Hi everyone! Brand new to the forum. My surgery is March 27th. I know I will be on sugar free liquids post-op. My problem is I can't tolerate artificial sweeteners. I have been using stevia, but it is very hard to find things sweetened with anything other than sucralose or aspartame. Any ideas?

I've tried three different all-natural Protein powders - Tera's whey, About Time, and Jay Robb. My favorite was definitely Jay Robb:

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it also comes in vanilla, strawberry, tropical dreamsicle, pina colada, and unflavored. They do sell samples.

About Time I thought was just okay. They do have a lot of flavors, and I know lots of people love them. They also sell sample packs so you can try them out. And their numbers (calories/carbs/protein) are fantastic.

http://tryabouttime.com/shop/

I really wanted to love Tera's Whey - you can get all organic, non GMO, etc. - but I thought it tasted like dirty dishwater smells. I couldn't even finish one drink. But you may want to check it out, people have very different tastes.

http://www.teraswhey.com/

I believe these are all sweetened with stevia.

One I haven't tried is Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey Natural. It is sweetened, essentially, with sugar ("evaporated cane juice powder") but the numbers on calories and carbs are good. It gets good reviews. I have used other Optimum Nutrition protein powders and thought they were excellent. Comes in chocolate, vanilla, strawberry. Unfortunately, I can't find a way to buy samples.

http://www.optimumnutrition.com/products/natural-100-whey-gold-standard-p-202.html

For other liquids, try G2 natural, fruit juice (cut 50/50 with water), tea and coffee (if permitted). Good luck!