6 weeks NUT visit....protein???

I had my 6 week NUT visit yesterday. I am down 23.8 pounds since surgery. I told her I was getting between 50-60 grams of protein.  She wants me to pu**** up to 75-100 grams of protein a day. What??? I have a hard time getting 50-60.

I am sick to death of protein shakes and powders....so I have added protein bars...any suggestions on how to add protein?

Are you allowed solid food yet? Meats, fish, shellfish, and poultry are all good sources of protein. Greek yogurt is too. Nik of BariatricFoodie has tons of recipes and so does Shelly of TheWorldAccordingtoEggface.

If you are a vegan, Wendy has a vegan blog at, I think, BariatricVegan and I imagine she has some recipes too.

Depends what your plan allows.  Seafood seems to be easy for most new post-ops.  Cheese and turkey pepperoni was and still is one of my favorite foods.  I microwave the pepperoni until crisp almost like a chip.  Yogurt, cottage cheese, moist meats, eggs (be careful this one can be tricky) are all good sources of protein.

I am on full solid foods now.....she did tell me to continue to avoid pasta, rice, and breads

Monday I will be 6 weeks out. I am allowed most things except pasta, bread, and rice. I made homemade chili, I eat chicken salad, turkey, eggs, cheeses. All those have good protein.

I'm 4 1/2 wks post surgery & I like:

non-fat refried beans with a pinch of reduced fat cheese

non-fat cottage cheese

non-fat plain greek yogurt with sf sweetner or sf syrups

scrambled egg beaters with pinch of reduced fat cheese & salsa

Anderson pea soup

pureed Campbells bean soup

water packed tuna with lite mayo