Absolutely the best protein shakes

[scodwyer 0]

Correction on mint shakes...please only use 1/8 teaspoon or less of mint extract cause it is pretty strong!

[scodwyer 0]

Correction on mint shakes...please only use 1/8 teaspoon or less of mint extract cause it is pretty strong!

[Lillyanne_M 0]

Graham crackers, marshmallows, fruit juice and bananas?? I'm sorry, these foods should not be included on a Lap-band diet, and most likely any bariatric surgeon would agree. Most bandsters are told not to eat any refined carbs or high sugar fruits for a reason. MANY bandsters are sugar addicts, but once they get through the sugar-detox they can stay off sugar pretty easily. These recipes could undo all of that progress and cause a relapse.

In reply to the gentleman who said we need simple carbs after a workout, I say they are not necessary. I drink a very low carb Protein powder shake after my workouts (without Cookies and candy in them) and am doing just fine. Even if that were the case, not everyone drinking shakes has just had a strenuous workout.

This is not advice any bandster should follow.

[Humming Bird 275]

Graham crackers, marshmallows, fruit juice and bananas?? I'm sorry, these foods should not be included on a Lap-band diet, and most likely any bariatric surgeon would agree. Most bandsters are told not to eat any refined carbs or high sugar fruits for a reason. MANY bandsters are sugar addicts, but once they get through the sugar-detox they can stay off sugar pretty easily. These recipes could undo all of that progress and cause a relapse.

In reply to the gentleman who said we need simple carbs after a workout, I say they are not necessary. I drink a very low carb Protein powder shake after my workouts (without Cookies and candy in them) and am doing just fine. Even if that were the case, not everyone drinking shakes has just had a strenuous workout.

This is not advice any bandster should follow.

I tend to agree with this. I didn't want to burst the OP's bubble, but these won't be the types of shakes I will use. The guidelines given to me were skakes could not be over 150 cal and the carbs should be very low......I would have to look up the number. That being said, I don't count calories or carbs. I do keep them in mind and would not be mixing marshmallows of a sheet of graham crackers in my shake. The person the OP mentioned for all this advise , the body builder guy, is not educated about lapband , no? This thread is also pretty old, so not sure how many bandsters really went with it.