Investigating taste& pricing before I start pre-op diet in Sept.

I like Syntrax nectar brand. My favorite is the cappuchino. I put it in my coffee. I also like it in 1% milk. It has 24 grams of Protein and hardly any carbs. It completely disolves. There is Strawberry-Kiwi; Chocolate; Fuzzy Navel; berry, you name it. You can get it at the Vitamin Shoppe or from Amazon. Its a little pricey, but lasts a long time.

Ps. September 29th will be my 1st Banniversary!

Ive tried a lot and have been super unsatisfied with all! I just bought some carnation instant breakfast, I hope that doesn't give the disgusting protein aftertaste! The only one I've liked from the numerous shakes I tried was GNCs wheybolic chocolate shake. Everything else was disgusting. From boost to pure protein to oh yeah to unjury to GNC total lean shake. But everyone has different taste buds. What I like, others may dislike. What I dislike, others may like. Isopure gave a bad aftertaste too. However, I could chug a bottle without gagging. It was fruity flavored and not milky. Haha I have tried a lot of different shakes. I've been struggling to find one I like! I hope carnation is good! If you find a good one, please let me know as well! Oh I did love gatorades G3 protein shakes, but they are loaded with sugar and can't have them on the pre op diet or any diet....lol :/ yes, I did say love and protein shake together though....

I like Syntrax nectar brand. My favorite is the cappuchino. I put it in my coffee. I also like it in 1% milk. It has 24 grams of Protein and hardly any carbs. It completely disolves. There is Strawberry-Kiwi; Chocolate; Fuzzy Navel; Berry' date=' you name it. You can get it at the Vitamin Shoppe or from Amazon. Its a little pricey, but lasts a long time.

Ps. September 29th will be my 1st Banniversary! [/quote']

Does syntax smell or give you an after taste?

PS- happy early 1st banniversary! Woohoo!

I like the atdkins protein shakes and the muscle milk light they were really good

I like the Unjury brand chocolate splendor flavor. But... I have just started Body By Vi shakes and that is soooo good. You can get in on Amazon.com. The the Body By Vi shake, I add 2 tsp of sugar/fat free instant pudding and it is just delish!

Everyone is going to have their own opinions on what they prefer and why.

I'm heavy into weight lifting and use the Optimum nutrition brand from GNC. Chocolate Mint is my favorite.

I would suggest trying optifast! I was drinking those for my three week pre-op diet, and they were some of the best protein shakes I have ever had. If I didn't drink them for the three weeks before, I would probably be on them right now up until the soft food stage, but I'm giving myself a break & other options so I don't get bored.

I tried sooooo many and the only one I like is EAS advantage! I tried muscle milk, unjury, ensure was good too but the carbs and sugar on that are high, pure Protein, fort fortress, Atkins is okay not enough protein for me! The first week I was miserable the smell of protein shakes made me gag! On a moment of desperation I made my own smoothie used light soy milk, plain Greek yogurt, frozen berries and haf a scoop of vanilla protein powder!! Good luck

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Thanks everyone! Narrows my search.

One more bit of information to share...the "gold standard" Protein for bariatric patients is 100% whey isolate. It's important to become a label reader during your journey, as all our foods need to deliver big on good nutrition.

Products like the Atkins shakes, Carnation Instant Breakfast, and Muscle Milk do not have the whey type of protein in them, as per the instructions from my surgeon. They fall short on the best nutrition for our needs as bariatric patients.

Finding a shake that you like is imperative, as you will periodically need to return to a liquid diet, usually post fill. As others have written, not everyone will have the same tastes.

I have used the GNC Wheybolic Extreme chocolate flavor since day 1...only 1.5 scoops has 30 grams of protein. When mixed with 1%milk you have 37 grams of protein per shake. I like to make them thicker by adding 1 or 2 ice cubes to the blender. I am sensitive to aftertaste and the "chemical" taste, and do not have that with the GNC brand.

Another product which has strong positive reviews is the "Unjury" brand. I have never tried this brand, but it does contain whey protein, and highly recommended by surgeons.

I have tried the Muscle Milk Light (again, need to read the nutritional label...only the light formula meets calorie criteria); thought I was drinking a bottle of chemicals...horrible! I have used the Atkins shakes on occasion while traveling and had no access to a cooler or blender. They tasted pretty good, with no aftertaste, but they don't have all whey protein in them, so for me they are not for everyday use.

Best wishes...

Costco's Premier Protein shake, 11 0z and 30g of protein. Love the chocolate shake.

18 each for $24.99 ready to drink. I stick mine in the freezer for 45 minutes and it comes out like a thick smoothie.

Jay robb dreamsicle or trutein any flavor

I like FRS 25 G of protein. I also like rainbow lite vegan protein. I like Atkins as well. Didn't like muscle milk lite tastes like plastic and gave me stomach rot., didn't like hemp protein it was like drinking sand.

Ariel Ortiz and other leading developers of modern gastric banding strongly caution against using protein shakes or soups because the band is not designed to work with fluid, soft food or crispy (crackers, chips ect) foods. They will go right through without providing saitity at all or for long. A person will consume all those calories and then be hungry. My MD (at a teaching hosptial) also pointed that out. I do keep an Atkins drink with me in case I'm stuck someplace with no decent food choice but the bulk of protein should be from desne meats/fish. The denser chicken/salmon will stay in the pouch for many hours and is far better quality protein than any drink.

I like Syntrax nectar brand. My favorite is the cappuchino. I put it in my coffee. I also like it in 1% milk. It has 24 grams of Protein and hardly any carbs. It completely disolves. There is Strawberry-Kiwi; Chocolate; Fuzzy Navel; berry, you name it. You can get it at the Vitamin Shoppe or from Amazon. Its a little pricey, but lasts a long time.

Ps. September 29th will be my 1st Banniversary!

I just looked at it on Amazon and I cannot see anywhere that says how many servings you get from a 2# tub of it. Can you give me an idea? The Nectar runs about twice what I am paying for Protein shake mix at WalMart, but I don't know if I am comparing apples to apples.

Thanks!

Lori

eta: I just looked at Vitamin Shoppe and it says 130 scoops, so that helps. And I see they have Pink Grapefruit...may have to try that for sure!

eta: I looked at a different site and it showed that each serving size is 1/4 scoop! So you use 4 servings per scoop of mix, which gives only about 32 actual servings...the WalMart mix gives 24 servings for about $12...I did order some packets of the pink grapefruit to try though.