I am quite fond of a tropical smoothie with splenda and whey protein now. But they are 20 oz! Would they be okay to eat after surgery and it seems like I would waste a lot of one? Thoughts...

Well, there are a lot of people here who eat very low carb who would tell you there's a lot of carbs in that. I'm not a low carber. I mainly care about getting my protein in and your shake would help that. However, 20 oz. soon after surgery is a lot to get down before it melts. Heck. I'm 7 weeks, 1 day and don't think I could get all that down before it melts. Is there a way you could make 1/4 of it at a time and space it throughout the day. That way you'd be concentrating on getting 5 ounces down a day?

Well, tropical smoothie is a restaurant chain. So I would get all 20 oz at once. I looked and most have 45-60 carbs :'(. The whey protien is 22 grams in the 20 oz. Hmmm

Oops! Didn't know it was a chain. I just thought you liked tropical flavored smoothies. :-) What about making your own at home.? You can pick up a Ninja at Walmart or Target pretty cheap these days and that thing rocks! Otherwise, you could get the 20 ounce one realizing when you do that you most likely won't be able to drink it all.

They have a kids size smoothie at Tropical Smoothie. It may be limited to certain flavors, but it is worth asking if you can have the small version. Of course, then you don't get 22 grams of protein in one try, you would only get a portion of that. I would go on the internet and see if you can find recipes for your favorite tropical smoothie drinks and make your own. (I know, not as convenient, but probably much cheaper and more in your control). The Ninja that Amy mentioned crushes ice down to a slurpee texture in no time flat...better than any blender I have ever used which always leaves ice chunks. I think I paid $40 for mine.