Im on the second phase of my revision from band to bypass surgery. Having trouble finding protein to accomodate the soft/mushy food phase...HELP!!!!

Ps. I can't choke down the shakes I have tried either. Good to see others having the same problem.

Ditto on the shakes. Mine has to be fruity and not too sweet. I've been using a 100 calorie Greek yogurt(lime), handful of frozen strawberries, splash of lime juice, splash of orange juice, ice , water and 2 packs of stevia. Blend it up and drink/ eat for breakfast. 13 grams protein and lots of my morning liquid

Ditto on the shakes. Mine has to be fruity and not too sweet. I've been using a 100 calorie Greek yogurt(lime), handful of frozen strawberries, splash of lime juice, splash of orange juice, ice , Water and 2 packs of stevia. Blend it up and drink/ eat for breakfast. 13 grams Protein and lots of my morning liquid

Add some unflavored Protein powder or even vanilla protrin powder to this and boost your protein! Would be good I think.

Edited February 25, 201412 yr by Dorian

I didn't know what PB2 was so I Googled it and it is a powdered processed food. They turn the peanuts into powder but extract some of its natural components. The thing I'm not loving about this way of eating so far is all the crystal light and aspartame I ingest on a daily basis. I don't thing that's all that healthy. It's in yogurt, pudding, just about all the food. Anyone else ever worry about it?

I know I'm late responding, but I wanted to let you know, I had that same worry. Now I use propel. It has Splenda in it which is a little better. I only need half of what they recommend and it's great! It has vit b and other good things in it as well.

Just because your in mushy stage I would still do protein drink for breakfast. . Some people on here are really pushing too much protein. . We really only need 40-60 a day per my doc

My doctor said I have to have 80-120 grams a day.

I make hummus at least once a week. For dippers, I buy Kraft Deli Deluxe cheese (yes, it matters) and cut a slice into 9 even squares. Then I arrange them into a circle on parchment paper in my microwave. Cook on high for 45 seconds. Viola. Little crunchy cheese crackers. 80 calories, >1 carb and 5 grams of Protein.

I also use "Just Great Stuff" powdered organic Peanut Butter powder. It isn't unnatural -- it's made with organic peanuts, organic coconut sugar and sea salt. It has 45 calories in 2 TBs and only 1.5 grams of fat. It has 5 g of carbs (1 is fiber) -- so it'd be hard to make you dump. It also has 4 grams of protein. I mix 1 T with a 1/4 of PLAIN greek yogurt. It is delicious. Greek yogurt has about 22 grams of protein per cup -- so about 6 grams in my 1/4 cup. This can be eaten plain or you can use it as a very healthy dip --- my son loves to eat it on apple slices.