Hello! I am in the process of trying protein powders so I am not scrambling after surgery. Any suggestions? I tried Unjury in skim milk and hated it. Could be better prepared in a blender, who knows? Also, can you use ice for your water and mix it all up as a smoothie/sorbet? I will be checking out the recipe thread as well. Any suggestions for a decent tasting protein powder/drink mix will be appreciated.

I liked the chicken flavor unjury a lot. First warm protien that actully tasted good. Put some pepper in it or Ms. Dash. With strawberry, I mixed some real fruit with blender and maybe a little more splenda. In my chocolate protien of any brand, I put some instant coffee - and maybe a shot of sugar free hazelnut.

I got the ult. fortress from Wal Mart. chocolate and Vanilla.. (over 40g of protein) mixes well. Then went to GNC and got an unflavored one, 17g protein to use in soups, broth.. not great, but very do-able..

I like the Jarrow formula they have chocolate and unflavored that I buy. It is very reasonable. WWW.VITACOST.COM

I also am loving the Protein shots at GNC, easy to take and not bad tasting. 27g for 2.5 ounces.

Good luck, I thought that it was really hard to find something that I liked.

Brandy

Does your surgeon/clinic insist you use Protein drinks??

My surgeon doesn't see the need for them and to be honest I would agree....we're not going to suffer a protein deficiency in a couple of weeks and by the time you get onto mushy food you can get all the protein you need with food.

I never bought a single Protein Drink and I lost almost 20lbs in the first month... I'm now a year past surgery and am down over 100lbs. I certainly didn't suffer any ill effects from 2 weeks of liquids and low protein intake.

Good luck !!!

Patricia

11/16/06

306/204/175ish

5'11

My favorite is in powder form and its called EAS, Iron Tek 100% pure whey in chocolate. I mix it with 8 oz skim milk and 3 ice cubes and it tastes just like a milkshake!

I AM WONDERING IF WE NEED PROTEIN POWDERS WHEN WE ARE ON REGULAR FOODS? I READ ON ONE OF THE THREADS THAT I WOULD NEED AROUND 90g OF PROTEIN A DAY. DOES THIS SOUND CORRECT? I KNOW THAT EVEN WITH EATING REGULAR FOODS THAT ARE NORMALLY HI IN PROTEIN I DON'T COME CLOSE DUE TO THE SMALL AMOUNT. SHOULD I STILL BE PUTTING PROTEIN POWDER INTO THINGS SUCH AS OATMEAL AND WHATEVER ELSE I CAN.

I try to get 90 grams of protein a day. I have a shake in the morning. I am just really bad about breakfast. So I was told to have a shake in the morning. It starts me off right.

I use GNC's protein powder. They have it in soy or whey. With 1 cup skim milk it is either 25 or 30 grams of protein depending on which one you drink.

i love the nectar caribean cooler. its like juice and only 90 calories and 23 grams of protein. when i am in a huge hurry and dont have time to shake/shake a scoop in a cup, i try to keep the EAS Myoplex Chocolate Light on hand. They have more calories than i would like 170 but in a crunch it does what i need and it doesnt taste bad.

Yes, my surgeon says we need to get a minimum of 60 - 80 grams of Protein a day. I've counted mine (did a log for three weeks last month) and I'm lucky to get 40 grams in a day through eating just food!

My favorite whey protein isolate is belgian chocolate which I mix into Water and I have to tell you, it tastes absolutely delicious!! There are a ton of whey protein isolate products at Amazon.com: Online Shopping for Electronics, Apparel, Computers, books, DVDs & more and I always make sure I get free shipping!!!

This is for the rest of our lives and my body is worth it! :smile:

costco has a huge bag of Protein powder, cheap.

Also, GNC $2.50 The 50 Gram Slam - kicks butt, 5 flavors