Hey everyone. I start my 1 week pre op diet 4/6 and am starting to prepare to buy stuff. Looking for recommendations on what I should buy.

I tried the premier and struggled to get it all down. Gonna try another one and go from there. Thanks for all the information.

Just be careful to not stock up too much before surgery. Many people's tastes changed after surgery. shakes they liked pre-op they hate post-op. Becoming lactose intolerate post op isn't uncommon.

I have a case and a half of Premier sitting in my dining room that I don't want. Too bad it is too expensive to ship. I would happily give it to somebody that likes the Premier.

The Premier Protein Chocolate is my favorite. I can also handle the PP Strawberries & cream. I tried the Muscle Milk Vanilla and can barely get it all down. I'm 6 days in to my pre-op diet now.

@@RenewMe Muscle Milk vanilla is disgusting!!!

Very!!! Haha

Sams Club had 12 pack PP strawberries & cream $17.84

I agree. Not a fan of the brand, plus the ready-to-drink shakes are pretty expensive.

@@RenewMe Muscle Milk vanilla is disgusting!!!

I only drink the premier Protein ready made shakes in chocolate. I tried muscle milk this week because they were out of mine. NOT the same so I'm happy to report my hubs brought mine home today! I've been drinking them since pre-op stage.

Same here. It is Premier or nothing. I'll drink Isopure protein Water, but won't touch any shakes that aren't Premier.

I'm with the consensus here, I like the Premier Protein. chocolate is my favorite and I add SF Torani syrup to mix it up. Peppermint, Raspberry, Peanut Butter, Salted caramel. The possibilities are endless. I also use the vanilla in my coffee in the morning. GENEPRO unflavored is good as well. I put it in my Soup when I was on the liquid diet and sometimes when I need to get a little more in for the day add it to juice, smoothies, or flavored Water. I bought several flavors of the Muscle Milk at my health food store and had to toss them all. Yuck!

I thought premier protein smells like baby formula and tastes terrible. I use GNC Amp in chocolate. It tastes so good.

I love the Syntrax Nectar in chocolate truffle and vanilla bean also I do the ice tea one so I can add it to my water intake while adding to my water intake. I loooove muscle milk! I drank premier too in the beginning but no longer enjoy the taste. Everyone is different I know the vitamin shopee by my hospital gave out samples to bariatric patients so do some research.

@@liannatx do you have the cuppaccino flavor with milk or Water? I am curious as i miss my coffee but i cant drink that much milk otherwise it sends me running and i would love to find a replacement for it but don't want to hand over that much money if i cant drink it.

@VSGmary I just mix it with Water and add a bunch of ice. It is like an iced coffee/cappuccino and is sweetened with Stevia. I know a lot of people like the Chike, but I cant have caffeine so I haven't tried it.

The Syntrax Cappuccino is 100 calories, 24 g Protein, 0 carb, 0 fat when mixed with water.

Edited April 1, 201511 yr by liannatx

I also like Premier Protein pre-made. I used Insure Nutrition (http://www.insurenutrition.com/) and my insurance has paid for my drinks + scar cream + Vitamins for six months. The company will check with your insurance and will send your surgeon a form to sign. Some people had problems with this company, but I had no problems at all.

For Protein powder, I like the Body Fortress brand (chocolate, Peanut Butter, strawberry, vanilla). I even mix the powder with Jello pudding to make some interesting flavors and add protein, of course.

Edited April 2, 201511 yr by AlwaysVegas

I use the Isopure Dutch chocolate powder not too sweet but it has a nice chocolate flavor.