Question:
How soon can protein bars be started? Can protein shakes be frozen & eaten?

I'm one week postop (open rny) and those protein shakes and I are just not the best of friends. I've have used crysal light and ice in them which helps, but can I completely freeze them and eat them with a spoon without effecting the protein? When can I start protein bars-my doctor's diet doesn't say? Are they not as nutritionally sound as the shakes?    — Brenda H. (posted on May 8, 2001)

May 8, 2001
Yes, if it's whey protein, it can be frozen, just not heated. In fact, I'd love to try my PS100 in maybe a dixie cup, frozen concentrate? Let me know how they turn out! Bars are like food protein, so figure 'em at 50% or less. My personal feeling about 'em is that if they are high protein, no sugar, then half a bar might make a nice little snack, if you're doing the 5-6 tiny meals a day. Fills the pouch, does no harm..... But I just don't count the protein in 'em toward my daily total. Rather go for the sure thing.
   — vitalady