Bariatric Advantage High Protein Meal Replacement

[teach724 0]

I bought the Bariatric Advantage High Protein Meal Replacement at the suggestion of my surgerons office. It's the product they sell in the office. The dietician spoke of it in her classes stating that it did not have the aftertaste like other protein products. They suggested this product because the protein is from a high quality whey protein isolate.

They gave me a sample of the vanilla pre surgery to try. I mixed it with 2% milk and it wasn't bad.

Post surgery, I bought this product in chocolate flavor. I've been mixing with 1% milk. I DO NOT LIKE THEM! They are very thick and just do not taste good to me. I can not drink an entire 8oz serving. I tried to make 4oz servings. Drank most of it but still didn't like it. I tried 6oz of milk and powder for 4oz to make it less strong. still no luck :smile2:

Not sure if it is just that post surgery and foods do not taste too good? The fact that I felt full after a half of it? The first few sips were not that bad. it was the end of the drink that I couldn't take any more.

Does anyone else use this product?? Do you mix anything in it? Do you use a different brand Protein shakes?

any suggestions will be appreciated.

[cassidf 0]

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!!!