Protein Supplements - and cookbooks??

Where do you buys yours, any good online stores, which tasted the best? And do you know anywhere that gives out samples? Also, have you found any to die for cookbooks for bariatric patients. I found one that sounds good with good reviews on amazon.com. Apparently the chef is a bariatric patient also... it is called Culinary Classics: Essentials of Cooking for the Gastric Bypass Patient . Thanks, Connie

Connie, everyone's got their favorite protein, just try to get samples and see what you like, and be cautious, something you like now may not taste "right" after you have surgery. I love all flavors, vanilla, chocolate and unflavored Unjury ( unjury.com ) ,they also have a strawberry, haven't tried it yet. Also love Matrix 5.0 vanilla and chocolate, I usually do a netsearch for matrix 5.0 to see if there's any deals on the internet. Susan Maria sells samples on her site bariatriceating.com and there's also vitalady.com, another good resource for supplements, vitamins, calcium powder etc. Get some samples and experiment. Can't help u with the cookbook. I don't cook special foods , I have a family, so I just pick out the stuff with the low fat and no carbs, when they get spaghetti, I eat more sauce than noodles and plenty of cheese . Good Luck on your WLS Journey!! ~Andie~

I bought that cookbook from Amazon, but didnt feel that it had enough for new gastric patients, most recipes were just fish adapted from other cookbooks. The Susan Maria book is much better cause she includes recipes and some little hints to make things easier, also carb and protein counts so you can check on what you are eating, which was helpful for me. I also saw a book for cooking with Splenda at wal-mart. I thought I might buy it, cause it has a lot of good ideas in it. I am still struggling to find a wider variety of foods to eat. I am afraid to try too much since it may make me sick. But I need to branch out. I also ordered some other books but they were not too helpful, just described the surgery, most of the info that is on this site. Susan Maria samples of protein is good, and I may order some of the bars as the other things were good.