Question:
Will I be able to drink the Caranation Instant Breakfast(Sugar Free)

Will I be able to drink the Carantion Instant Breakfast (Sugar Free) when I come from the hospital after WLS?    — penelope R. (posted on January 7, 2004)

January 7, 2004
I mix the sf carnation instant breakfast with half a banana and add some unflavored protein powder to it. It taste real good and goes down good. That is one of the items my surgeon recommends at all eating stages.
   — tazfan

January 7, 2004
Yes you will. That is what my surgeon recomended as my protien suppliment after surgery. I don't really know why because it really isn't that high in protien.
   — RebeccaP

January 7, 2004
You can drink it, but it doesn't really have enough protein in it to do you any good. You really need to find a protein shake that you like and go with that instead. It will take you some time and effort to find one (start before surgery!) but one you find one like I did you'll be so much better off. I use Amplify which I get through GNC, but it is available on the web as well.
   — Michelle R.

January 7, 2004
It's what they gave me in the hospital the day after my surgery. It's not very high in protein (only 4 grams plus 8 grams for the milk, so a CIB shake has 12 grams) The dietian at the hospital suggested mixing in non-fat powedered milk for and additional 8 grams of protein. <br><br> My surgeons office recommended Unjury protein powder (www.unjury.com) which is ok, but after a while it gets kinda icky tasting to me, so what I did when I was first home and on full liquids was to have 1 unjury shake (28 g protein) and 2 CIB's (12 g protein) so I got 52 grams of protein in daily.
   — Patricia T.

January 7, 2004
My surgeon recommended CIB no added sugar as my only "food" for a week after surgery. I agree with the others that the protein isn't ridiculously high, but frankly, since my surgeon wanted me to drink 5-6 per day, the daily protein was just fine. Also, truth be told, they taste 5 times better than the protein drinks. Good luck.
   — Laura B.

January 7, 2004
Yep. That's all I had for the first 2 weeks. I bought unflavored Unjury (20g. protein/scoop) and made the CIB (8g) with 8 oz. skim milk (4g.) and 1/2 scoop Unjury (10g.) so each 'meal' was 22g. For the 3 meals that made 66g. protein and frankly, I've tried a bunch (but not all) of the other protein drinks, and the CIB is the most palatable so far. The added Unjury makes it a very high protein drink and at least I can get it down. Good luck.
   — Ryan M.

January 9, 2004
My dietitan says I'll be on CIB for breakfast, lunch and dinner for 3 weeks. And also,she advises us all to add 2 teaspoons of Just whites to each serving. The just whites have 3g of protein per serving. So between the CIB, just whites and milk its a good amount of protein.
   — ItsThenewKelley