Can we have protein bars instead of shakes?

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2 hours ago, cutiepie34 said:

Can we have Protein Bars instead of shakes?

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I never drank one protein drink post-op. I ate high protein yogurt and fairlife milk. I ate a few protein bars 3 weeks post-op and had no problems.

I'm 3 months post-op and get all my protein from food. No shakes or protein bars.

Good luck!!

if you're at the point you can eat solid foods, then yes. But they have twice the number of calories for the same amount of protein, just so you know... some also have a lot of sugar, so you have to read labels. Plus they're kind of like glorified candy bars for a lot of people - as in very tempting and ripe for abuse - so they can't have them in their house. I always have a few lying around - I've never binged on them - and they're often good for "emergencies". I probably only eat a couple of them a month, though.

if you're at the point you can eat solid foods, then yes. But they have twice the number of calories for the same amount of Protein, just so you know... some also have a lot of sugar, so you have to read labels. Plus they're kind of like glorified candy bars for a lot of people - as in very tempting and ripe for abuse - so they can't have them in their house. I always have a few lying around - I've never binged on them - and they're often good for "emergencies". I probably only eat a couple of them a month, though.

I found some with 1g sugar, 21g of protein, 190 calories, only thing I saw concerning was the carbs. It says 5g net carbs on the front but the back said 20g of carbs due to fiber? Should the carbs be of concern?

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6 minutes ago, cutiepie34 said:

I found some with 1g sugar, 21g of Protein, 190 calories, only thing I saw concerning was the carbs. It says 5g net carbs on the front but the back said 20g of carbs due to Fiber? Should the carbs be of concern?

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those sugar, protein, and calorie numbers are good. As for carbs - yes - a lot of them are fiber, thus it's only 5g net carbs. So the carb question kind of depends on your program. My plan wasn't an ultra-low carb one - it was kind of a balanced plan - and they would have been fine with that. Not sure about yours, so I'd check with your clinic. Even if they have you on an ultra-low carb plan, they may be OK with you counting net carbs rather than all carbs - but then again, they might not.

Once you're on solid foods, absolutely you can.