Oh my god that's crazy expensive. I know it's a good product but wow - great on the diet change - there's a lot of crap in the formulas. I too have a moment here and there when I'll have a coughing fit, it's usually related to spastic foods (I call them that) rice, thin noodles, eggs, not the scrambled kind but rather omelets or hard boiled, because they break into small pieces, and then while I'm chewing or wrangling it all to swallow - because it takes a while - I have to breath and ultimately some of it will go the wrong way and I'll hack it up. Small bites lots of water, sauces help, and yes if it's particularly dry - like pizza (I never eat the crust)- I drink almond milk -