I am almost two weeks pre-surgery and trying to get accustomed to different Protein shakes since I will be on all liquids by Oct 8... I have tried Water, water and ice in a blender... Can I use skim milk? I have heard some use soy milk..I am not a big fan of soy milk and would rather skim milk, but I can try it... I just think that making them with water is going to get really old, fast. I am also going to purchase some frozen fruit to add to them (like a few frozen strawberries in the blender)... Any other suggestions?

I ordered one of those shaky-cups-with-the-whisk thingy to take to work as I will be working through my two week liquid pre-diet. I am starting to get more confident that I *can* do this!

I mixed mine soy milk because I couldn't tolerate milk post-op. I don't like the Protein powder in the blender because the kind I used foamed up. I blended stuff then just shook or stirred in the Protein powder at the end. I like the cup with the blender ball. it does a good job of mixing in the protein powder without adding foam. And it's so easy to travel with.

Here are a few of my favs:

vanilla protein powder with instant decaf coffee and soy milk

Vanilla protein powder with soy milk

unjury chicken protein powder with Water

Blend soy milk, couple of strawberries and two ice cubes. shake with vanilla protein powder.

Lynda

It really depends on what powder you use, the one I use tastes the same whether I use water or milk. You maybe lactose intolerant after surgery so you may want to get used to mixing with water.

Yuck to Soy Milk, love Unsweetened Original Almond Milk or Vanilla. I like Blue Diamond brand better than Silk. I find the Silk brand gets frothy in the blender. 45 calories more protien and calcium than regular milk and tastes more creamy than 1% milk in my opinion.

I just finished an Sobe Lifewater mixed with Unflavored Unjury Whey Protien Isolate. 110 calories in the protien, zero in the sobe and 20grams of protien...so I have plenty of flavor options there.

I use Jillian Michaels protein powder, and I add one cup skim milk. To add flavor, I will add a teaspoon of natural peanut butter and 3 nilla wafers and it will take just like a NUTTER BUTTER cookie!!

I put lottsa ice cream in mine.....only way I can get it down....

Vanilla powder and a teaspoon of sugar free jello powder. Yummy tastes like a dreamsickle