I'm not, nor have I ever been, a huge fan of Protein shakes. However, I've been doing quite well on my pre-op diet and have actually found a few I like. The other day (prior to pre-op) I found a recipe on pinterest for a copycat version for Wendy's Frosty. This morning I adapted it to my Protein shake. I used my normal shake powder (I'm using up a bag of Visalus I already had), about 1/4 cup of ice, 1/2 - 1 Cup of Milk (depending how thick or how much shake you want to make), 2 tablespoons of sugar free,fat free chocolate pudding mix, 2 tablespoons of cool whip (Sugar free), a dash of vanilla flavoring (about a tsp). Just chunk it all in the blender and oila! It is FABULOUS!!!!!!

Oh... after a few delicious sips, I noticed a lone, small, banana on the bar that I knew would soon ruin, so I chopped it up and put it in the shake and blended again. Yummo McYummerson!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the tip!!!

Hey Shelley,

Congratulations on pushing through the Protein Yuck of pre-surgery. I thought it might be useful to post a few tips for you from my experience if you are interested.

1. It is almost a given that your tastes will change quite dramatically in the first weeks and months after surgery. Don't load up on the powder you like now because you may hate it after.

2. Milk may work at the moment, but you may not find it that useful in shakes after. It may cause you to feel yucky, and if you are trying to get in your daily recommended volume of liquid, Water based shakes may be more palatable for you.

3. Bananas are carb bombs - not all fruit is good.

4. Try this recipe: 20 oz of water with ice in a shaker bottle, add a scoop of Breezer or nectar brand peach flavoured shake and a matching peach crystal lite packet. See how that works for you. I have had one of those or something similar every morning for over 4 years. Never could do milk, or the chocolate/vanilla rich chaulky shakes, they caused nausea - so experimenting with flavours is the best way to find what you can stick to.

WIshing you the best from deep on the other side!

What is breezer? I haven't bought a bunch of anything. My boyfriend had gastric bypass a few yrs ago so he drinks protein shakes as well. Where do you find the breezer stuff?

I love the nectar Brand shakes, but their availability in my area is hit and miss, so my go to Protein is Isowhey Breezer

http://www.befit.ca/isobreezer.html

Sounds yummy!