I am having an extremely difficult time getting the recommended amount of Protein in, "60-80 grams" is so much when you can hardly hold 1/4 cup of food in your stomach! What are some of your tips for getting more protein in? I'm trying the whole, if it doesn't have protein in it, don't eat it, but I am still struggling!

when I have days I struggle, I am 6 months out, I use GENEPRO unflavored Protein powder and add it to yogurt usually, and that helps t get in the protein for the day. 1 scoop of the genepro has 30gms of protein

Thad exactly why at over two years out I still supplement with protein powder and shakes

Protein shakes, Protein Bars, adding unflavored Protein Powder to everything. Or use protein powder of your choice to flavor plain Greek yogurt. That easily gives you 20g in just 1/2 cup.

And like Jess, at over 2 years out I still supplement with shakes and bars. 1 shake + 1 Quest bar = 40-50g. Getting another 30-40g from food is easy.

Every morning I come out of the gate with an 11 oz 160 calorie, 30g Premier Protein shake. That gets my day off with 1/3 of the job done. EVERY afternoon at 4 I have a snack of Dannon Greek Lite and Fit giving me 80 cal and 12g of protein. I usually have tuna or chicken for lunch, getting 20 g of protein, and like was said above, I'll spike whatever food I'm having for supper with a 1/2 scoop of Gen Pro unflavored protein powder giving me an extra 15 g to whatever I'm eating. Using this method, I easily get at least 100g of Protein daily.

How far out are you BobbyD?

I still drink a protein shake and eat high protein food. The shakes are great to help what I'm lacking . I'm 8 months out

I buy Protein powder called GENEPRO. You can get 30g of protein in 1 tbs. it's unflavored so you can put it in anything.. I make protein shots three times a day with 1 tbs of Genepro in about 2oz of almond milk, Greek yogurt, etc

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Thanks I'll try genepro

I'm in the process of trying to add protein powder to much of my normal food. My favorite right now is 1 cup of frozen fruit, 1/2 c Greek yogurt, stevia to taste, and 2-3 scoops protein powder. Put it all in a food processor and blend away. I divide it into 5 individual serving dishes with lids and then freeze. You get fiber from the fruit and the protein. I also drink 2 syntrax nector drinks per day giving me 46 g of protein. I aim for 100 - 120 g per day.

I have a Protein smoothie for Breakfast on most days. I eat solid protein the rest of the time, but the smoothie (protein powder, milk, fruit, ice, flavoring) gets me off to a great start. I do not like Water and still struggle to stay hydrated, so the protein smoothie helps with that, too.

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So I am 6 days post op and have mainly just been drinking regular premiere protein shakes here and then when I can consume them. But today I decided to put a handful of frozen fruit (bananas, strawberries, pineapples) in my magic bullet along with 4 cubes of ice and the premier protein shake (already made). I'm about nearly done with, all of it made about a 16 oz cup. So my question is should I be able to consume all of this 6 days post in one sitting (30 minutes)? Also was it ok that I decided to add fruit this early on in a 2 week liquid diet?

I also forgot to mention that I had over a 1/4 left in the magic bullet that I didn't drink and I'm full.

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Edited April 13, 201610 yr by baconsher

I am having an extremely difficult time getting the recommended amount of Protein in, "60-80 grams" is so much when you can hardly hold 1/4 cup of food in your stomach! What are some of your tips for getting more protein in? I'm trying the whole, if it doesn't have protein in it, don't eat it, but I am still struggling!

Are you drinking protein enriched milk, yogurt or pudding with protein enriched milk?

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