How do I get 65g of Protien in on a Full liquid diet???
Im a little over a week post op and just moved to fulls tyesterday. Last night I plan my meals for today and just now realized Im short 25g of protien.
breakfast-cream of wheat
snack-4oz protien shake
lunch-1/2 cup cottage cheese
snack-protien shake
dinner- 2oz cream of chicken soup
snack-protien shake
Im also finding tht I can barely make myself get down the food I have to chew. (cottage cheese) Would it be terriable if I just did all protien shakes untill this gets better. I have no desire to eat yet but the shakes taste good and are packed with protien?
Anybody? I just dont know....
I haven't had RNY surgery yet, but I know my surgeon requires 3 weeks of liquids only so Protein shakes are pretty much the base of the diet. You could also try the Unjury chicken broth. You can also buy the unflavored unjury powder and add it to pretty much anything (like cottage cheese). The only thing is if you add it to something hot make sure the temp is under 130 degrees for it will clump.
Best,
Lisa O.
No, cottage cheese isn't a liquid, but neither is pudding, oatmeal, or mashed potatoes, yet many surgeons seem to include these items of a "full liquid" diet. The pudding I can sort of understand, but the others...?
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
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on 9/19/13 3:59 am - NV
are you making your own shakes or buying premade?? i use whey protein that is 25g a scoop i get it from walmart its called Pure Protein and its $20.00 a container... i only mix with water so i dont get the extra fat and calories from milk.. ..i drink 2-3 shakes a day giving me 100-150 grams protien
does your surgeon have you on soft food that soon after surgery?? like mentioned above normally its 2-3 weeks before moving to pureed foods then soft foods... you may be jumping the gun a bit because you are still in EAT mode... let your mind and body retrain...
btw i havent had my revision done yet but thats what i learned when i had LapBand done...