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motherboard    38

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Try GENEPRO. It works great for me. You can add it to anything. It has no taste at all. I add my to my broth. I start Puree foods in a few days and I will add it to all my food as well. I dissolve the tablespoon in about a Tablespoon of Water and then add it to any foods.. It's amazing.

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leebick    448

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I was also sleeved on 9/28. I can no longer stomach the Protein shakes. WAY too sweet. I purchased unflavored Protein Powder (I bought the nectar brand) and have added it to diet cranberry juice and broth/soups. Also, nectar sells a sampler pack of Protein powders. Honestly I have only really liked 1 or 2 so far, but they are FAR better than the choc. shakes. You get 23 grams in each pack and you mix it (note, they do NOT dissolve well, but it is tolerable) into 4 oz of liquid. Big protein punch for a small amount.

I am WAY under my protein goal, but try to work to 30+ a day. I probably don't hit it more than I do. I just keep trying.

The unflavored powder is a good addition though, you can add it to so many of your pureed foods.

Just keep trying.

I mix the Nectar packets with either 8 ounces of Water or 8 ounces of unsweetened almond milk, depending on the flavor. Also, I use a shaker bottle with a wire coil ball in the bottle, to make it mix better. I never have a problem with the almond milk shakes mixing, but sometimes it takes the Water ones a little bit longer. I especially like the grapefruit as a change from milk-based shakes.

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rolosmom7    740

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Where can you currently order the sample pack? There's a lot of links on google if you just search it but seem to be outdated and/or out of stock. I feel like I'm spending a fortune on Protein I don't like.

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SassyNanny    311

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Premier Protein shakes from costco. Cheap. Tastes like chocolate milk. GENEPRO too.

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leebick    448

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Where can you currently order the sample pack? There's a lot of links on google if you just search it but seem to be outdated and/or out of stock. I feel like I'm spending a fortune on Protein I don't like.

Go to http://www.si03.com. This is their home page. Hover your mouse over the right hand side of the page where it says "Monthly Special" and the information for ordering will appear. You have to call them and have a credit card, but it's easy to do and the package arrives pretty quickly. This Protein got me through a solid month of liquids-only, and more. I ended up ordering the 2.2lb containers from luckyvitamin.com; it wasn't cheap, but I ordered a container a month until I had plenty of variety to get me through all the diets (surgery was postponed twice, so I did full liquids for 13 days the first time, 10 days the second time, and finally 14 days pre-op and another 14 days post-op) and beyond.

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rolosmom7    740

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Where can you currently order the sample pack? There's a lot of links on google if you just search it but seem to be outdated and/or out of stock. I feel like I'm spending a fortune on Protein I don't like.

Go to http://www.si03.com. This is their home page. Hover your mouse over the right hand side of the page where it says "Monthly Special" and the information for ordering will appear. You have to call them and have a credit card, but it's easy to do and the package arrives pretty quickly. This Protein got me through a solid month of liquids-only, and more. I ended up ordering the 2.2lb containers from luckyvitamin.com; it wasn't cheap, but I ordered a container a month until I had plenty of variety to get me through all the diets (surgery was postponed twice, so I did full liquids for 13 days the first time, 10 days the second time, and finally 14 days pre-op and another 14 days post-op) and beyond.
Thank you!!

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