Question:
does anyone have a good tasting protein drink suggestion, or a recipe?
I am 2.5 weeks post op and I do get my required protein in, but I tend to gag on the taste more often than not. I know there have to be some good ones out there, and I would like to hear about them ASAP! Please help! thanks so much, Deborah — dessary316 (posted on September 22, 2006)
September 22, 2006
hi, Barbara I buy mine from www.barixclinics.com they have the best staff
and good price
The one I like are: cappucino with 1% milk, or skim milk.
carribian cooler taste like pinocolada with crystallight (you can get
crystallight at your local grocery store), apple extacy I just mix this one
with water. The only one I didnot like was tealight the rest of them are
pretty good. I hope this helped.
They do not leave after taste or anything like that, I also buy unflaivored
one and add it to juice or yougrt.
Congrats on your surgery and GOD BLESS.
— olga8
September 22, 2006
I am sorry Deborah I don't know why I called you Barbara.
— olga8
September 22, 2006
Well most of my protein selections come from BariatricEating.com or
VitaLady.com and so far I have not gotten anything from either place that
tasted bad. I also use this new stuff from GNC Called Pro Performance 100%
Whey Protein, I love the banana creme and the chocolate/carmel, they are
only 110 cal per serving, 20g of protein, and 2 sugars. HTH!
— MagickalMom
September 22, 2006
Hey Deborah I'm not sure how much you like coffee but I make this protein
latte every morning for breakfast it's delicious. I buy this Any Whey
protein from www.bariatriceating.com I mix a scoop of that with one cup of
light eighth continent original soy milk or you can use regular milk and
add it to about a half a cup to a cup of decaf coffee. You can add
flavoring, splenda or I put ice to make an iced latte. I hope you like it
enjoy. You can't taste the Any whey protein at all and it can be added to
almost anything. Good luck and take care.
— jjeanniespets1
September 22, 2006
Hello,
I like the New Whey protein that comes in a test tube like container of
about 4 ounces with 25 grams protein. They taste a little like melted jello
but something you can down quickly without much aftertaste.
Many Blessings,
Mattie
— mrscarr76
September 22, 2006
Everyone's taste are different, but I think the Champion Whey
stack is the best tasting & mixes the best with plain water. You
can get samples from Vitalad.com or Beth's botique.com. Hope you find one
you like. Take care & congrats on being on the losing side of life.
Marilyn, the Bearlady
— Marilyn C.
September 22, 2006
AchievOne by Skylar-Haley. They are similar to Starbuck's bottled
frappucino drinks. I discovered them through www.bariatriceating.com
(thanks, Susan Maria!) and loved them. I had them shipped to me for awhile,
but that became very inconvenient, so I eventually asked my favorite local
grocery store to stock them, which they did, and now they are conveniently
available. I drink two per day...sometimes three if I'm having a
particularly busy day and need a little extra something. Try them...you'll
love 'em!
— buglebird
September 22, 2006
If you like Girl Scout cookies Thin Mints, then try the Chocolate Mint from
Elite. I get mine from allstarhealth.com and they have the cheapest Ive
found so far. Its made by Dymatize and oh its like having a treat every
day! Doesnt have that nasty protein taste that some others Ive gotten. Good
luck and congrats on your surgery!
— Courtney B.
September 22, 2006
I get mine from Revival Soy...they have shakes and bars and they are
absolutely great tasting. Their website is: www.revivalsoy.com I tried
all the others on the market and they all made me gag!
— [Deactivated Member]
September 22, 2006
— ahluchtman
September 23, 2006
Hi Deborah,
Congratulations on your weight loss so far, welcome to the Loser's Bench!.
I recently found Hank's Protein powder. The chocolate tastes like a
Wendy's Frosty. Yumm-o
You can get 2 free samples to try first. I couldn't handle the smell or
grittiness of others I've tried. Good luck.
Cindy in Texas
www.healthchannelfitness.com
— Cindy O.
September 23, 2006
Try the Profect by www.Protica.com, they advertise on the obesity help
site all the time.l It is only 2.7 ozs and you get 25 grams of protein and
only 100 calories. When I heard about it I figured that I could stomach
2.7 ozs of anything t o get in the protein, but surprisingly it wasn't
really bad and it doesn't have a milky aftertaste or a soapy on and it was
easy to carry with me and I could drink it room temp or cold and I could
guarantee that I was getting in my protein. Remember that your body
doesn't absorb but about 20 to 25 grams of protein every hour, so you can't
just put them in one hour because it won't count. When I was just a few
weeks out, nobody told me this and my hubby was putting my protein through
a feeding tube and we were mixing it so that I would get 60 to 80 grams in
one shot so that I didn't have to go through it all day. They will send
you a sample kit for a decent price and you can decide which ones that you
want to drink. The guy I deal with over there is Jim and I get it auto
shipped and you can change the auto ship dates anytime you want but you
still get the good price. They are the easiest that I have come across.
Hope this helps. They even have new flavors.
— imdebbie
September 23, 2006
Hi Deborah. It looks like you've gotten some good feedback. It's so
helpful, isn't it? A friend gave me some Perfect Low Carb Isopure and I
love it! You can purchase it through GNC. I'm a chocolate fan, so that's
about all I'm doing right now and so far, so good. (I'm almost 6 weeks
out). I have sliced some bananas and put them in the freezer, and once I
got the ok to have banana I started adding them - just one slice in a 4 oz
drink does pretty well. I also purchased a 'Magic Bullet' (a small blender
that allows me to mix and go using the same cup). Again - LOVE it! Oh -
and I just started using soy milk in my drink and that has thickened it up
a bit as well. I'm not getting too many calories in, so it's fine to have
the additional. Plus the lactose intolerance hit pretty fast for me, so
milk isn't an option :-( I also want to encourage you to visit
www.vitalady.com. I know someone else mentioned it, but I want to stress
again what a great service it is. You can go on and choose from a bunch of
different samples. She also has the sugar free syrups (which I have
purchased in sample size but have not yet tried). Another source for some
interesting ideas and drink recipes is a book by Susan Maria Leach called
'Before & After'. It's an easy read and has lots of recipes in the
back. Her website is www.bariatriceating.com.
Hope this helps, and best to you. And PS - great job on the weight loss.
Doesn't it feel great to know that it's gone FOREVER??!!
— [Deactivated Member]
September 23, 2006
If you love chocolate like I do try this. 1 scoop of the chocolate whey
protein powder(20g) in a can of chocolate low carb slim fast (20g.) Just be
sure to mix it very well, I use a shaker. Please let me know if you like
it.
Eve
— scaryreader
September 23, 2006
Deborah, I am 6 weeks post-op and use Body fortress Whey Protein from
Walmart. about $12 for a 30 use container. I also use Sugar free Coffee
flavors with the vanilla to create some like Almond with Coconut flavors
and a the Chocolate Body fortress for a Almond Joy shake. Also check local
coffee shops formore Sugar free coffee flavors. Mix and match and you will
soon be on your way to happy Shakes. lol Good luck and Good loosing on
your new journey. Gina.
— jstplainwyrd1956
September 25, 2006
Good luck. I have not found any that I like. I just drink it.
— Novashannon
September 25, 2006
I am now 6 weeks out, and had exactly the same problem with protein shakes.
One thing that I did that got me through was using suger free drink mixes
(single serving ones) - mix 16 ounces of one of those with 8 oz. of Isopure
protein (2 grams of protein per ounce). I hated the taste, so this seemed
to dilute it enough to drink, and bonus - it helped me get in my liquid
requirement everyday as well!! Obviously, if you don't mind the taste of
Isopure, you can do more of that and less of the sugar free drink, but that
is up to your taste buds. Hope that helps!!
— Eryn G.
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