I need Protien Shake help

newdreams22
on 4/23/12 12:27 pm

RNY on 04/27/12

Hi, all i'am having surgery on friday and went shopping today i bought designer whey protein vanilla
well is terrible

can i add anything that will make it taste better.. stevia? fruit? peanut butter? pls help.. i also have vitamion water zero, isopure, chicken broth,popsicles,jello and pudding.. anything else you think i might need?
Thanks so much.. Evie
I'm so nervous too my mind is going in circles

poet_kelly
on 4/23/12 12:30 pm - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

Yeah, you can add stuff to it. Usually docs recommend not adding fruit until you're on pureed foods, but then you can put it in the blender with some fruit. I like a spoonful of instant decaf coffee in a vanilla protein shake. I also like to add a packet of orange crystal light (well, I use the Walmart brand) and it tastes like a creamsicle. You can add sugar free pudding mix, extracts (like you'd use in baking), or sugar free syrups (the kind you put in coffee drinks).

You'll find that you like some brands of protein better than others, though. You might wanna order some samples from vitalady.com to see if you like another kind better.

Kelly

Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.

newdreams22
on 4/23/12 12:40 pm

RNY on 04/27/12

Thanks Kelly good ideas.. i did buy crystal light rasberry i'll try that..

poet_kelly
on 4/23/12 12:56 pm - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

How you make them really makes a difference, too. I don't like most protein powders made with water. I prefer milk or soy milk. Some brands I think taste better if I mix them in the blender as opposed to just shaking them in a cup. Some brands I actually like better in hot protein drinks.

Kelly

Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.

Lady Lithia
on 4/23/12 12:36 pm

I put my vanilla protein in water, add orange crystal light, and then put it in a sports-lid water bottle (half of the yuck is the smell... if you can't smell it you're taste situation will be better).... some folks get lactose intolerant postop (I did) so for me it was good that I can't stand ANY protein shake in milk, so I always do water, crystal light, and sports-lid bottle.

~Lady Lithia~ 200 lbs lost!
March 9, 2011 - Coccygectomy!
I chased my dreams, and my dreams, they caught me!

newdreams22
on 4/23/12 12:44 pm

RNY on 04/27/12

yeah i can taste the powder..yuk
i will not use milk at first the nut told me to wait a while then introduce milk slowly after 2wks or so.
thanks for your advise..

hlacy
on 4/23/12 2:08 pm - Chandler, AZ

RNY on 08/17/11

That's a fave of mine, too - using egg protein. It's like a Creamsicle - YUM!

"Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come"

Cherokeesage
on 4/23/12 12:42 pm

RNY on 02/24/12

I can't stand any of the protein powders so got an unflavored protein and added SF syrup. My personal fav is DaVinci Gourment Sugar Free. With the regular peanut butter is a powdered one called PB2. It comes in plain and chocolate. It doesn't contain the fat of regular PB. I buy big bags of frozen fruit and add 1/2 cup so not to get to much sugar plus some SF syrup to boost the flavor. Protein hot chocolate helped me get in some protein right after surgery. You could go online to one of the bariatric sites and order some so it would be there when you get home. It doesn't seem to have the icky protein taste. I got everything you have plus gatorade and crystal light. However, I didn't like the taste of them so didn't use them.

Banded Oct 2008: 290
RNY Feb 2012:        245
Dr's set goal:    170 reached Oct 11, 2012
My goal:                     160 reached Dec 1, 2012
Today :                     145-150

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newdreams22
on 4/23/12 12:50 pm

RNY on 04/27/12

peanut butter sounds good, now how much of the syrup 1tsp?? or 1/2 tsp

hlacy
on 4/23/12 2:09 pm - Chandler, AZ

RNY on 08/17/11

The syrup is to your taste. I have some of the pour top spigits like they use in the coffee shops and it do a shot or two and add more as needed.

"Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come"

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