I am 6 weeks post op and looking for new foods to try that are high Protein. I am getting a bit tired of eggs, chicken, greek yogurt, and Protein shakes.

I went to GNC to see if they had any products that you could add to foods - like canned Soup, to make it higher in protein without adding too many calories or carbs.

I was directed to Quest Protein powder - All Purpose Mix - unflavored powder. It seems to be more like high protein Bisquick - you can bake with it, but I am not sure I would put it in my soup.

Does anyone have a suggestion about adding protein to foods without changing tastes and adding too many calories?

Not sure I want to spend $42 to find out that this is not what I need.

Other foods are ricotta cheese, cottage cheese, kefir and spinach. You can make a ricotta bake by mixing chopped spinach with the riccotta, salt & pepper to taste. Top with a layer of spaghetti sauce and shredded cheese.

Isopure unflavored can be added to soup. I emailed them because I prefer buying singlle serving packets before commiting to an entire container. They said:

Thank you for reaching out. We do not have individual packets for sale but
I know if you purchase our Isopure whey Protein Isolate Unflavored 1lb at
the Vitamin Shoppe and keep your receipt you should be able to exchange it
if you are unhappy

Edited December 30, 201411 yr by BLERDgirl

I added small amounts of syntrax nectar unflavored to soups and tea (make sure it isn't too hot), as well as to things like yogurt and cottage cheese to up the protein a bit. It is relatively low calorie and carb as far as protein powders go. Keep in mind that "unflavored" doesn't mean it is tasteless, just that it hasn't had an extra flavor added to it like chocolate or vanilla. Unflavored protein powder tastes like whey, which is not the best in the world but you can hide the taste as long as you don't add too much. Other companies such as Unjury also make unflavored protein powder. GNC has their own in-house brand of unflavored protein powder called Pro Performance.

You can buy samples of Syntrax and some other brands (Bariatric Advantage, Next) of unflavored protein powder here:

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

That way you don't have to spend $42 to figure out whether you can use it or not. Good luck!

Have you heard about Genepro!!!