Lumpy shakes

Katie K.
on 4/10/13 11:38 pm - Maitland, FL
RNY on 06/25/13

I drink my shakes at work for breakfast (pre-op, not on diet yet) but they're lumpy. Syntrax Nectar mixes with water pretty well, but I just got samples of Syntrax Matrix and it came out chunky. Tasty, but chunky. Does anyone use one of those mixers you can put in a glass? Are there any secrets to mixing a shake?

thynnlynn
on 4/10/13 11:58 pm - MI

Are you using a blender bottle with the wire ball?  They are available at WalMart or online and are about $6.

Cleopatra_Nik
on 4/11/13 12:11 am - Baltimore, MD

When using a blender bottle, it pretty much comes down to the protein itself. Some lump up, some don't. There are some powders I've shaken til the cows came home and still had many lumps! 

You can try getting a mesh shaker bottle (and make sure the mesh is pretty fine). 

I usually blend my shakes for this very reason.

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BWB
on 4/11/13 12:18 am

Bariatric Choice sent one as a bonus...one battery blender that is,  it is very inexpensive and not real reliable after several uses.  It is plastic and when it works it does a really good job.  I have better but bigger hand blenders but I don't like to wash them all the time.   Lazy!!

               
Katie K.
on 4/11/13 12:22 am - Maitland, FL
RNY on 06/25/13

I use a blender bottle for the Nectar, since I mix that with 16 oz water. I used a smaller bottle with the Matrix and used a spoon, since they touted it as dissolving with a spoon. It didn't. I think they make smaller blender bottles. I'll have to look into that.

RebYitzchak
on 4/11/13 12:43 am - FL
RNY on 04/17/13

I am pre-op, and having surgery next week. I found something called a Vortex. It is a battery operated mixer for shakes. It was only $19.99 I got it at GNC. It works great, and no lumps. It is the size of the typical mixer bottle with a lid that can be used to dring directly from as well.

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oxfordcat
on 4/11/13 3:20 am - NJ

i like my little Hamilton Beach blender.  Holds up nicely to ice, frozen bananas, etc.

I used to take it to work.  It came on a cruise with me.  Love it.

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