I am going to be banded one week from today and I am looking for some recipes for fruity protein shakes. What is the best type of protein powder to buy?

Maybe look into buying Nature's Best Isopure clear protein drinks. They come in all sorts of fruity flavors. You can also buy a vanilla protein powder and add your own fruits/SF syrups. There are plenty of protein shake recipes online.

I love love love the Vanilla Ice Cream flavor by Syntha 6. I get it at Vitamin World or order it online at Amazon. My favorite way to mix it is one scoop, one cup skim milk and 1/2 cup frozen fruit. I don't use ice.. for me the frozen fruit gives it plenty of flavor and thickens it up perfectly. I have one every morning when I'm taking my girls to school.