Shake Stuff

I was supposed to do this yesterday.  My apologies.

Cherry Slush
1 packet vanilla shake mix
1/2 tsp cherry sugar free Kool Aid
8 oz cold water
1 cup ice cubes
Mix all in a blender to desired consistency

Orange Julius
1 packeet vanilla shake mix
8 oz diet 7-Up or Sprite
1/2 tsp Crystal Lite or sugar free Jello, orange flavor
1 cup ice cubes
Mix all in a blender to desired consistency

Pina Colada
1 packet vanilla shake mix
1/2 tsp coconut flavor extract
1/2 tsp. pineapple flavor extract
1 cup ice cubes
Mix all in a blender to desired consistency

Diet Soda Mania
1 packet vanilla shake mix
1 can diet orange or chocolate soda
1 cup ice cubes
Mix all in a blender to desired consistency

Double Chocolate
1 packet chocolate shake mix
1 tsp Swiss Miss chocolate milk maker
6 to 8 oz cold water
lots of ice in blender, blend until all frothy

Vanilla Spritzer
1 packet vanilla shake mix
lemon or orange flavored mineral water (i.e. Faygo brand)
Mix all in a blender carefully

Root Beer Malt
1 packet chocolate or vanilla shake mix
1 can diet root beer
1 cup ice
Mix all in a blender carefully

Cola Malt
1 packet chocolate or vanilla shake mix
1 can diet cola or Dr. Pepper
1 cup ice
Mix all in a blender carefully

Black Cherry
1 pakcet chocolate or vanilla shake mix
1 can diet cherry soda
1 cup ice cubes
Mix packet and soda in blender and blend; add ice and blend until desired consistency

Egg Nog
1 packet vanilla shake mix
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1 dash cinnamon
1 tsp brandy extract, optional
6-8 oz cold water
Mix all in a blender carefully

Caribbean Punch
1 packet strawberry shake mix
1 cup Caribbean Crystal Lite beverage
Stire together until well mixed, or blend with ice in blender

Strawberry-Chocolate Fizz
1/2 packet strawberry shake mix
1/2 packet strawberry shake mix
1 can diet 7-Up and ice
Blend all in a blender carefully

Iced Coffee Drink
1 packet chocolate or vanilla shake mix
1 cup cold, refrigerated coffee, ice (optional)
Mix together in a blender or shake well

Hot Coffee Mocha
1 packet chocolate shake mix
3 oz. cold water
6 oz, very hot strong coffee
Dissolve packet in cold water, add hot coffee

Cold Coffee Mocha Shake
1 packet chocolate shake mix
1/2 tsp instant coffee
1 cup ice
1 cup cold water
1 tsp Swiss Miss chocolate milk maker
Blend all together in a blender to make a frothy shake

Super Chocolate Shake
1 packet chocolate shake mix
1 can diet choclate soda
1 cup ice
blend packet and soda together; add ice and blend all

Hawaiian Punch
1 packet strawberry shake mix
1/4 tsp Crystal Lite fruit punch
1 can diet 7 UP
1 cup ice
Squeeze of fresh lemon (optional)
Blend all together except ice.  Add ice when done blending.

I have a couple of questions. if you wouldn't mind answering. Please

These recipes look delicious but I would be afraid that the carbonation from the soda would stretch my pouch! And we should also be careful of the Sodium in the soda too. It can make you retain weight and keep the scale from moving!

are you using protein supplements from someplace like diet MD or something?

you refer to 1 packet of (xxx) drink mix.
What surgery are you having or have you had, if you do? Or are you doing the VLC liquid protein diet!


you might try some of the wonderful recipes pamT has here is here signature with links to her stuff. 
PamT's  Recipe Index is packed full of yumminess!
Visit her blog: Journey to a Healthier Me  ...or her Website

or www.meltingmomma.com
or www.theworldaccordingtoeggface.com
or try using the sparkpeople recipe calculator to make your own.

You might be interested in learning about 100% whey protein powder too.

Good luck this is a big journey

More info about meis in my profile. 

However, I'm in the process of scheduling my consulation with the surgeon.  The shakes are sold through Unasource, but they're protein shakes and from what I understand from my nutritionist and doctor, there are places that sell protein shakes outside of the doctors office.

Soda consumption is different with everyone.  That would something that would be best answered by your doctor.

Also...these came directly from my doctor's office via the nutrionist, she received them from patients.

OK I see your on a VLC diet for now. God bless you that is a hard one. but you can do it.

I understand why you are allowed to have soda now. Pre surgery. Most of us who have had RNY or gastric bypass stay away form carbonated beverages because the carbonation can streach your pouch and/or make you very very uncomfortable. Diet soda contains a lot of salt and can cause you to retain fluids and then the scale won't move. So if you use the diet soda You might want to drink an extra glass of water to help flush the sodium from your body.

I use to use the Better MD supplements when I tried the VLC diet before deciding on WLS, but found that they were expensive and didn't give me the bang for my buck in protein that I required after surgery. A lot of the RNY-ers choose 100% whey protein that can be purchase from GNC, Walmart, drug store and many other places. One drink can give you 27 gs. of protein ( which can boost your weight loss and keep you from feeling hungry) verses the 12 grams in those packets. As a RNY patient we are to get at least 80 grams of protein per day. With our restricted pouch we need to get it in smaller quanties of nurishment.

but since your on a VLC program with your nutrionist You should always follow her guide lines. I would never sugest you do anything different.

 The idea that carbonation can stretch your pouch is just an urban legend / myth. It's biologically not possible. Fluid flows straight through our pouch and doesn't stop to hang around for any time at all. 

As for sodium. Yes, we need to watch it. But if you really counted your sodium intake these days you'd probably find that you're not getting enough. We should shoot for around 2500mg per day. Less than about 2000mg can cause problems with low blood pressure. The American Heart Association considers 2500mg a "low sodium" diet.  When I was struggling with low blood pressure I had to count my sodium intake just as religiously as my protein and fiber intake and I often struggled to get enough and had to add salt to stuff I normally wouldn't salt just to get my 2500mg per day. 

you might try some of the wonderful recipes pamT has here is here signature with links to her stuff. 
PamT's  Recipe Index is packed full of yumminess!
Visit her blog: Journey to a Healthier Me  ...or her Website

or http://www.meltingmomma.com
or http://www.theworldaccordingtoeggface.com
or try using the sparkpeople recipe calculator to make your own.

You might be interested in learning about 100% whey protein powder too.

Good luck this is a big journey

 Thanks for posting these. They all look so delicious! 

I know that some people can't do soda after WLS and that there's a lot of misinformation floating around about carbonation stretching the pouch. I don't do much soda because the carbonation usually hurts my tummy and gives me gas --- but sometimes my mouth overrules my tummy. But I bet once you put the soda in the blender the carbonation wouldn't be as big of an issue anyway. I'll have to give a few of these a try. :-) 

Thanks again!
Pam

I've dropped a couple shake packets into my diet soda and it eliminates most of it.  It's got a neat texture though.