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Hello! I am having my surgery July 13th and my doctor requires us to have 4-5 Bariatric Advantage shakes a day for 2 weeks with nothing else but Clear liquids on the diet - boo! So I've been having these shakes since June 28th and have made a few recipes out of them that are pretty good. chocolate Peanut Butter 2 scoops of chocolate Bariatric Advantage High Protein Meal Replacement powder 8-10 oz skim milk 3 packets of Stevia all-natural no calorie sweetener 1 tbsp (approximately - I just get a big spoonful!) creamy peanut butter Put all of the ingredients in a blender and blend until liquid - it's pretty good! For the vanilla flavor, I have found that adding about a teaspoon of coconut extract (or imitation coconut extract) 8-10 ounces of skim milk, 3 packets of Stevia, and various fruits it tastes sort of like a fruit smoothie. My favorite fruits to add so far have been: Banana-Kiwi 1 banana 1 kiwi + all of the ingredients I mentioned above! Raspberry Pina-Colada About 6 pineapple chunks About 8 Raspberries + all of the ingredients I mentioned above! I feel like the coconut extract is the key to neutralizing that nasty chalky aftertaste. Anyway, I hope this helps!!!

I'm having my surgery on July 13th and can't wait!!! I've been on the pre-op protein meal replacement shakes since June 28th and am so excited to be done with it!! lol Does anyone else have to eat these shakes for 2 whole weeks before surgery?