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Carnation Breakfast Essentials® Light Start® Instant Breakfast Mix

Rated 5 out of 5 by from LOVE THIS FLAVOR I have been using this flavor for the last 5 years to help take my medications. I take several medications in day totaling 13 pills a day. This just helps with taking them. It is such a wonderful flavor and chocolate malts have always been my favorite malt flavor. I so need this flavor to come back. I buy a case of this every 2 months. Sometimes when I just want to drink this, which is often, I do. Yes, I have tried the chocolate one and I used it for over a year, but then amazon suggested this flavor and I went to it immediately. Love it. Make my life just a bit easier with bringing back this flavor. I already have enough other things to worry about.
Date published: 2018-09-19
Rated 5 out of 5 by from BEST Flavor! I have been enjoying the dark chocolate from the time it was available & after years of using your milk chocolate "Instant Breakfast" powder. My local grocery stopped carrying it recently & added the new mocha flavor. I was hoping that they were tight on available shelf space...but it appears from recent ratings/responses that you have discontinued this flavor! SO VERY disappointed! I think the reason sales were poor was the name. Many think dark chocolate can be bitter, and with 2 chocolate flavors available, buyers probably opted for the more tried & true one, which sounded more appealing "Rich Milk" Chocolate! Please bring it back...but with a better name!
Date published: 2018-06-24
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Please bring it back at least online I've been drinking this my favorite flavor for nearly four decades. After moving abroad five years ago, I buy 1000 packets every summer to bring with me. Went to make my summer purchase only to find they aren't made anymore. I cried in the grocery store when the manager told me. The kind manager arranged for every box across all of their regional stores to get to me but this only netted me 200 packets which won't last a full year. What will I do when those run out???? Please begin making them again and at least sell online. You have many loyal fans.
Date published: 2018-09-29
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Dark Chocolate was the only flavor I will drink. I have been drinking this every day for at least 2 decades, whenever it was that I first found it. I could only find it at Heinen's in our area, NO other stores carried it. When I saw the spot where they had kept the Dark Chocolate filled with Rich Milk Chocolate, and the tag on the shelf changed, I got a very bad feeling about it. This was the only one I would drink, this was my morning coffee, and made it simple and pleasurable to drink yummy chocolaty milk without adding super sweet taste. I guess this will force me to make up my own mix with cocao powder now.
Date published: 2018-07-22
Rated 5 out of 5 by from PLEASE BRING BACK CLASSIC CHOCOLATE MALT! To the Marketing Department: Please reconsider your decision to discontinue Classic Chocolate Malt Instant Breakfast drink. I have been drinking the Classic Chocolate Malt flavor since the 1960's. I never wanted anything for breakfast before I went to school. My mother put her trust in your product and felt much better sending me off to school after I drank a glass of my favorite Classic Chocolate Malt Instant Breakfast drink. I have been drinking this flavor for five decades. Please don't take it away from those of us who still love it! Thank you.
Date published: 2018-09-29
Rated 5 out of 5 by from I have drink CIB every day for 22 years! After having gastric bypass surgery 22 years ago I began drinking CIB to get the protein, at the suggestion of my surgeon I love the sugar-free chocolate and drink it at least once a day In the morning I add about a 12 cup of coffee with a pkg of Stevia because I love the mocha taste I also blend it with ice It is so good!!! To me it is a dessert in the evenings, and I add some fruit then such as strawberries, mangos and other fruits Chocolate is good for the sole!! I can have my chocolate and not feel guilty
Date published: 2015-06-12
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Disappointed to see my favourite out of production I used to by the 5-flavour variety packs just for the Classic Chocolate Malt and dark chocolate, and would than ration the malt flavour so it was the first and last one of each box I consumed. Vanilla, rich milk chocolate, they're all too sweet. The chocolate malt and dark chocolate were the only ones I didn't find too sweet, and the reason I continued buying the variety pack with the flavours I didn't prefer. Really quite disappointed I'll have to find a substitute in chocolate malt, I hope I can find one with the same nutrition.
Date published: 2018-10-02
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Chocolate Malt is essential! I am deeply saddened by the apparent discontinuation of Classic Chocolate Malt (I still call it Instant Breakfast). I have been drinking this since I was in high school, and I am now in my mid 60’s. I’m sure the product manager that put together this new brand strategy though it was a good idea to discontinue this flavor. It is not. This was by far the best flavor, and Chocolate is not an acceptable substitute. Please bring it back.
Date published: 2018-09-23
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Carnation Breakfast Essentials® Light Start® Powder

Carnation Breakfast Essentials® Light Start™ Powder is rated 4.3 out of 5 by 522.
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Key Benefits

Carnation Breakfast Essentials® Light Start®* Nutritional Drink Mix is a delicious rich milk chocolate flavored source of key vitamins and minerals. Just add one cup of skim milk, and each serving is great for quick & easy nutrition with the same trusted formula you love, with 25% less sugar and 1/3 less calories than our original nutritional drink mix when prepared with 1 cup skim milk!

 

Each prepared serving with 1 cup skim milk provides: 

  • 25% LESS SUGAR & 1/3 LESS CALORIES: Carnation Breakfast Essentials Light Start Nutritional Drink Mix has the same trusted formula you love with 19g total sugars vs 27g and 150 calories vs 220 in our original powder drink mix when prepared with 1 cup skim milk. 

  • HIGH-QUALITY PROTEIN: Packed with 13 g of high-quality protein, essential for building and maintaining muscle. 

  • VITAMINS & MINERALS: Carnation Breakfast Essentials Light Start Nutritional Drink Mix provides an excellent source of 21 vitamins & minerals to help meet daily nutritional needs and fill nutritional gaps, including key nutrients for immune support. 

  • ALWAYS QUICK & EASY: Just stir in 1 cup of cold skim milk to enjoy an excellent source of key vitamins and minerals for any time of the day in a delicious, rich milk chocolate flavor. 

 

Carnation Breakfast Essentials Light Start Nutritional Drink Mix contains no artificial flavors or colors and is kosher. 

About Carnation Breakfast Essentials® Light Start® Powder

INGREDIENTS: NONFAT MILK, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, INULIN (FROM CHICORY), VITAMINS AND MINERALS‡, LACTOSE, AND LESS THAN 2% OF SOY LECITHIN, MALTODEXTRIN, SUGAR, CARRAGEENAN, NATURAL FLAVOR, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, SUCRALOSE

‡VITAMINS AND MINERALS: CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE, SODIUM ASCORBATE (VITAMIN C), CHOLINE BITARTRATE, DL-ALPHA TOCOPHERYL ACETATE (VITAMIN E), FERRIC PHOSPHATE (IRON), NIACINAMIDE, MANGANESE SULFATE, COPPER GLUCONATE, ZINC OXIDE, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), THIAMINE MONONITRATE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, VITAMIN K1, CHROMIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM MOLYBDATE, VITAMIN D3, BIOTIN



Allergens

Milk, Soy, Wheat

Suitable Diets

  • Kosher
Can Carnation Breakfast Essentials® Nutritional Drink Mix products be mixed with any kind of dairy or non-dairy beverage?
Our Powder Drink Mixes were designed to be mixed with 1 cup of skim milk for a nutritional drink that provides 20% or more of the daily value for protein plus 21 vitamins and minerals. The powder can be mixed with other dairy beverages (such as 1%, 2% or whole milk), if preferred. The nutritional content of non-dairy plant-based beverages is variable, and if used, may not contain the amount of protein, vitamins and minerals found in dairy beverages.
Are Carnation Breakfast Essentials® Family of Products appropriate for kids, teens and adults?
Our family of products help meet the nutritional needs of not only kids and teens but adults as well. The Original, Licensed, Probiotics and Light Start® products are nutritionally appropriate for ages 4 years and older. The High Protein products are nutritionally appropriate for ages 9 years and older.
Are Carnation Breakfast Essentials® products suitable for people with lactose intolerance?
Our Ready to Drink products are suitable for lactose intolerance but not for individuals with galactosemia. Our Powder products contain nonfat milk (which is a natural source of lactose), and therefore are not suitable for people with lactose intolerance.
Do Carnation Breakfast Essentials® products contain caffeine?
Our products do not contain any added caffeine. However, the chocolate flavored products contain a small amount of naturally occurring caffeine contributed by the cocoa (< 5 mg per serving).
Can I heat Carnation Breakfast Essentials® products?
Yes, our Ready to Drink beverages can be heated, provided you pour the beverage into a microwaveable glass or cup prior to heating. Our Powder Drink Mixes can also be heated. Heat 1 cup of milk in a microwave safe mug for 1½ minutes or until hot. Stir in one packet or serving of the Powder. Be sure to check the temperature of the product before consuming or offering it to a child.
Are Carnation Breakfast Essentials® products WIC eligible?

Our Ready to Drink products are WIC* eligible in most states. Ask your healthcare provider or local WIC representative if your child can benefit from the nutrition in Carnation Breakfast Essentials®. Our Powder products are not WIC* eligible.

 
*WIC is a registered service mark of the US Department of Agriculture for USDA’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. Check with your State WIC Agency for local policies regarding coverage. No endorsement of any brand or product by the USDA is implied or intended.
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