Does anyone know of a Protein powder that can be easily added into to foods to get the protein level of a dish up higher?

I want it for myself to use when I get to mushies (I haven't had surgery yet) but I also want it for my family - I have a 7 year old who doesn't get nearly enough protein. She's a picky eater and doesn't like meats, fish, veggies. The only protein she gets is from eggs and Peanut Butter.

I thought I'd ask here to see if anyone knows of a good one....

Thanks in advance.

Linda,

I was banded 5/5 and have gotten all my protein supplements at GNC. If you get something there that you don't like, you can take it back with your receipt and they will refund you.

I am using GNC Pro Performance 100% Whey Protein. I like them because they come in 1# bags, so I don't have a huge bucket of just one kind. I've got 4 kinds now to choose from: Cookies & Cream (Yummy), Chocolate/Caramel, Vanilla and Unflavored. I haven't tried the unflavored yet, but got it so I can put it in other foods, when I don't think I'm going to get enough protein in for the day.

Hope this helps! I just spent a little time browsing in GNC before I made my mind up on what to buy. Good luck!

I like the Unjury flavorless. It tends to absorb and mix well.

Hello, I use GNC Pro Performance 95. Its Soy and has no sugar or carbs. It mixes pretty well!

The whey protein is supposed to be a better choice for bandsters. Not sure why, but it's what I used. I put the unflavored powder in lots of things..... fat free gravy, cream of wheat and oatmeal, soup, smoothies, stew, applesauce, etc. if you don't over do it, you'll never know it's there.

I'm also a fan of the GNC Whey Unflavored protein. I recently purchased some powder at a grocery store because they were discontinuing it, it was cheap, and I was out of the GNC brand. Mistake, mistake, mistake. I hate this new one--it's gritty, doesn't mix well and stinks! GNC is the way to go!

Count me in as a fan of GNC. I use the Amplified WheyBolic Extreme 60 Chocolate and the Whey Isolate 28 unflavored to add into food. I started using them a month ago to get use to them before my surgery (which is next week). I did try the strawberry version of the Extreme 60 and didn't like it. Good news though, GNC took it back opened and some gone for a full refund. I would highly recommend them. Right now they are having a buy one get one 50% off sports stuff. The one pound bags would only be 12.00 at half off and if you sign up for their gold card (it's like $15.00) you get 20% off even sales prices for the first 10 days of each month. It's very much worth it.

Bariatric Eating (BariatricEating.com - BE, Inc. The number one bariatric website for Protein, Vitamins, and success.) has a line of Proteins that is awesome. It's called Inspire, and it includes many really great flavors. They are designed to be added to a small volume (4 oz.) of food or fluid--so it's easier to fit the protein in.

My favorite is their unflavored PURE (that's its name) whey protein isolate. I use it so many different ways--in shakes, in Soups, etc.

When mixing with something hot, you have to first mix it with a bit of cool Water, then VERY slowly add the hot food/liquid while stirring constantly so that the protein is tempered and does not clump. (This is typical of proteins in general.)

I can't recommend the stuff highly enough. It's light years better than the GNC stuff, IMO.