Ovaltine or Nestle Quick?

RE: Ovaltine or Nestle Quick? (Beverly K)

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:06:31 GMT

In our house, it was mainly Bosco or Cocoa Marsh, but my mom loved her Ovaltine.

I don't know, it seemed to mix better with warmed milk, and that is what we got at bedtime in the winter. The syrups were mostly used in cold milk.

I seem to recall two different flavors, Original Malt and Chocolate. We always had the original.

There was Nestle Quick off and on, but it wasn't a big favorite.

RE: Ovaltine or Nestle Quick? (DubhBas)

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:30:17 GMT

How about U-Bet Chocolate Syrup? I remember as a kid the guy in the open back truck with the refillable seltzer bottles and the bottles of U-Bet. I still have the pump that you could get with the bottle.

RE: Ovaltine or Nestle Quick? (leethebard)

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:44:51 GMT

is that the original(is it even still made) or the chocolate Ovaltine?

RE: Ovaltine or Nestle Quick? (Russ Jackson)

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:23:51 GMT

Sprinkle Ovaltine on Vanilla or Chocolate Ice Cream. Also great to add to a Milkshake....Russ

RE: Ovaltine or Nestle Quick? (MSG)

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:33:52 GMT

Isn't this apples and oranges? I thought Ovaltine was a malt-based, at-one-time nutritious drink, and Nestle Quick was just a chocolate powder to flavour milk?

Gee, second post already! hehe Best wishes to all.

RE: Ovaltine or Nestle Quick? (leethebard)

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:47:04 GMT

i take it the new Ovaltine tastes like chocolate milk...and not the stuff of the 50's!

RE: Ovaltine or Nestle Quick? (irisarbor)

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:25:24 GMT

IT's all Ovaltine in our house...
the vitamins, etc make the guilt over the sugar go away...
and it helps get the calcuium into the little guys...
we're not big milk lovers...

RE: Ovaltine or Nestle Quick? (leethebard)

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 22:41:08 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Phildelmar

Mine too. I was hooked first by the commercials on the old Captain Midnight TV show, which ran for one season, then was syndicated as Jet Jackson, because Ovaltine owned the rights to the character name. They had had the rights since the character had started out on radio, then went to comics and a movie serial.
At any rate, the lead actor, Richard Webb, was a great 50's style hero, and if he said that HE drank it, we sure did.

So true....I remember well!!!

RE: Ovaltine or Nestle Quick? (Phildelmar)

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:17:36 GMT

Mine too. I was hooked first by the commercials on the old Captain Midnight TV show, which ran for one season, then was syndicated as Jet Jackson, because Ovaltine owned the rights to the character name. They had had the rights since the character had started out on radio, then went to comics and a movie serial.
At any rate, the lead actor, Richard Webb, was a great 50's style hero, and if he said that HE drank it, we sure did.

RE: Ovaltine or Nestle Quick? (leethebard)

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:00:23 GMT

Ovaltine was a BIG part of my childhood!!!

RE: Ovaltine or Nestle Quick? (Phildelmar)

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:25:19 GMT

Ovaltine, ever since I saw Captain Midnight endorsing it

RE: Ovaltine or Nestle Quick? (umbada)

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:00:42 GMT

I recently bought a jar of Ovaltine Classic because I forgot what it tasted like. I didn't like it in milk. I got brave and sprinkled a tablespoon over my hot cereal. It added a nice twist! Then I got braver and dropped a spoonful into the blender with frozen berries, a banana, and vanilla yogurt. Believe it or not, the flavor mixed well with the berries. Yesterday I ate a plain banana, dipping it into Ovaltine powder. But I still can't stand Ovaltine the way it's meant to used: in a glass of milk. Yuk. And for those who care, a tablespoon of Ovaltine only has 0.3 g fat and 30 calories. Sugar is the fifth ingredient listed, so it's minimal. Ovaltine is one way brighten certain simple dishes.

RE: Ovaltine or Nestle Quick? (leethebard)

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:24:52 GMT

Vitamins for taste...I guess that's a fair trade off...or is it...????

RE: Ovaltine or Nestle Quick? (smurrey)

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:22:56 GMT

I believe Nestle Quik is now called Nesquik. Also, Ovaltine has changed their ingredients and for instance, beet juice has been removed and something else used in its place so the vitamins that had come from the beets are no longer in Ovaltine. There's really no nutrition left in Ovaltine any more.

quote:
Originally posted by naxet76

I was a Nestle Quick drinker my whole life, then a couple of years ago I decided to go ahead and try the famed Ovaltine product a la A Christmas Story....and I'm hooked. I think what really caught my eye was the fact that it claims to have more vitamins, etc. than Quick; I haven't compared them but I'm happy with Ovaltine enough to not even bother checking their claim.
And I don't know about ya'll, but only I can make my own drink. I never liked it when someone else mixed it for me, I always thought it was gross.

RE: Ovaltine or Nestle Quick? (leethebard)

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:41:14 GMT

I vote for the old Bosco bottle with the pump on it.Wish I saved one of those in the 50's
leethebard

RE: Ovaltine or Nestle Quick? (frogger67)

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:48:18 GMT

Would the doctor care for a brandy before retiring? Some varm milk, perhaps? Ovaltine!

RE: Ovaltine or Nestle Quick? (jimsock9)

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:27:38 GMT

....Quik and Bosco for me. I HATED Ovaltine, I still wonder WHY my mom bought the crap!
....As a kid I really liked the Bosco jar with the "pump" on it....cool!

RE: Ovaltine or Nestle Quick? (albinoni)

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:17:14 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Yankeesfan

Nesquik had just started advertising that they have 25% less sugar than other leading powders and syrups (presumably Ovaltine and Hersheys?). I don't know whether this is just a comparison to counter Ovaltine's more-vitamins claim, or whether they have reformulated Quik. But this thread prompted me to email the company and ask! I'll let you know the reply. (We've never tried Ovaltine but my kids enjoy ridiculing their commercials!)

And I refuse to buy their product because I can't stand their commercials (hey, Ovaltine, how many ways can you spell "backfire"?).

RE: Ovaltine or Nestle Quick? (leethebard)

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:39:56 GMT

How about Bosco and milk???

RE: Ovaltine or Nestle Quick? (vcrawford)

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:16:30 GMT

I've drank nothing but Nestle Quik since I was a child. Every day. If I even tried one sip of Ovaltine, I'm sure my body would reject it.

RE: Ovaltine or Nestle Quick? (cunnm2010)

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:33:20 GMT

My vote goes to Ovaltine, I haven't had some in quite some time, I think I'll buy some on my next trip to the store. Thanks for the reminder!

RE: Ovaltine or Nestle Quick? (hungryguy)

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:02:17 GMT

Actually, there are 3 types of Ovaltine (1) Rich Chocolate (2) Chocolate Malt and (3) Malt.
I can buy my Ovaltine at "The Christmas Story" house in Cleveland because it's only a few miles from my house. If you visit it, be sure to check out Sokolowski's. Sokolowskis.com The restaurant (cafeteria style) is only about a mile away from the Christmas Story house. They got great Lake Erie perch and pierogis and other Polish foods. I am Polish BTW.

RE: Ovaltine or Nestle Quick? (Mike_NZ)

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:38:51 GMT

Yeah,
I grew up with Quik.
It also comes in Strawberry and Banana flavours here in NZ, mind you expect a pretty synthetic tasting Strawberry milk drink.

RE: Ovaltine or Nestle Quick? (phlmaestro2000)

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:10:24 GMT

When I make my own chocolate milk, I use Hershey's syrup from the can. It's far superior to any of the powders in my opinion.

For malt, either Horlick's or Carnation works.

RE: Ovaltine or Nestle Quick? (Traci*s)

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:56:59 GMT

Diehard nestle's quik fan :-)

RE: Ovaltine or Nestle Quick? (ConeyIslandLou)

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 21:17:27 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by ctfrasier

I prefer chocolate Ovaltine. As a kid I preferred the Hershey powder over Quik. It had the history of chocolate on the back of the can. Another powder i liked as a kid was called PDQ. Does anyone lese remember PDQ or know if it can still be found. It was very similar to Ovaltine.

PDQ was the little beads, correct? They never seemed to dissolve properly for me!

I LOVE Quick (why in heck did they change the darn name??) for hot chocolate...

We always thought people who got Hershey's powder were weird...just like the people who buy the Quick syrup - YUCK...

RE: Ovaltine or Nestle Quick? (janifer)

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 20:29:41 GMT

An overdose of Nesquik when it and I were young caused me to be pronounced as allergic to chocolate, so I grew up deprived of chocolate but developed an intense attraction to spiced jelly beans and peanut butter & molasses taffy kisses. Before the OD I enjoyed the malt version of Ovaltine. Now I prefer Hershey's malted chocolate syrup when I can find it and Carnation chocolate malted milk powder when I can't. Might just have to try Ovaltine hot this winter though.

RE: Ovaltine or Nestle Quick? (ayersian)

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:14:47 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by doggydaddy

quote:
Originally posted by pmrkr2

bosco hereand can anyone remember the jingle the dog used to sing or was that nestle's. more lost brain cells

N-E-S-T-L-E-S Nestle makes the very best......Chocolate

As much as I love Ovaltine, my current fave is Carnation chocolate malt. I bought a new blender just so I can make chocolate malts
Frankly, I am dismayed by the disappearance of malt powder from many places that do make shakes.

mark

I feel your pain. I've received many, many strange looks from ice cream shop staffers when I ask for a malt. It's worse when they ask the manager what a malt is!

In the past, I've bought the European version of Ovaltine from the VT Country Store, which tasted better than the USA version. I can't find it on their website, though they do sell Bosco syrup.

RE: Ovaltine or Nestle Quick? (ctfrasier)

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:47:03 GMT

I prefer chocolate Ovaltine. As a kid I preferred the Hershey powder over Quik. It had the history of chocolate on the back of the can. Another powder i liked as a kid was called PDQ. Does anyone lese remember PDQ or know if it can still be found. It was very similar to Ovaltine.

RE: Ovaltine or Nestle Quick? (Pdasilva0324)

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:47:07 GMT

I grew up with chocolate and strawberry powdered Quik. Now I buy ovaltine for my daughter. There are not huge percentages of them (daily value percentage), but there are a lot of vitamins and minerals that plain old chocolate just doesn't have. My nearly 3 year old daughter doesn't know the difference. I don't see it often, but when I see the strawberry POWDERED quik I get a can for nostalgia sake!