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I have to increase my Protein intake. Having trouble with taste , any suggestions?

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I'm adding Unjury Unflavored to my Soups for the protein...kinda tired of all the sweet Protein Drinks. I don't taste or smell the unflavored stuff at all when I add it.

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I find most Protein shakes disgusting - but I have a few that I really like:

Syntrax Matrix Mint Cookie - mix with 1 cup of unsweetened almond milk - 24g Protein

Dymatize Elite Rich chocolate

Dymatize Elite Cafe Mocha

I like to mix 1/2 scoop of the chocolate & 1/2 scoop of the mocha with 1 cup of unsweetened almond milk. It is really good and 23g of protein

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Protein is such a funny thing. It seems that everyone has preferences as to the brand. I spent a fortune trying to find the right one for me. I read a lot of people's posts and when possible, went and bought brands to try. The one I like the best is Muscle Milk Light in the chocolate flavor. It is thicker than some of the others, but it is called a "shake". To me, they are all sweet. At first, I didn't like Muscle Milk. After trying so many others, I realized that for me, the Muscle Milk worked the best. It has 150 calories and has 20 grams of protein. I tried the unflavored powder and It made my drink taste odd and have a grainy texture which disturbed me. I keep reading people mentioning the Unjury. Maybe I just bought a less desirable powder. I think I may try the unflavored unjury. I try my best to get 60 grams of protein a day. There are days I have more and there are days I have less. I know for sure that I wasn't getting enough protein before my sleeve because I am not much of a meat eater.

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If you like coffee, I've heard Click's espresso mocha is very good.

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Try adding unflavored Protein Powder to stuff. I bought beneprotein from Walgreens. One scoop is 6 grams of Protein. I can't stand more than one scoop in 4 ounces but I can handle that much in Soups and puddings.< /p>

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Hi my husband is 14 days post op and seems to be doing great :) he takes premium Protein Shake in the morning, Protein fruit smoothie or muscle milk mid day, and home made Soups with chicken veggies blended into Soup n strained for dinner. Seems like he is taking in a decent amount of protein daily. keep up the good work everybody :)

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I also have been trying different things for months even though Im only 14 days post op. One of the things I have discovered is that there is alot of protien (9 g) in some small jars of baby food. If u add a little seasoning they arent half bad. Even some of the baby fruit has 3 & 4 g in them. Also I have ordered protien lemonade which is not bad. My fav drink thus far though is good old SlimFast. I get the one with 20 g and its great. I dont think Im quite taking in 70 g a day but my legs have stopped hurting. I have experienced the muscle breakdown before and it is very painful so I am working hard at getting as much Protein as possible. Good luck!

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I also have been trying different things for months even though Im only 14 days post op. One of the things I have discovered is that there is alot of protien (9 g) in some small jars of baby food. If u add a little seasoning they arent half bad. Even some of the baby fruit has 3 & 4 g in them. Also I have ordered protien lemonade which is not bad. My fav drink thus far though is good old SlimFast. I get the one with 20 g and its great. I dont think Im quite taking in 70 g a day but my legs have stopped hurting. I have experienced the muscle breakdown before and it is very painful so I am working hard at getting as much Protein as possible. Good luck!

I ate baby food during a previous weight loss attempt. It's true, the meats are low volume, high Protein. I liked the little meat sticks (10gm protein), very mushy once you bite into them.the meats are tiny jars 2.5oz 8 gm protein. Add the unflavored protien powder and a little Water to make it more slidey, and you have about 15 g protein in 4 oz.

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Thanks for the info. Didn't even look at those

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