I am 6 wks post op and was cleats to start a regular diet. My nutritionist said try to have protein shakes bc they go through you more quickly. I didn't think you ask at my appt. Does anyone eat protein bars to get more protein or are they just too filling this early on?

Early on they sit in your stomach like a brick.

Protein shakes are a lot easier while you are still healing the first 6 months.

Ok. Thanks. I just get to full not to supplement with shakes but for some reason they seem to think I should be eating more. All I eat is protein and without supplementing I'd probably habe to eat constantly all day to get enough right now lol.

I eat an occasional protein bar and have no issues getting them down. I am 4 months out and have been having them for about 2 months

Eating real food, real protein like meat is better for you for a lot reasons. Since it is not pre-processed, your body uses more calories processing meat than it does processing protein supplements, so 200 calories of a protein supplement you will absorb most of the calories, but your body is going to burn more calories processing the dense protein. Also it is more satisfying, and keeps you full longer.

At 2 years out a protein bar for me, does not trigger restriction, 4 ounces of dense protein always does. Some people say they still have restriction with protein bars long term, but that doesn't apply to me. For me they are basically empty calories that do nothing for hunger.

On 7/14/2017 at 4:26 PM, hmills653 said:

I am 6 wks post op and was cleats to start a regular diet. My nutritionist said try to have Protein Shakes bc they go through you more quickly. I didn't think you ask at my appt. Does anyone eat Protein Bars to get more Protein or are they just too filling this early on?

I was wondering the same thing but found out soon that the bars just sit in my stomach. That was not a good feeling so I decided to stick with getting my protein from foods.

I got some premier protein bars at Walmart today. I cut one bar into 4 pieces and ate it throughout the day. It dissolves very well with chewing. I got 61 g of protein today! The most ever!
I am 3 weeks post op but have been released to try any new foods except raw veggies and nuts.

need to watch the sugar and processed crap in a lot of bars. My research led me to Kind 15 gram bars and simply protein. Fewest ingredients and sugars and lots of protein.

I have to avoid tree nuts because I am highly allergic- that's ruled out so many protein products :-(


Hw 223, SW 217 CW 200 GW 135

I eat pure protein bars all the time in between my meals.
I cut in half and eat through out the day. It is filling and cuts down hunger.

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I am allergic to peanuts and treenuts and I am able to eat Atkins blueberry Greek yogurt & chocolate chip protein bars.

Thanks rubia- that sounds yummy!


Mich W
Hw 223, SW 217 CW 200 GW 135

The best are oh yeah one bars and optimum nutrition cake bites. Oh yeah has 1 g sugar 22 G protein and taste amazing. The cake bites taste like dessert have 5 g sugar and 20 g protein. All the flavors of both bars that I have tried are amazing. My fav oh yeah are blueberry and maple donut. Yummmm

Kate, where do you get them ? They sound amazing.


Mich W
Hw 223, SW 217 CW 199 GW 135

Kate, where do you get them ? They sound amazing.


Mich W
Hw 223, SW 217 CW 199 GW 135

I buy them at Amazon and vitamin Shoppe

I will eat Protein bars on occasion when skipping a meal, so mostly on the weekends. I found that I like the Atkins meal replacement bars the best because they are low carb and really not badly flavored. If I'm supplementing between meals I stick to a shake or protein water so that I'm still able to eat my protein based meal as well.

I did not start eating protein bars until 4 months out and I had the clearance from my NUT and Surgeon as well. I don't eat them regularly either, I would say maybe once a week.