WHAT ARE SOME GOOD POWDER PROTEIN SHAKES
For pre- and post-op, I liked the Unjury Chicken soup flavor, because I could add it to most of the soups or broths I ate...it also gives you a break from the sweet flavors.
I don't use a lot of powder protein shake mixes, but the Unjury Chocolate Splendor is good. You can mix it with a cup of coffe (made to your preference) and a Blender Bottle full of ice....not too bad. :)
What I use the most, now that I'm 4 weeks out, is the Premier Protein ready-to-drink shakes in Chocolate. They have 30grams of protein and are low carb! They also don't taste too bad. I drink one of those a day, and am able to get the rest of my protein from the foods I eat. I just discovered them, but I probably would have used them pre- and post-op if I had known about them. I buy them at Sam's Club, but I think they're also available at Costco. They're much more expensive if you order from the Premier website.
Hope this helps!
I don't use a lot of powder protein shake mixes, but the Unjury Chocolate Splendor is good. You can mix it with a cup of coffe (made to your preference) and a Blender Bottle full of ice....not too bad. :)
What I use the most, now that I'm 4 weeks out, is the Premier Protein ready-to-drink shakes in Chocolate. They have 30grams of protein and are low carb! They also don't taste too bad. I drink one of those a day, and am able to get the rest of my protein from the foods I eat. I just discovered them, but I probably would have used them pre- and post-op if I had known about them. I buy them at Sam's Club, but I think they're also available at Costco. They're much more expensive if you order from the Premier website.
Hope this helps!
Hi. I saw your comments about protein and really appreciate them. I will have the surgery soon and was curious how you could get all your protein with only drinking 1 protein shake a day that is 30g. If you don't mind sharing, what else do you eat? I was under the impression one had to have about 100g of protein per day for good weight loss?
Hi! Good luck on your upcoming surgery!
I aim for 60-80 grams of protein a day. I generally drink my protein shake between breakfast and lunch. So for 3 meals, I need to average 10-15 grams of protein. Another protein shake a day, certainly wouldn't hurt to help with that, and sometimes I DO have another one, or protein coffee in the afternoon. I just know if I hadn't found the Premier Protein shakes, I would definitely need to drink more than 1 a day.
Remember, I'm only 4 weeks out so I haven't tried a lot, but these are some of the things I've been eating so far:
Boiled Egg
Deli Sliced Lunch Meat with a Lauging Cow Cheese Wedge spread on the meat and rolled up
Meatloaf (Made the version on the back of the Lipton Beefy Onion soup box)
Gorton's Grilled Fish Fillets (Love these! Different versions average 14-16 grams of protein each.)
Tuna Salad
Chicken Salad
Chili
Cottage Cheese
Not a long list, but I hope it helps!
I aim for 60-80 grams of protein a day. I generally drink my protein shake between breakfast and lunch. So for 3 meals, I need to average 10-15 grams of protein. Another protein shake a day, certainly wouldn't hurt to help with that, and sometimes I DO have another one, or protein coffee in the afternoon. I just know if I hadn't found the Premier Protein shakes, I would definitely need to drink more than 1 a day.
Remember, I'm only 4 weeks out so I haven't tried a lot, but these are some of the things I've been eating so far:
Boiled Egg
Deli Sliced Lunch Meat with a Lauging Cow Cheese Wedge spread on the meat and rolled up
Meatloaf (Made the version on the back of the Lipton Beefy Onion soup box)
Gorton's Grilled Fish Fillets (Love these! Different versions average 14-16 grams of protein each.)
Tuna Salad
Chicken Salad
Chili
Cottage Cheese
Not a long list, but I hope it helps!