I have not received insurance approval yet but I am thinking ahead. I understand you have to drink protein drinks for 2 weeks prior to surgery. What is the best protein drink and what is the best way to fix it so it taste good?

I drank the pre mixed protein drinks in the can they tasted the best to me and were the easiest. I love the Atkins Advantake Chocolate Royale blended with lots of ice and a scoop of peanut butter, I beleive the Atkins cans have 20 grams per can. They did not taste chalky or bad at all..more like chocolate milk! I have heeard Unjury is a good protein powder , I never tried it.

Hi OkieJudy,

I agree with Michelle, the Atkins brand is very good - Ive had the slimfast lo-carb ones as well... and they are good too! Some of us make our own using protien powders - but I go for simplicity and rather buy a ready made drink!

Dr. Benavides has put me on Myocel two weeks prior to surgery. He is located in Richardson. Or you can buy it from Dr. Garwood in College Station. He had something to do with inventing it. It mixes pretty well with alot of things. I have tried orange juice an skim milk. You can add ice cubes and hit it with a blender to make smoothies. I know it can be added to yogurt also if you like. It comes in 3 flavors. Chocolate, Strawberry, and Vanilla. I have the vanilla. Just make sure it is blended REALLY well or you get powder chunks. Remember Orange Julius? try mixing the vanilla with OJ...yummy! oh yeah, runs $35 for 3.3 pounds of this stuff. Dr Garwood's number is 979-485-0395

I drink Amplify, from GNC. It is very good. I bought the chocalate flavor, and I mix it with milk, skim no fat milk. You have to mix it real well, to get the chunks out, I use one of those hand blenders. If you go into a GNC store, they can mix you samples and you can decide what kind you like. It taste just like chocalate milk. I still drink them when I'm hungry. Good luck.

I got the Whey Of Life mix, the chocolate truffel is to die for. I put it in a small mason jar with about 6 oz of milk then attach my blender blade and whip the tar out of it. I have also mixed the chocolate with cold coffee and ice cubes MochaLoca!! If you are patient and add enough cubes the chocolate blast tastes like a malt. Yummmmmie!!

Mamadiggs