knockoff Slimfast recipe

I used the nutritional analysis combined with the list of ingredients on the powdered chocolate Slimfast can and came up with an equivalent recipe. This one has the advantages of dissolving completely in hot liquid. Regular Slimfast DOES NOT dissolve in hot milk. It also contains Truvia which is an extract from the stevia leaf and does not seem to have any of the side effects (bloating or head ache) that Aspertame has. It is somewhat higher in protein and lower in calories too. (The effect of using non-fat dry milk as a filler instead of sugar). It comes out to be about half the price of Chocolate Powdered Slimfast assuming you buy the various ingredients at Walmart.

This recipe will make about 15 servings and fit in a Slimfast can

1 cup cocoa powder. (unsweetened of course)
1/2 cup sugar
12 packets of Truvia or other stevia leaf brand.
3/4 cup sugar free fiber powder that specifies that it dissolves in any liquid. I use the Walmart Equate Brand. It says ‘Clear, Non-thickening Powder’
7 finely crushed multi vitamins. (I use the Equate, daily multi-vitamin, A-Z)
1 1/2 c instant powdered milk
Mix very well, put in a container with a good fitting lid, (wash out an empty peanut butter jar with it’s screw on lid?)
1/3 cup =1 serving= abt. 75 calories
Hot: Mix 1/3 cup with 2 cups hot milk. Stir add a drop of vanilla if the mood strikes you. 250 calories You feel full till lunch because of the fiber and the milk protein.
Cold: 1 scoop to 10 oz cold milk, one large frozen banana, (freeze in pieces) Blend until thick and smooth and drink with a straw! 230-250 calories depending on the size of the banana. It works fine with ice but the banana give a great consistancy.
I’ve lost about 12 pounds substituting this for breakfast, eating about 500 calories for lunch, and eating a bowl of oatmeal or raisin bran for supper. I also drink 4 oz of purple grape juice almost every day, (I mix it with a half liter water bottle) and include tuna or salmon in my diet once or twice a week. I eat an apple in the afternoon too. It’s the most painless diet I’ve ever undertaken and want to lose about 7 more pounds before my son’s wedding in December. I walk about 10 miles a week. I have borderline cholesterol levels and this diet is tailored to lowering the LDL and triglyceride levels. I’ll be retested in January and I’ll report.