Help W/ Protein

[livelaughlove 4]

My surgery was on may 29. A week after I came home, I was nauseated by the smell of my Protein Drinks and chewing my vit. I have tried to get this back in but I end up taking a nausea pill it gets so bad. Anyone have ideas of how I can get all my Protein and vit in? I am almost 8 wks out. I can eat about 4 meals a day with 4 bites of food of its solid and a few more if it Soup based but I am not even coming close to 60g of protein. Please help:(

[PEvette 297]

Are you making sure that you are eating protien rich foods, like soft meats, cheeses, and eggs? One thing my NUT told me to buy was unflavored protien...I usually add it to some low fat pudding or yogurt and it turns my yogurt from being 13g of protien to 23 grams of protien....

It was a good investment....also I like Injury strawberry sorbet protien powder and if I see I'm not going to meet my Protein numbers (which is 60 too) I mix a scoop of that with 8oz of crystal light lemonade and have a 8oz strawberry lemonade drink that I really like...

the lastest thing I have been experimenting with is with Jerky...I have to eat it slow of course (6 wks out) but I found one that's 80 cal and 14g of protien....

What Vitamin do you take?? I take the Celebrate chewables and like them....they are expensive, but I'm worth it!

[bmooney364 30]

I have become so tired of Protein drinks too. But I know we have to have it. A friend told me about nectar unflavored protein. I was sorta sceptical, but thought I would try it so I got a jug and tried it twice today. I was amazed that I could not taste it. I put 2 scoops in an ice coffee and 2 more this evening in sf cho. soy milk. It was good too. The vit are awful and the nut at the surgeons office was telling us about one that is vanilla flavor, so I got some of them and they are not as bad as the fruit flavored one.I try my best to not smell the protein or vit. Make sure to wash your mouth out really good after taking the vit. Make sure what food you do eat is high in protein, I think chicken is your best bet. I wish I could help more. Maybe if you have Soup you could try adding the protein to that. It is 10 gms a scoop so you would not have to have to many scoops to get in enough.

[livelaughlove 4]

Thank you ladies for the help! I will try the unflavored Protein mix. I am taking fusion vits. Everything in one. berry flavor. I have tried other flavors but I think it is the texture. I don't know why it's making feel so sick. I was fine with the drinks and vits before surgery. Again thank you!