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Hello. I am wanting to know what type of Protein Drinks you are drinking.

I have been getting the chocolate and the vanilla whey powder from Walmart. I mix it with skim milk and ice in the blender. The 2 scoops gives me 52 grams Protein. I am curious about the Unjury I hear about. Where do you get it?

I need some sggestions. Thanks

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I JUST started my pre-op liquid diet today (rumble rumble), and I bought some unjury packets to try out (they can only be gotten online, but I ordered them on a Tuesday night and had them Thursday), and I have to say I LOVE the chicken soup! It's VERY good, I think. I also had the chocolate today, but sadly I accidentally added 1/2 cup of milk to it instead of 1 cup. It tasted good, but I wondered why it was so thick. About 20 grams of Protein a serving.

I bought all the flavors, but that's all I've had so far. I think I will make a strawberry here in a few minutes with milk and maybe blend with ice.

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The only Protein I've used so far is Unjury as it was recommended by my dietician and they gave me lots of samples. I get my unjury at the pharmacy in the building my doctor's office is in, but they also have a website (www.unjury.com, I think). I love the chocolate mixed with skim milk and ice and the vanilla is good with skim milk, ice, and strawberry extract, or sometimes I'll add a strawberry banana South Beach Diet Tide Me over packet and it adds 6 gm of protein. The chicken unjury tastes like chicken broth and I like it too. I have the unflavored to add to regular Soups and drinks like crystal like. I highly recommend it, and I've heard that the price isn't bad compared to other options. Hope this helps.

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I get a brand called "Max" from GNC. They have discount pricing during the first week of each month. The one I especially like is "Cookies and Cream". One scoop has 28 Protein and it is under 120 calories. I usually do one scoop with a little Water, 1/2 a banana and ice and blend it all together. You really don't need milk with this one. It really tastes like a icecream shake. They also have other flavors.

Helen

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well i use a few different kinds of Protein... here are my suggestions.

#1) Muscle Milk Light... only 195 calories and 25 grams of protein!!! and i must say they taste amazing and have some pretty good flavors

#2) Syntha 6... really good flavors... a little high on the calorie side (close to 300) and not sure on the amount of Protein but the taste is great... kinda taste like ice cream

#3) GNC Wheybolic Extreme 60... this one is ok... it gets kinda frothy but the flavor is better than most... but the crazy thing is... it packs 60 grams of protein and only about 300 calories...

Now one thing I have heard but havent really looked into is that a normal person can only take in about 30 grams of protein every three hours. So of course taking the GNC protein would just be a waste of 30 grams of protein (if this is true) so what you can do is instead of putting in all 3 scoops... do one and a half scoops in half the suggested Water and then 3 hours later do the other scoop and a half... or do it at your snack times between Breakfast and lunch and lunch and dinner...

just some suggestions...

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Well I'm supposed to have 18g Protein Shakes, but when I found the Dr. Atkins shakes have 16 I ended up adding a new product I found - Special K2O Protein Water mix, which has 5g protein. YOu find them in the drink aisle and they're very convenient. They have 7 sleeves in a box and you just add them to water, I chose the pink lemonade one and take it to work for a snack mid-morning and mid-afternoon. Add a little fresh lemon and you're good to go.:cool:

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