I can’t do whey protein shakes, so I’ve found a vegan one I like. However, it has 25g of carbs per shake. The whey ones have like 5g. What is recommended? It seems like a huge difference, but not sure if a big enough one to find a different shake.

The type of carb matters when looking at the label (fiber, added sugar, sugar alcohols, etc.)

5g was my teams rec to stay under for sugar alone

That is a high amount of carbs. The max for me is 5g like GreenTealael.

So each shake should have no more than 5g of sugar? Darn! mine has 9g. I guess it's back to soy isolate for me.

I would prefer to get most of my carbs from vegetables.

3 hours ago, jennj said:

I can’t do whey Protein Shakes, so I’ve found a vegan one I like. However, it has 25g of carbs per shake. The whey ones have like 5g. What is recommended? It seems like a huge difference, but not sure if a big enough one to find a different shake.

I can't have whey either. Try NowSports Chocolate Soy Protein Isolate off Amazon. Under 10g of carbs which was my guideline from my surgeon. Delicious.

Edited June 11, 20197 yr by mousecat88

https://www.amazon.com/Sports-Protein-Isolate-Chocolate-2-Pound/dp/B001DNV53E/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2SFKU45Y27IKY&keywords=now+sports+soy+protein+isolate&qid=1560275720&s=gateway&sprefix=nowsports+soy%2Caps%2C137&sr=8-5

I don't know why it would have so many carbs, but it sounds like a lot. We're supposed to stay under 40 carbs a day total, right? Maybe keep looking.

My NUT has told us we need to stay under 30 carbs daily unless it’s a special occasion.

But we were also told after 6 weeks to stop protein shakes and start using solid food as protein sources.

Every now and then when a protein shake is my only option I go for the fairlife core power vanilla with 42 gm protein.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Core-Power-Elite-42g-Protein-Drink-Vanilla-14-Fl-Oz-1-Count/51236582?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=0&wl13=2803&adid=22222222227000000000&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=t&wl3=42423897272&wl4=pla-51320962143&wl5=9026270&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=local&wl12=51236582&wl13=2803&veh=sem&gclid=Cj0KCQjwov3nBRDFARIsANgsdoF-8C9QStQkfjrWkYL1fKii4IanhE0NMU3DM01tjddbk3wzDjNgsEIaAvAoEALw_wcB

I mean, when did you have surgery? I was told I can have up to 110g of carbs a day at this point given my exercise. (I don't... lol) So, depending how far out, 25g of carbs if you are using a shake as a meal may not be a big thing unless it makes you sick.

I haven’t had surgery yet. July 8. I’m just trying to find a protein shake I can stomach.

On 06/11/2019 at 15:41, jennj said:

I haven’t had surgery yet. July 8. I’m just trying to find a Protein Shake I can stomach.

Honestly I never found one that I truly like. The one I posted the link to is about the only one I can stomach in small amounts.
I make that 14 ounce shake last 2 servings because I get pretty full after about half of it.

Right around the time I was cleared for semi-solids, I went to plain milk for protein and ditched the shakes. I also used dairy protein as my bridge to get most of my requirements in.

In all honesty, I probably didn’t hit any protein goals until I was 6-8 weeks post-surgery and I just had my 3 month labs run and my protein levels are just fine.

So this is the nutritional panel from my shakes. I think because it’s vegetable based that’s why there are so many carbs. I have my pre-op appt on the 25th, so I will talk to my surgeon then. Just wondering what any of you thought about this. I looked at my soy isolate powder and it has 0 carbs, so obviously, this is a concern.

37 minutes ago, jennj said:

So this is the nutritional panel from my shakes. I think because it’s vegetable based that’s why there are so many carbs. I have my pre-op appt on the 25th, so I will talk to my surgeon then. Just wondering what any of you thought about this. I looked at my soy isolate powder and it has 0 carbs, so obviously, this is a concern.

My dietitian said the shake should have no more than 3g of fat and 10g of carbs.

I dont do protein shakes. They're gross. I add Genepro unflavored protein powder to my drinks

Premix drinks have added sugar v powder