Pre-op UnJury and other Protein products question...

[GreenEyes604 753]

I have been trying a few different Protein powders to see if there are some brands that I can find that I really like. I've tried a couple of the GNC brands which don't seem to be that bad, and I found a Muscle Milk Cookies & Cream flavor that is awesome!

I order all the sample packs of the unjury which I keep reading is supposed to be really good. For those that have tried Unjury, please share with me your favorite ways of preparing it. Do you mix it with just Water, or milk, or something else? Cold, hot, I'm looking for all the suggestions that anyone has. I really want to narrow it down to some I know I like, so after my surgery I won't starve because I don't like any of the Protein products.

Thanks in advance for all the suggestions!

[McButterpants 2,846]

I use unjury - the chocolate Splendor and the vanilla. The strawberry is pretty good, too.

At different stages, I used different "mixers"...

On my pre-op diet I used Water because I wasn't approved for anything else.

Immediately after surgery, I used 1/2 milk 1/2 Water

After the first month, I have used almond milk, which I like. I use coconut water on days I do hot yoga (replacing the electrolytes I lose during yoga).

I will use the Torani sugar free syrups - my countertop looks like a Starbucks! You can drink them warm and I do, you need to make sure you follow the heating instructions.

When I mix my shakes, I mix all the ingredients (ice, fruit, PB2, etc.) first, then add the Protein powder in last - I find if you blend the powder in at first, it gets really frothy.

Here are a couple of my favorites...

chocolate Splendor - 8 ounces of milk, 4-5 ice cubes, a splash of sugar free Torani peppermint Syrup and 1 scoop of Chocolate Splendor...tastes like a Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookie

vanilla - 8 ounces of milk, 3 frozen strawberries, 1/8 cup blueberries, a splash of sugar free Torani Vanilla syrup and 1 scoop of Vanilla

Chocolate Splendor - 8 ounces of milk, 4-5 ice cubes, 1 teaspoon PB2 powder and 1 scoop of Chocolate Splendor.

Vanilla mixed with 8 ounces of milk and 2 tablespoons of sugar free pudding mix (my favorites...lemon and pistachio)

There are so many combinations you can use - I started playing with different flavors and textures about a month before surgery.

[GreenEyes604 753]

@@McButterpants Those sound amazing, I will definitely be trying some of those suggestions. What is PB2?

[Miss Mac 6,261]

PB2 is a peanut powder, which you reconstitute yourself. Some folks like it, but I am with the "not so much" group. I thought it was dry and bland when mixed with Water. To add butter and salt to it defeats the purpose of having a low fat option to Peanut Butter. I bought it inline from the manufacturer bellplantation.com. Other stores carry it now.

[Miss Mac 6,261]

Online, not inline....geeze louize!

[McButterpants 2,846]

@@GreenEyes604,

The PB2 will give a shake a Peanut Butter taste. I don't like to reconstitute is either - it is not like real Peanut Butter, but mixing it in a shake gives it a great flavor.