I am scheduled for surgery on 1/30 and my Doctors office requires purchasing Bariatric Advantage Protein powders. They gave me a bunch of samples to see what flavors I like. I still have the unflavored packet because I'm not quite sure what to do with it. I will be on a liquid diet for 4 weeks and I am sure I will be looking for variety.

How did you use your unflavored Protein powder during the liquid stage and beyond? What else did you do for the liquid stage beyond the Protein shakes?

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I used my unflavored Protein powder during the full liquid stage in chicken broth, cream of celery Soup and yogurt.

On the pureed stage, you can mix it in cottage cheese, yogurt, nonfat refried Beans, Soups, etc.

Right now I am on the soft food stage and I am using it quite a lot in my decaf coffee and decaf iced tea to give myself some extra calories and protein that I needed.

You can also mix it in other drinks like Crystal Light and Powerade Zero.

Unflavored protein powder is awesome!

If mixing it into a hot liquid, you will probably find that it clumps up and gets nasty. I found if you mix it (preferably with a blender) into warm Water or milk first and then mix THAT into the hot liquid, it works really well. I used regular bouillon cubes that way when I got sick of sweet cold stuff post-op. I personally don't like the texture change when mixing it with puddings and yogurts and stuff, but I'm super-sensitive to texture. It didn't seem to change the taste at all, which is what most people focus on. You can even mix it into regular cold drinks to boost the Protein, it just usually makes them cloudy and sometimes a little thicker.