Question:
I need some help with protein-my doctor says to use protein
everday. But I have tried the liquid protein drinks and they aren't good...Does anyone have any suggestions or recipes I have a blender. Can you do protein bars instead of protein drink. Appreciate your help...Getting desparate and worried here. Thanks, Judy — Judy H. (posted on September 1, 2003)
September 1, 2003
Hi there. Protein can be gotten in by several different means. These are
some of the items I eat in order to get in protein each day. Mozarella
string cheese, sliced deli meat and a piece of cheese wrapped together,
beans, and fish. These are just some of the items I eat. I have NEVER
cared for the protein bars/shakes/powders. I have however made my own
shakes. I will use skim milk, bananas, and no sugar added vanilla ice
cream. (You can use any kind of fruit like blueberries, etc.) This gets
in protein too. I wish you luck with your struggle. God bless you.
— Kitty Kat
September 1, 2003
I just got a can of Campbell's Bean w. Bacon soup that's high pro. I've
gone to Taco Bell for their refried beans several times and made refried
beans at home. Also chili with no beans is high in protein. They make
little cans of chicken (in tins like tuna) that are delish, eaten right out
of the can or mixed with instant mashed potatoes. I like cottage cheese
too.
— Margaret G.
September 1, 2003
I couldn't stand the dry protein mixes, but love Isopure Zero Carb Protein
drink in Icy Orance. It is clear and comes in 20 fluid ounce bottles. No
mixing required. I pour it over shaved ice for a slushy effect and drink it
all day long. It supplies 40 grams of 100% pure whey protein. It also
comes in different flavors. I can get it at the local health food store,
GNC or The Vitamin Shoppe. Hope this helps.
— Holly M.
September 1, 2003
I had the same problem as you. I could NOT find a protein drink that I
could tolerate. A friend from here at AMOS started using one that she liked
and told me about it. I figured I had nothing to lose and ordered it. I
LOVE IT! I bought Unjury Chocolate mix. It is a powder but when mixed with
6 or 8 oz of skim milk it is chocolate milk. My kids even love it, I have
to hide it from them. It is expensive like all other protein drinks but
well worth it for me. I just ordered 4 more cans and 1 of the unflavored to
see what that one is like. Just go to www.Unjury.com . Good luck!!!!
— TheresaC
September 1, 2003
Try this. One glass skim milk, add one scoop of powdered milk, and mix with
SF Carnation instant breakfast. It has over 20 in protein. What a deal and
it doesn't cost an arm and a leg and best of all it doesn't taste like
@$$!!!
— dkinson
September 1, 2003
Judy, Congrats on maing it to the healthy side of life. I see you are only
about 12 days PO so please be careful with things too heavy/dense. I would
doubt you would tolerate protein bars at this stage. I have just started
using them in the last 2 months as an occassional snack and find they sit
very heavy. I like the carb solutions bars. One day I ate one for lunch
and it sat like a lead weight for about 3-4 hours. It was over 6 hours
before I could even think of eating again.
<p>I am not a protein drink person so I cannot help there. If you
cannot find anything to drink you need to call the surgoen and get their
okay before moving to soft foods. Soft foods are safe as long as you take
tons of care when eating, but do not do this on your own without their
knowledge. Good Luck!
— zoedogcbr
September 1, 2003
I recommend that you try single-serving samples of various protein powders
from vitalady.com or wlssuccess.com, especially the Proscore 100 Chocolate,
Chocolate whey stack, and banana scream flavors, but try lots and lots of
different ones before giving up. Typically, people who have tried and
rejected protein drinks just haven't tried enough of them to find the right
one -- you really do have to wade through a lot of bad ones to find a good
one or two. I think I tried at least a dozen or more awful ones before I
found one or two that I liked, and I still use the one I like at 15 months
post-op to help keep my protein levels high enough to avoid protein
deficiencies in my lab work (my protein levels are low-normal, even with
120 grams or more of protein consumed daily, half from food and half from
shakes -- I do not believe that, even as a proximal RNY patient, I would be
adequately served by trying to get all of my protein from food, or my labs
would be better than they are). JMHO, but when I noticed how many
long-term post-ops swore by protein shakes, I decided it was not something
I was gonna give up on easily. I'm glad I didn't. Good luck!
— Suzy C.
September 1, 2003
I have found an unflavored powder at GNC called PRO PERFORMANCE. It also
comes in flavors, but I just add a scoop to at least 8 oz of milk, blend
for 20 seconds and drink through a straw. I've heard you're not supposed
to drink through a straw, but I just sip slowly. I hate that frothy stuff
on top, so this way I don't get it in. It has 21 grams of protein, plus
the 8 grams from my milk, so I'm getting 29 grams a glass. ~~~ Another
idea is the double milk - which I found to be to rich personally - but you
add 1/3 cup powdered milk to 8 oz of milk and you get 16 grams of protein.
Here's a link to the GNC page about the powder:
http://www.gncproperformance.com/goods/product/default.asp?id=350529&c=6
— bethybb
September 1, 2003
I am 26 days psot-op and I have used EAS Metroplex since day one, the only
flavor I like is the Strawberry Cream, the Vanilla is okay, the chocolate
is to sweet for me. You can get them a most food stores, Albertson's, Fry's
or a Health Food store, also they have them at Walmart. They are about 20
gms protein and 100 calories for 6oz protein shake. Hope this helps
— cindy
September 1, 2003
I havent tried to many different protien shakes but the one i do like the
most is Real Meals it is faboulas, and on the web site they have all kinds
of yummy recieps..They have sample packet you can buy for 5.98 to try them
check out the web site...
http://www.protein-solution.com/
Good luck
— Debi Rouilliard
September 1, 2003
I use AMINO INFUSION 5000 that I get from vitalady.com. I get the grape
and raspberry flavor and take 7 tablespoons of it first thing in the
morning for 35 grams of protein. It's fairly sweet, but kind of like a
cough syrup effect. Quick and fairly painless. Then the rest of the day I
get my protein from food. If you're out, many things from taco bell are
good, but you have to watch the sodium in them. When I was fairly new as a
post-op, I did their refried beans a lot or the insides of a burrito. Now
a good staple for me is beef jerky. The Jack Link beef jerky is 15 grams
of protein per ounce. You have to chew it to death and helps with the
hungry urges because it takes so long to chew a piece. Another thing I
did that I loved when I was new post-op was cottage cheese with savory
spices added. I used a lot of basil, garlic, pepper, etc. That got me
through. Healthy Choice soups have a pretty good protein mixture too.
— Cathy S.
September 2, 2003
I used Carnation Instant Breakfast Drinks and added powdered milk for the
extra protein. They taste pretty good and come in chocolate, vanilla and
strawberry. They cost about $3-4 a box and a bag of powdered milk is
inexpensive as well.
Hope that helps
Torran
— torran P.
September 2, 2003
Protein drinks are bad and so are the bars.I would go online and pull up
protein bars. I found a website that sold brownies s/f, pancakes, cookies
s/f and all kinds of stuff with extra protein. JUst look around. You will
find something you like.
— spring A.
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