Question:
How should I use Protein Supplements

I am 7 weeks post-op and am just begining to use protein shakes and bars. Should I drink these in place of breakfast,lunch,and dinner or should they be in addition to these meals?    — Michelle P. (posted on May 26, 2001)

May 26, 2001
While you're learning to pace your eating to hold your pouch size down, a drink probably will take the place of a meal. I no longer count a protein as a meal, but as a drink, and do them between meals, like I would any other beverage. Since I do 4-6 drinks per day, it just makes it easier. I consider half a bar as a meal, though. BUT I do not consider it protein, even though the label reads 35g of protein. It's food protein, so since I cannot be certain of the absorption, I simply don't count it. Like Barb, I'm not convinced that bars during the rapid wt loss are a great idea. They're very filling and may set one up for cravings one might not get for another 2 yrs normally.
   — vitalady