I'm pre-op and am about to start my diet soon. I want to start playing around with smoothie recipes but I'm unsure how to pick a Protein powder. I know taste plays a part and varies for each individual but I'm wondering of there's a standard to go by, such as grams of protein, carbs, sugars, ect. Also are we better off with whey, Soy, ect...

Any info would be helpful! Thanks in advance!

My personal recommendation is "Unjury" it's only available online.

It's the only protein powder I've found that actually taste good (or has no flavor) & completely dissolves.

I've been using their chicken soup flavor & it dissolves into a clear liquid soup, which is great for our diets.

Most recommended is whey protein isolate. It is the highest quality. "Isolate"is important as it is more easily absorbed by our bodies. My doctor also recommended Unjury protein powders which I tolerated very well. It comes in vanilla, 2 different chocolates, strawberry, and the chicken soup. They also have a protein cheddar cheese sauce, but that is seasonal. You also want to look for low sugar. Also, your body can only utilize so much protein at one time. More than 30 gms would be a waste. Good luck. I'm sure others will have input as well.

My doctor recommended Bariatric Advantage to me and I was skeptical at first (figured it might just be a partnership they had with the company). Turns out, it's really pretty yummy as far as protein shakes go. I got the strawberry and if I didn't know any better, I would swear I was drinking a strawberry milkshake. I've got some SF chocolate syrup and some frozen bananas to throw into it as well to give it a little variety. The big pouch with 35 servings is what I have and you can find some coupons online to make it a bit cheaper on various web sites.

I can't tolerate Whey Isolate so have to use other alternatives. I just got in the mail today some NOW egg white Protein powder. I'll try that tonight w/my final shake of the day and see how that goes.

Some sites have samples available, see if you can find those as much as possible. unjury has a sample kit for about $20 and Bariatrics Advantage looked like they have samples too.

Best wishes!

Thanks everyone for the great info! I'll definately be getting the Unjury sample pack!