Oh Nik! Protein pumpkin spice latte?
For some reason I've been craving pumpkin stuff lately. Which is kinda weird because I don't normally like pumpkin stuff that much. I don't even like pumpkin pie. But what can I say? I am planning to make some pumpkin bread soon. Maybe some pumpkin muffins. With protein, of course.
Anyway, I saw this ad and I thought, oh, I think Nik has a protein pumpkin spice latte or something like that. So I just spenta quite some time looking at all the hot protein drink recipes I could find on Bariatric Foodie and I did not see one! How can that be?
I did find a recipe for a pumpkin pie protein shake and saw that you use pumpkin pie sugar free syrup but you also said people could use pumpkin pie spice. So if I used some water, some soy milk, instant coffee, vanilla protein powder and pumpkin pie spice would that work do you think? Maybe with some splenda?
Kelly
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It must be about my bedtime.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
Here is a easy protein shake I created:
1 scoop vanilla 100% whey protein powder, 1 cup fat free & lactose free milk, 1/2 cup Libby’s 100% pure canned pumpkin, 2 packets sucralose, 1/2 teaspoon McCormick pumpkin pie spice, 3/4 cup crushed ice
Age at RNY: 55, Height: 5'4", Consultation Weight: 331 lbs-12/1/2009, RNY Surgery Weight: 281 lbs-3/22/2010, Goal Weight Reached: 141 lbs-6/23/2011, Lowest Weight: 126 lbs-12/11/2011,
Current Age: 61, Current Weight: 161 lbs-5/20/2016, Total Weight Loss Maintained: 170 lbs 
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
I wish Starbucks had more flavors of sugar free syrups.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
I just did a little research and a regular tall no-whipped cream Pumpkin Spice Latte with soy milk has 37 grams of sugar. The sugar content is from both the soy milk and the regular 3 pumps of pumpkin spice syrup. I couldn't get the information for just the pumpkin spice syrup, but I would have to imagine that the sugar content is reduced pretty significantly if you only get one pump instead of three pumps.
