Ok. What is/was your favorite clear protein drink? I'm trying to get my Gro list together. I have to drink clear liquids several days before my surgery and a week after. Did you buy it premixed or in power form?

I bought some of a few different kinds and they were "thick" tasting and gross... You won't be on clear liquids for very long so don't worry so much about getting too much protein in those few days. And confirm with your surgery center whether protein water is considered a clear liquid. Since it has whey protein in it, it might not be.

FYI: If you mix protein powder with more than the 8oz of liquid it thins it out and doesn't have the shake consistency. Example: I am so sick of shakes but I am pre-op so I have to suck it up. But 2 of my shakes a day are to be mixed with calorie free liquid rather than milk.

So, I found crystal lite lemonade and strawberry protein powder to be delicious. But, I was getting tired of the "shake" so I tried to add more lemonade. I used 10 oz lemonade and my normal 1 scoop powder and it is nice and thin. Just like drinking actual lemonade.

Post op- you get more of your fluids and still get the protein too!

The isopure power was awful!! It tasted like perfume ?. I did buy a couple of premixed bottles of isopure and I liked it. But it doesn't do anything to take away the hunger. Doing clear liquids before surgery is going to be hard ?

I like the Unjury protein powders. The chicken one you would have warm of course, if you can have red, there’s a strawberry that I think is clear but you’d have to check their website. www.unjury.com Their flavors are very good. I used them religiously for my first five years. Now, only if I get a low protein level on labs. Doesn’t happen often.

I'm looking into these. They are a higher in protein but are kind of expensive. But if they are good I'm will to buy.

I've tried them and I like the lemonade, apple and what ever the blue one is. They are pricey but I bought 7 so I can have one every day of my liquid diet. The mango, fruit punch and grape were really gross to me. I hope this helps.

Whatever you drink/eat before may be ? after. Any of the chocolate protein drinks I happily swilled before surgery-I still can't even look at now, at 11 weeks after. Finally gave the multi-packs that I had stocked up on away. I bought some protein concentrate to add to water from Amazon. Opened one. The vitamin/chemical smell did me in. It all went in the trash.

I've noticed that the clear proteins are high in sodium. Has anyone found any that is low in sodium? So far the ones I found taste like Pedialyte?.

28 minutes ago, Robz said:

I've noticed that the clear Proteins are high in sodium. Has anyone found any that is low in sodium? So far the ones I found taste like Pedialyte?.

Which ones have you tried? The only one I ever tried was the Premier Protein Clear Peach, and I don't recall it tasting salty.

19 hours ago, BypassingMyPhatAss said:

Which ones have you tried? The only one I ever tried was the Premier Protein Clear Peach, and I don't recall it tasting salty.

I've only tried isopure. I have the protein20 but I haven't tried it yet. They all seem to be high in sodium. So I've been afraid of even trying the other brand lol. I just wanted to see if anyone had found some lower in sodium.

3 hours ago, Robz said:

I've only tried Isopure. I have the protein20 but I haven't tried it yet. They all seem to be high in sodium. So I've been afraid of even trying the other brand lol. I just wanted to see if anyone had found some lower in sodium.

This is the one I'm going to go with post op. It has a lot of good reviews on Amazon. The label says 15 mg of sodium. The premade bottle of apple melon flavor says 25 mg of sodium. Did you go with the premade bottles of Isopure? Cause someone in the review said the powder tastes better than the premade bottles. I guess you could dilute it with a little more water, maybe that would help? The only other one I've seen that I might try is these... https://store.bariatricpal.com/products/bariatricpal-15g-whey-protein-collagen-shots-apple?variant=41022463181

On 3/31/2022 at 1:49 PM, BypassingMyPhatAss said:

This is the one I'm going to go with post op. It has a lot of good reviews on Amazon. The label says 15 mg of sodium. The premade bottle of apple melon flavor says 25 mg of sodium. Did you go with the premade bottles of Isopure? Cause someone in the review said the powder tastes better than the premade bottles. I guess you could dilute it with a little more Water, maybe that would help? The only other one I've seen that I might try is these... https://store.bariatricpal.com/products/bariatricpal-15g-whey-protein-collagen-shots-apple?variant=41022463181

I tried this powder in a different flavor and I didn't like it. It was ok in a premix but the premix is high in sodium.

Just now, Robz said:

I tried this powder in a different flavor and I didn't like it. It was ok in a premix but the premix is high in sodium.

I don't think 25mg of sodium is very high. Do you have some particular health issue? It's like less than 2% of the maximum recommended value. Are you drinking 50 servings?