How do I get 65g of Protien in on a Full liquid diet???

Im a little over a week post op and just moved to fulls tyesterday. Last night I plan my meals for today and just now realized Im short 25g of protien. 

breakfast-cream of wheat

snack-4oz protien shake

lunch-1/2 cup cottage cheese

snack-protien shake

dinner- 2oz cream of chicken soup

snack-protien shake

Im also finding tht I can barely make myself get down the food I have to chew. (cottage cheese) Would it be terriable if I just did all protien  shakes untill this gets better. I have no desire to eat yet but the shakes taste good and are packed with protien?

Anybody? I just dont know....

 

 

I haven't had the surgery yet but this was a question I ask my NUT and she said that I could add another shake to comp what I didn't get in my fulls. My suggestion is to add another protein shake to your plan and that should put you inside the guidelines 

I haven't had RNY surgery yet, but I know my surgeon requires 3 weeks of liquids only so Protein shakes are pretty much the base of the diet.  You could also try the Unjury chicken broth.  You can also buy the unflavored unjury powder and add it to pretty much anything (like cottage cheese).  The only thing is if you add it to something hot make sure the temp is under 130 degrees for it will clump. 

Best, 

Lisa O.

How do you make your protein shakes?  If you add milk you will get a little more protein.  You can also replace the cream of wheat with something higher in protein or add a little unflavored protein powder to it.

You meant full fluids correct? Cottage cheese isn't a fluid.

I don't know your guidelines, I was instructed to drink protein shakes for the first couple of weeks myself.

No, cottage cheese isn't a liquid, but neither is pudding, oatmeal, or mashed potatoes, yet many surgeons seem to include these items of a "full liquid" diet.  The pudding I can sort of understand, but the others...?

Lora

yes full liquids. Food looks good, but I just start eating and im ready to be done. 

You can add protein powder into your foods (unflavored and vanilla work best), a 1/2 scoop or something to each meal.

are you making your own shakes or buying premade?? i use whey protein that is 25g a scoop  i get it from walmart its called Pure Protein and its $20.00 a container... i only mix with water so i dont  get the extra fat and calories from milk.. ..i drink 2-3 shakes a day giving me 100-150 grams protien 

does your surgeon have you on soft food that soon after surgery?? like mentioned above normally its 2-3 weeks before moving to pureed foods then soft foods... you may be jumping the gun a bit because you are still in EAT mode... let your mind and body retrain...

 

btw i havent had my revision done yet but thats what i learned when i had LapBand done...

That's not entirely true, many of us start puréed from the get go and never have a liquid only phase post op, was the case for me. Everyone's team is different..