me..) .. I didn't like it. But... it was expensive for those two 1/2 gallon bottles + shipping.. so now I must find a way to use this 1 gallon of sauce up.. and enjoy it.

They had a pumpkin spice SAUCE (on amazon) also!! Would have loved to try that-- but there was no sugar free version for that. Wish that they had a sugar free pumpkin spice syrup for fall!!

[thisisforme]

Someone makes a SF pumpkin spice syrup cuz they have it at the 7-11 for fixin up yer coffee. I'll try to note the company next time I'm in there. (BTW, 7-11 coffee + SF peppermint syrup + MF Hot Cocoa = yummy!)