Question:
I need help i had surgery 3 wks ago what are some examples of protein to eat?
— puertorico2009 (posted on February 14, 2010)
February 14, 2010
I am three weeks out as well. I am currently using a protein powder called
Unjury. It has 20g of protein per scoop, and when mixed with 8 oz. of skim
milk, you have 28g of protein. You can order it from Unjury.com. If you
don't prefer the drink route, you can try cottage cheese, tofu or baby food
meats. Fat free, no sugar added yogurt is an option too, but beware, some
flavors have alot of sugar, and carbs. Cream soups are also an option. Try
to choose lower sodium soups and watch your carbs. For breakfast, I eat
Quaker Weight Control oatmeal. It definately fills you up for a few hours.
Some other breakfast ideas are Kashi Go Lean oatmeal, Quaker Oatbran cereal
and Coco Wheats. You have to watch your carbs, or you won't lose weight. I
am currently struggling with a 2 week plateau and I realized it was due to
me eating too much carbs and not enough protein. Aim for 60 grams a day.
Good Luck!!
— SarahMascara
February 14, 2010
I'm two year out.
But after I had surgery I ate yogurt, cottage cheese,lots of beans (if you
like chili its a great meal that is full of protein if you make it home
maid!), tuna salad, chicken salad (both of these had to be will mashed so
that I didn't get them stuck), and after a couple weeks I started to eat
more solid foods like beef patties and chicken breast.
When you get to the point where you are able to eat solid food, try cooking
with a slow cooker or a crock pot. It helps keep the food from drying out
and makes it easier for us to digest. It helps alot when it comes to meat,
I was unable to eat meat for a while because it kept makeing me sick, then
my doc told me to try cooking it like that and it helped a lot.
Good luck!
— [Deactivated Member]
February 14, 2010
I was not allowed to eat any kind of carb until I lost 75% of my weight, so
I ate cottage cheese, protein shakes, cheese, (which made me constipated as
heck,) and beans. You are supposed to puree your foods if you are three
weeks out also, well that is what my Dr said to do anyway. I am surprised
your Dr didn't give you a book in which they listed the items you can eat.
— FSUMom
February 15, 2010
hi... i used unflavored protein powder from bariatriceating.com, well the
store is actually here in fort lauderdale, added it to broth or my decaf
coffee... anything is better than those shakes.. yuk. also protein shots u
can get them from walmart or vitamin shoppe....
— MarthaJ0110
February 15, 2010
You can order unflavored protein powder from unjury.com. I added it to my
crystal light. GNC also has an unflavored whey protein powder that I like
to add to crystal light. I just mix up 64 ounces of crystal light and add
my protein to it and drink it until its gone. All the other protein shakes
I found had too many calories or too much sugar. Good luck!! I hope this
helps.
— Rita J.
February 16, 2010
i figured out a great way to get the protein in. i dont like the milky
shakes so take one isopure drink from gnc and add one scoop of the
unflavored unjury thats 60 grams of protein in one bottle but drink it thru
out the day cause thats too much at once then just eat the other 20-40
grams. even if you did one isopure bottle thats 40 grams so base it on how
much you need to add to your diet.
— [Deactivated Member]
February 16, 2010
Make sure if you are going to use protein powder that it is whey protein
isolate, it absorbs much better that just plain whey protein. I buy the gnc
brand and i love it. Also it took me over a year to learn a lot of this
stuff, so Im dealing with getting my hair back. Eggs are great, because
everything in them is geared towards growth. I have one boiled egg a day
for a snack. Good Luck.
— MRSYOGI1005
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