So I am 3 weeks post op and I have tried several different Protein powders and drinks already. I have a generic vanilla kind that I get from our local grocery store which is somewhat good. I use PB2 to mask the taste of the protein taste and that works well. I've tried Core Power Strawberries and Cream...uck! It tastes like medicine to me. I've tried a chocolate from MTS Nutrition, it was good but I don't want to spend that kind of money on it - a friend gave me some scoops to try it. I've tried Cookies and cream from Muscle Milk and it's ok but I couldn't see myself drinking it daily. The other day I bought Core Power Chocolate and fell in LOVE with it! It was like thick and rich chocolate milk. Absolutely delicious. Problem is it has 26 grams of sugar! My stomach hurt after I drank it. So I can't use it anymore

So....what are some of your favorites that taste good and you can take daily with no problems?

Ok my favorites (I'm about 5 weeks out)

Fuzzy Navel (Syntrex) with some Crystal LIght drops, made with water--This is my go to every morning as a mid morning snack

Amplify smoothie in Creamy chocolate (found at GNC) mixed with high Protein milk and a little PB2 and banana

1/2 Amplify 1/2 Syntrex Matrix Mint Cookie mixed with high protein milk (like a mint chocolate milkshake!)

1/2 Amplify 1/2 Click Decaf Mocha mixed with high protein milk (like a frapaccino!)

I've tried a bunch of others and found them totally gross. I ordered a boat load of samples from Nashuanutrition.com/store/ which I highly recommend. They come very quickly.

My favorite brands/flavors are Unjury Chocolate Splendor, Chike Iced Coffee, Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Vanilla Ice Cream, Jay Robb Whey (any flavor), Syntrax Matrix (any flavor), and Syntrax Nectar Sweets (chocolate truffle, vanilla bean, cappuccino). I generally mix with CarbMaster milk from Kroger.

Honestly I don't care for any of the premade shakes, I think they all taste like runoff from an industrial agricultural supply plant.

I do a lot of mix ins to my shakes, mostly instant coffee, Torani sugar free syrups, flavors/extracts and flavored Sweet Leaf drops, but also some things like lemon or lime juice, flavored yogurt, PB2, sugar free pudding mix -- anything to give it more flavor and me more variety.

Edited May 16, 201412 yr by Bufflehead

• Where did you find Syntrex? Is that sold at GNC or some place like that?

Thank you for the response! I have tried Unjury and I like the unflavored and the chicken flavor. Those would probably be my favorite!

I like Ray Jobb strawberry, I got it on amazon. Unjury unflavored is ok if you mix it with something, this morning I mixed it with strawberry flavoring. My fav is still Ray Jobb strawberry!

I get the Syntrax Nectar and Syntrax Matrix powders from Nashua Nutrition. They sell samples so you can try before you commit to a large amount:

http://www.nashuanutrition.com/store/protein-powders/protein-powder-samples-1-serving.html

You can also find it on Amazon, mybariatricpantry.com and similar sites. I don't know about physical stores like GNC or Vitamin Shoppe -- I guess call your local store and ask if they carry it? I know Vitamin Shoppe sells it online but I am not sure about in the brick and mortar stores.