Protein ????

cynthiac24
on 11/28/11 6:39 am - miami, FL
I am so confused I on a liquid diet is it ok for me to drink a powder protein drink? they have me on proteinex and its so expensive.
Mom4Jazz
on 11/28/11 7:07 am
If your proteinex is a non-clear drink, then any powder should be OK. If it's clear, you'll need clear powders like the Nectars.

If you can have chocolate, my favorite very affordable good quality protein is Body Fortress Super Advanced Whey - $14.98 for a 2 lb tub (over 30 servings) at Walmart. It has a good chocolate taste...I add less than a teaspoon of Hersheys Dark Chocolate cocoa (half a teaspoon for a single scoop shake) because I like that extra rich chocolate taste. Another tip is about 5 eyedropper size drops of peppermint extract to make a mint-chocolate-chip kind of taste (a little peppermint extract goes a long way!).

My husband has been unemployed since month 3 and I have LIVED on this stuff the last 4 months - it's about the only protein supplement I can afford.

Highest weight: 335 lbs, BMI 50.9
Pre-op weight: 319 lbs, BMI 48.5
Current range: 140-144, BMI 21.3 - 22

175+ lbs lost, maintaining since February 2012

cynthiac24
on 11/28/11 7:28 am - miami, FL
 Thank you so much they have me on a grape  one so i guess i have to buy a nectar one.Thank you again
julesGA
on 11/28/11 8:24 am, edited 11/28/11 8:24 am - Brunswick, GA
 Are you allowed to drnk Crystal LIght?  If so, get some unflavored protien and mix it in with the Crystal LIght.  So good!  Just be sure not to get any Crystal Light that has caffeine or the Pure ones which have some sugar. 
   
             
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