How Do You Make Protein Jello?

mrs. neenaj
on 4/10/08 7:19 am

I am not good in the kitchen at all so I need help with everything. lol Could someone tell me how to make protein jello? Please.

Truly Trina
on 4/10/08 7:39 am, edited 4/10/08 9:21 am - Nashville, TN

RNY on 10/24/06

Hi Neena: Okay hun, this is what I lifted from a previous Melinda post.... And, I think she said she got this originally from Bariaticeating.com..... Not sure, we will have to ask her.... Follow the directions on the jello as far as heating up your boiling water, then when it comes to "add one cup cold water", add your 3 oz protein bullet and 5 oz of cold water. I wanna add just one little side note if I may:

As always I want to first start with my disclaimer. Always check with your surgeons office whi*****ludes your surgeon your physicians assistant and your nutriotionist before making any dietary changes...

Here’s my contribution to the water cooler discussion about protein consuption. Your body only being able to absorb 30 grams of protein at one time is incorrect. It is very hard on our kidneys to break down high doses of protein at one time. My WLS center does not want me to consume any more than around 25 grams of protein at any given time. This is possibly why you read on the board here lots of times about kidney stones. Not always the case but this data runs the numbers of probability pretty high.

I had a lady one time contact me through the OH board saying that she had heard that our bodies only absorb 30 grams of protein at a time and that she was going to go ahead and chug the entire 42 grams in the whey bullet just in case that her body would absorb a little more and that since it was just an absorption issue she felt that if her body happened to absorb maybe 33 grams and passed the rest as waste then she felt she was ahead of the game…. YIKES!!!! Just remember it is very difficult on your kidneys to break down high volumes of protein…

*Member of Student Dietetics* *Certified support group leader Obesity Help* Patient Rep support group moderator Vanderbilt Center Surgical Weight Loss
Start weight 277 Reached my goal weight 115

melsreturn
on 4/10/08 12:38 pm - Madison, TN

RNY on 10/10/06

Yes the recipe came from Bariatric Eating.com. If you want the jello to set up a little thicker, don't use the 5 oz of water. Add your 3 oz of protein bullet... then add a few oz of water, or none at all. Spray whip cream is good on top of this. I doubt you will be able to eat it all in one sitting... its a pretty good size container.

mrs. neenaj
on 4/10/08 1:05 pm

RNY on 02/12/08

Thank you so much ladies. I was wanting to try it for breakfast sometimes for a change. I usually eat about 3 ozs. of Carbmasters yogurt so this would help for a change of pace. Thanks for explaining the protein amounts to me because I didn't know that.

lghthsewtchr
on 4/10/08 10:35 pm - Antioch, TN

RNY on 01/15/08

As an individual that has a kidney disease that has been in remission for almost 16 years, I can attest to the fact that yes, protein in large quantities is very hard on your kidneys. Approximately 9-10 years ago, I decided to try the Atkins diet and almost put my self in the hospital as a result because of all the protein I was eating - about 150-175 grams per day - which meant I was pretty much eating all day long to get in that amount because I did not know anything about liquid protein at the time. I even cringe at having to get in 80 grams of protein a day, but as long as I'm drinking plenty of water and flushing my system, I think I'm going to be ok and not have any problems. And, I have a wonderful doctor that keeps a very close check on my kidneys several times a year and I imagine since I've had the surgery, they will be even more cautious and do more testing just to make sure things are moving along just fine.

lghthsewtchr AKA Wendy Siebert

melsreturn
on 4/10/08 11:16 pm - Madison, TN

RNY on 10/10/06

From the info I have been reading, protein intake is not damaging to the kidneys unless a person already has kidney problems. However, the more protein a person gets, the more calcium their body uses... Which is the culprit for kidney stones. The solution is to drink MORE, Yes I know... MORE fluids. So there are several issues going on here... the MYTH is that we can only absorb 30 g of protein. This was originally said for non wls patients, but not proven to be true. Every person absorbs differently, but what we must remember is that we are wls patients; our insides have been rerouted, so we only absorb about 50% (perhaps not the exact percentage, but much less) of what we take in anyway. That means we must further incrase our protein levels each day. A good article to read is found at: Back Across The Line (protein info)

Truly Trina
on 4/10/08 11:58 pm - Nashville, TN

RNY on 10/24/06

Mmmm.. Ms. Melinda.. I don't want to be disrespectful cause you know that would never be my intent... But, the link you posted below is a Blog.... A blog is someone's online diary or that person expressing their thoughts out loud.

With topics as serious as malnutrition and kidney disease I would be more inclined to share a link that was published from say the AMA or my Surgeon's Hospital or something like that... Not someone's online diary and especially one with overtone's of this person having an axe to grind somewhere with someone...

But that is just me.... I am in no way a medical doctor or a chemist or a certified health care provider.... I am not even a parking lot attendant in the hospital garage...

*Member of Student Dietetics* *Certified support group leader Obesity Help* Patient Rep support group moderator Vanderbilt Center Surgical Weight Loss
Start weight 277 Reached my goal weight 115

Bob L.
on 4/11/08 1:04 am - Clarksville, TN

RNY on 04/01/08

I will agree with Trina and as Wendy stated about her first hand knowledge. Its my understanding that yes each of us absorb different amounts at a different rate. Depending on your metabolism, your activity level and so forth. A marathon runner or body builder will ingest 1% of their body weight each day, so a 250 lb body builder will intake 250 grams of protein. They will use this up rapidly. But lets face it most of us aren't at that level. So to air on caution most professionals agree that 25 grams of protein every two to three hours with moderate activity is safe. So why chance stones and other complications if you don't need too. My opinion (which is like butt's everyone has one and most of them stink!) it a unnecessary risk. I can live with three times a day taking in 25 grams of protein. Thanks for letting me weigh in. Now let the opinions fly! C' ya Bob

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