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Surgery will be in about 6 weeks so I am looking to try new Protein powders to see which one I like now.

So far I have only tried Chike strawberry and chocolate and I enjoy them but just seeing if anyone else has any good ones to recommend? Plus Chike is pretty pricey :(

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I can't drink anything milk-based, so I use nectar fruit flavored ones. I can get them in individual packets & have a variety of flavors. I also use the Nectar unflavored to add to things like yogurt. You can probably find them near you, but nashuanutrition.com has them.

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I like Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard, Unjury (especially the chocolate Splendor flavor), Syntrax Matrix, and Syntrax Nectar Sweets. I like Chike too, but all the brands I mentioned do have lower calories, lower carbs, and more Protein than Chike.

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@@jane13 If I remember right, Unjury and Syntrax Nectar are 100% whey Protein isolate, Syntrax Matrix is whey protein concentrate, and Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard is a mix of whey protein isolate and whey protein concentrate, but more isolate than concentrate.

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I have only tried the unjury chocolate Splendor and I mix it with Fairlife milk, throw in some ice cubes, and mix it in my blender. It tastes like a Wendy's Frosty! Very good! I have the strawberry and vanilla but have not tried them yet. Like you, I am just trying flavors out to see which one to buy since they are expensive. Unjury has sample packets for $1.99 each you can order. Good luck with your weight loss and surgery!

Update: I tried the strawberry, yuck, I choked it down. Yesterday I had the vanilla and put some Jif powdered PB in it, not bad!

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Isopure is my go to.

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I tried several and they all seemed too sweet. Discovered Naked Protein, mild in flavor and very low calorie. It gave me a nice head start on weight loss in the pre-op. I will continue to use it long term.

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Premier Protein ready made shakes are good an I use Precision Engineering Whey Protein Isolate in chocolate and Vanilla. For unflavored, I use Doc Hales Whey-licous.

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I still do not like the powder based drinks - I use the premade. My go to is Pure Protein - Cookies and Cream, banana and chocolate are my favorite (check on Amazon - best price I have found).

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I do Isopure. A friend of mines does the Unjury.< /p>

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