Question:
What foods contain whey protein?

whey protein besides meat? I eat a lot of soy protein....is this okay? I am craving pickles at 7wks post op is this okay?    — TP (posted on September 23, 2002)

September 23, 2002
The nutritionist told me that soy protein (formerly known as animal feed) is highly overrated in the U.S. (and obviously marketed very well)and can irritate the intestines. I do whey protein shakes, which work for me. (great bioavailability). Hope this helps.
   — Marti R.

September 23, 2002
Whey comes from milk. You know, like little Miss Muffet and her curds & whey (cottage cheese)? It doesn't have any lactose in it, though, so is much better tolerated than milk products for some. I don't know for sure that one is better than another unless you have a distal bypass, in which case I have heard that whey is the way to go.<p>On the pickles, my dr released me at 6 weeks to eat whatever I could tolerate. I don't know what your dr recommends, but as long as you aren't eating them instead of protein foods I don't think it would be a problem. If you can't tolerate them, you'll know pretty quickly. One thing, bread & butter pickles have some sugar in them. Not a lot, but some people have a low tolerance. =)
   — ctyst