Question:
Protein Bars????
Are there any Protein Bars that are safe for me to eat I had Lab RNY two weeks ago. — alicia128 (posted on July 10, 2008)
July 10, 2008
I rather doubt that at this stage that you would be able to eat a protein
bar. I am guessing you are still on either liquids or pureed food. Once
you are at the stage where you can eat real food then there are quite a few
good protein bars out there. But before you eat anything solid like a
protein bar, check with your surgeon. Sounds kind of early to me.
— sunsetyellow
July 10, 2008
I hear you! Anything to get the protein at this point right! I had RNY on
June 28th and yesterday I had an Atkins Advantage Chocolate Peanut Butter
Bar. I had 1/2 in the am and half in the pm. About 1/4 on one hour and
the 1/4 in another hour, not all at once. I take a bite and chew and chew
and swirl it around so that it is liquidy and I swallow....I don't have any
real problems but each individual is different.....you may not to be able
to do it.....eat a little bit....see how it feels....if ok eat
somemore.....remember though stop before you are full....that is why I only
do 1/4.
— Fredricka MacLean
July 10, 2008
My doctor would not let me eat protein bars until I was four months out.
Much too early for you to eat them at this stage.
— ladonna08
July 10, 2008
I think it is a little early for you to be eating protein bars isn't it?
When it is ok for you to eat them, I would suggest Optisource's chocolate
mini protein bar. Small portion and yummy.
Good luck,
Dawn
— DawnVic
July 10, 2008
Those protein bars are like WLS candy! Some taste awful... and are an
aquired taste for sure...Most of them are so loaded with sugar it's just
not worth it. So early you should just stay away from those naughty
things....
Some of them have too much fat or too much sugar or too much fake stuff or
too much whey if you are lactose intollerant or sensitive to fake
sweeteneers or real sugar...
Some of them still give me quite a belly ache...I can handle a little sugar
and like the new Zone Perfect Dark Chocolate...but I feel guilty eating
them...I only use them when I am on the run and too busy to catch a REAL
meal...But for low carb and light delicious amazing and very expensive
taste...I adore "Oh Yeah Wafers" (Peanutbutter Vanilla creme)
Heavenly...and only 8 carbs (4 sugars) 210 calories. Delicious.
Addictive!
Keep in mind, but don't push the bars...they really are not a good meal
replacement this early out!
— .Anita R.
July 10, 2008
Each surgeon is different - I was OK'd for basically regular WELL chewed
(pureed in my mouth) food at 2 weeks, including protein bars. My favorite
(hands down) for flavor, low calories, high protein are Adkins Advantage
bars - caramel, double chocalate crunch. Yum!
150 cal, 15 gm protein, 3 gm net carbs.
— loveathome3
July 10, 2008
Zone Perfect and Atkins Advantage are both incredible - I was amazed at how
good they are. But like others have said, it sounds like it's too soon for
you to be eating protein bars. Ask your surgeon when you are allowed to eat
solid foods if protein bars are okay ... He/She may or may not want you to
have them until you're further out. Whatever you do, follow the surgeon's
orders!
— lauren_marie
July 10, 2008
P.S. Don't know if you have a Whole Foods in your area, but the Zone
Perfect bars are really reasonably priced there. In my local WF right now
they are on sale for $1.19 ... At Walgreen's they are two for $5!
— lauren_marie
July 10, 2008
I agree w/everyone that it sounds way to early for you to be eating the
protein bars...but that's between you and your dr. Please remember that
you've been through a life changing surgery and need to follow the dr's
'orders' on what/when to eat things.
I know the protein drinks and liquid foods can get boring...but it's not a
lifetime sentence...only a few weeks to give your stomach time to heal.
You don't have to drink only protein drinks on the liquid stage...you can
boil some chicken, beef, rabbit, a leg of lamb (my favorite even now 2
years post op...the meat is incredibly tender!) with some salt/pepper, an
onion and a few cloves of garlic and a bay leaf. Drink the broth from
that. It has a double effect of liquid and protein...and it's something
besides a protein drink. Your family can eat the meat with their meal...or
if you're single, you can freeze it for when you graduate up to the next
stage.
If you don't like the protein drinks you have, try some others.
Bariatricadvantage.com and vitalady.com sell 'sample' packs of the various
types/flavors of protein drinks. Some people prefer the thicker chocolatey
drinks, some people prefer the thinner, smoother fruit juice type protein
drinks. You need to find out which one you can tolerate (it shouldn't be a
matter of gagging it down...some of them actually taste good...if you're
gagging it down, try another one...maybe water it down a little since in
the beginning you're more sensitive to taste/texture), and drink them.
When your dr oks the protein bars, I'd recommend going to
bariatricadvantage.com (I don't know if vitalady sells them)and ordering
their sample pack of bars. That way you can taste the different ones and
see if there are any you like. The only ones I like are the ones Anita
mentioned - except I like ALL the flavors (but the peanut butter vanilla is
the best). 'Oh Yeah' bars are very good, but you must remember that they
are a meal replacement (maybe have a piece of fruit with them?), not a
'snack.' I eat them for breakfast at work when I'm too busy to actually eat
breakfast (I also keep Muscle Milk 'n Oats in a box under my desk for those
slower mornings when I have time to eat that...and drink my tea before 2
p.m.!). Rather than looking to go straight to protein bars, when you
progress to the soft food stage, consider something like the Muscle Milk 'n
Oats...it comes in several flavors (French Vanilla, Cocoa, Maple Nut, Apple
Cinnamon, Blueberry...), has 300 calories, 4 carbs and 30 grams of
protein...and it has a taste and texture just like real oatmeal. Some of
the other 'protein oatmeals' out there are just nasty. I wouldn't even use
them for wallpaper paste. I also ate a lot of canned refried beans during
that soft food stage.
— Hollywog
July 11, 2008
Way too early to introduce protein bars to your diet. Stick with
pureed/liquid foods. Pudding with protein powder, soft boiled egg, cream
soups. Your pouch is very sensitive right now and you don't want to
aggravate it. Take it slow and give your body time to heal before moving
on to that type of food. Congrats on the new lifestyle!
— Tina P.
July 11, 2008
Just as an FYI, many of the Protein bars are high in calories. Check the
packaging before any pruchase. We have seen a rising calorie count latley
and although you think the word Protein is all that it has, please read
carefully.
— Ira Sansolo
July 11, 2008
Alicia, when your system can handle it, I reccommend going to Costco. They
have the best bar for the value. It is called, Premier, Protein bars and
are packed in boxes of four different flavors and they are all very good.
They have been my salvation as I have developed low blood sugar and it is
caused by a low protein diet and this helps me get my daily requiement.
Each bar has 30 grams of protein Two bars is almost the daily need.
Remember it is a suppliment and not a replacement for normal protein from
normal food. Good luck
— blossman
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