Ok, 4 days post op here and I am still on liquids only. I am looking for some recipes to make my protein shakes a little different, besides just vanilla and chocolate all the time. I tried adding a little peanut butter to a chocolate one which made it taste really good, but it was a little to heavy for my fresh little sleeve. I will file that away for possible later use. Any other suggestions...? Thanks in advance!

I'll give you a couple of my favorites...

chocolate Protein mix, 1/2 tablespoon cocoa powder, some sugar free peppermint syrup. Whiz up with some ice cubes. Tastes like a Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookie. (I mix my shakes with 1% milk or a combination of 1% milk and water)

Vanilla or Chocolate protein mix, 1 tablespoon of PB2. Whiz up with some ice cubes. This might be a little lighter than using real Peanut Butter.

Vanilla shake mix, add in a little bit of sugar free pudding mix (flavor of your choice - lemon was good, butterscotch, etc).

I also purchased some Health Wise Hot Chocolate mix (www.mybaraitricpantry.com). This helped break up the monotony of cold shakes. They have 15 grams of protein, so not as much as a shake, but is a nice change. Sometimes I'll add some sugar free vanilla or peppermint syrup.

Best of luck to you!

In the liquid stage I was allowed light yogurt as long as it was thinned, so I made a smoothie using a light yoplait yogurt, a cup of milk and a half scoop of body fortress whey Protein powder. I really enjoy these as they take whatever flavor the yogurt is. I would only do one of these a day as the carbs are more than the RTD, but in a day the overall impact was a non-issue and the smoothie has 30 grams of protein.

It was actually thinner than the Premier RTD and still took me up to an hour to sip at. Now about 1/2 hour, but my NUT said that rate is okay at this point when I asked if I should slow it down. Foods she still feels strongly to take it slow, but you didn't ask about that so not relevant.

Edited February 28, 201412 yr by NotSoTall