Favorite liquid protein poll

Ok.... so I havent had the surgery and want to start the preparation of things to have on hand to drink afterwards. I am real interested in the new whey bullets, 42 grams of protein in 3 ounces ! That would be a real protein boost. What drinks have you tried and what is best in taste but also ability to get enough of it in to increase protein to favorable amounts ?

Lisa- Similar to the New Whey "bullets", I use the Profect Liquid Protein. They have 8 flavors and contain 25 grams of Protein in the same 2.9 oz. (You may want to research how much protein we can truly absorb at once...I didn't think it was the full 42g so I've not bothered with those.). I also use Unjury unflavored mixed with Crystal light. One scoop of the powder is 20 grams. www.protica.com/store www.unjury.com Hope that helps! Christina S

Hi Lisa. Great idea to prepare ahead of time. I personally really liked the Isopure Dutch Chocolate mixed with skim milk. The ones that Christina mentioned are great for travel and on the go days. A good thing to do and order samples of ones you think you might like. That way you have a serving or two to try and don't waste money on a whole jug that you might hate. Christina provided some good websites, another one that is great for the samples is www.vitalady.com. Courtney

Hi Lisa, I use the Whey Liquid Protein by IDS all the time - the 25g - I did try the 42g for a short time but prefer the 25g as I am sure I was wasting some of it as we can only absorb about 30g at any one time - and it did not seem to speed my weight loss any. I take 3 a day to equal 75g of liquid protein. I also sometimes add some Unjury protein or Unjury chicken soup protein to boost what protein I am taking to around 100g per day. Now be warned that your tastes may change after surgery - and if you buy too much protein you may find you can't stand the taste after surgery. I, personally hated all the protein drinks except what I take now before surgery and my tastes never changed - I still dislike them all. But many people do like the shakes. I wish I did like some of the shakes because they can fill you up - the whey liqud protein doesn't do that - just gives you your protein requirements. I have found some of my tastes in food have changed since surgery. I love cottage cheese now whereas I hated it before surgery. When do you think you will be having surgery? Jackie

I prefer the New Whey 42 oz - but only drink 1/2 of it (around 2 oz) at a time (2 oz in the a.m., 2 oz in the pm). It's just much easier for me to toss it down that way! I also REALLY like Smartforme (www.smartforme.com, I think) orange or wildberry cold drinks, and chocolate or vanilla shakes. Very tasty, but a little pricey and only 15g protein. To use for making protein pudding I greatly prefer Unjury, vanilla or chocolate. It mixes really well and tastes yummy. Remember that what tastes good now may not taste as good, or sit as well on your pouch after surgery! Don't buy too much, just enough to get you through the first week or two. And buy a variety of samples at first rather than buying in bulk. Hope that helps! Blessings on your surgery! Margaret

I prefer the IDS Liquid Proteins & Profect as well. I throw them in Fruity Smoothies, you can't even taste them. When I have to shoot them, I make sure they are Ice Cold as they don't taste very good on their own. I recently tried the Atkin's Chocolate Royale Protein shake and it was okay, I probably won't buy more because they are pretty pricey and I don't like them that much. I try to get most of my protein naturally now by eating a lot of meat and fish so I don't do a lot of supplements anymore but that isn't an option in the beginning. Peanut butter protein balls are great too!

Amber- What a good example of different people liking different things! I can't stand the tubes cold...have to have them room temperature! Can you post the recipe for the protein balls? I've wanted to try them, but there are so many different recipes I get lost on which one is the "good" one. Thanks! Christina S

Yeah, its a good thing we're all different or the retail world would not survive! Hehe. I prefer recipe V and I will roll them in oatmeal or rice crispies from time to time... PROTEIN BALLS I 1 cup Peanut Butter 1 cup rolled oatmeal -- not the instant stuff 1 cup protein powder 5 packets Sugar substitute Warm the peanut butter in microwave about 30-40 seconds -- it melts it and makes mixing in the other ingredients much easier. Add the oatmeal, protein powder, and Sugar substitute and mix well. (If needed, you can add a little bit of water to make it easier to mix) Roll into walnut sized balls, refrigerate. Store in fridge in zip-lock baggies. This recipe makes 20-24 balls. PROTEIN BALLS II 1 cup of protein powder (chocolate or vanilla) 1 cup of non-fat dry milk 1 cup of rice crispy cereal 1 cup of peanut butter Sugar substitute to taste Cocoa powder mixed with Sugar substitute Add the Protein Powder, Dry Milk, Cereal and Peanut Butter in a mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly making sure that all the dry milk is in the mix and not really visible. If you like it really sweet, add some more Sugar substitute to fit your taste. Form the mixture into small balls (about 1.5 inches in diameter) Roll in the cocoa/Sugar substitute mix. Refrigerate. PROTEIN BALLS III 1 cup peanut butter 1 cup sugar free honey 1 cup unflavored protein powder 1/2 cup grape nut cereal sprinkle of cinnamon sprinkle of Sugar substitute Mix peanut butter, honey and protein powder together till well blended. Form into balls. In another bowl mix grape nuts, Sugar substitute and cinnamon together. Wet peanut butter balls with water and roll into grape nut mixture. Place in frig and grab when you need a yummy snack! PROTEIN BALLS IV 1 cup peanut butter 2 scoops of chocolate protein powder 1/2 cup low carb special K cereal 3 tablespoon of sugar free maple syrup 1/4 cup chopped nuts oatmeal (not instant) 3 packets of sugar substitute I mixed everything up in a bowl and then rolled them in oatmeal. PROTEIN BALLS V 1 cup protein powder 1 cup peanut butter 1/2 cup sugar free maple syrup or honey Mix together well and roll into balls - about the size of a ping pong ball. Store in a Tupperware or Ziploc bag in the refrigerator.. PROTEIN BALLS VI 1 cup protein powder (chocolate or vanilla) 1 cup non-fat dry milk 1 cup rice crispy cereal 1 cup peanut butter Sugar substitute to taste cocoa powder mixed with Sugar substitute Add the protein powder, dry milk, cereal and peanut butter in a mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly making sure that all the dry milk is in the mix and not visible. If you like it real sweet, add some more Sugar substitute to fit your taste. Form the mixture into small balls (about 1.5 inches in diameter) Roll in the cocoa/Sugar substitute mix. Refrigerate. Each ball has about 10 grams of protein.

A question about these protein balls- do you know about how many calories are in each one? Just an approximation would do. Thanks Linda Tashman [email protected]

Hi! It would depend on which one you make. I just add up all the calories and divide it by how many balls I make. I think I'm gonna make a batch to take on my road trip tomorrow. If I do that tonight, I'll post the numbers later. Amber