Protein Shake my way... is this wrong

[fultont 13]

Okay, was sleeved May 28 so almost 4 weeks. Husband bought me this kickass blender and said I should have more fun with coming up with new shake ideas.... So, here's what I did;

1/2 cup egg white (5p/100cal)

1 scoop New Whey vanilla (30p/100cal)

2 scoop Ensira chocolate (24p/200cal)

1 cup Greek yogurt plain (23p/120cal)

1 cup Almond milk Unsweetned Vanilla (1p/30 cal)

1 Tsp Chocolate SF pudding mix

and 1/2 tsp vanilla 1/2 banana

I figure this is 83 to 85 Protein and 550 cal.

Since I'm only 4 weeks out and still liquid/soft food only and I thought this was a sure thing. Thoughts please..... need to know if this is good idea. I plan on using the SF pudding and Jello mixes for flavor fun

[MIJourney 490]

Is that your meal for the day? Or how many servings do you plan out of it?

[fultont 13]

I make this when I make his pot of coffee. I sip on it most of the morning. For lunch I try No Fat Cottage cheese and snack I do SF Jello cup. I'm not on solids yet so yeah it is kinda my only meal that and an Ocean of Water (YUK)

[Threetimesacharm 1,400]

Wow is this for one meal? Banana, although healthy, is very high in carbs.

[Threetimesacharm 1,400]

Waaaaayyyy to many calories for one meal. You are not bulking up for a triathalon. Cut it at least in half. At 4 weeks out you should be eating maybe 500 calories for the entire day.

[fultont 13]

Ok I can chuck the banana. I'm not a chocolate fan (but can do it) I like using the SF Banana pudding mix (1 Tsp) and I really like the SF strawberry Jello mix (1Tsp) with 4 real strawberries and of course the base is all Vanilla powders. I've done Lime and Orange too Yummy

[MIJourney 490]

I make this when I make his pot of coffee. I sip on it most of the morning. For lunch I try No Fat Cottage cheese and snack I do SF Jello cup. I'm not on solids yet so yeah it is kinda my only meal that and an Ocean of Water (YUK)

Though it's a great number for Protein intake for a day it should be spaced out more during the day. You mentioned this in the a.m. and cottage cheese at lunch. You really need Protein through out the day but probably not many more calories. Just my thoughts:)

[fultont 13]

Thank you! Yes I start drinking this around 6am and finish around 11:30. The no fat cottage cheese is about 3 Tsp (about all I can deal with) just really not hungry yet but KNOW I must get the Vitamins and Proteins to maintain health. I could easily split this drink in two for morning and some for afternoon. Its just I don't get any other solids till after July 1st (per Dr.) then I intend to back way off this drink and let solids foods start counting. I thought I was was suppose to take in at least 600 cal a day? Guess I read or understood that wrong. Love this site for claifications

[rebecca_dsu 241]

Most docs want you at 600 - 800 for the whole day. So yeah, 500 calories for breakfast/brunch is a bit much. Cut the recipe in half and it will be perfect.

[JoiaRox 430]

If that's wrong, I don't want to be right! I've been "having fun" with my Protein Shakes as well and my doctor has no complaints. My doctor could care less how many calories I consume (or not) - he's all about making sure I get 70g of Protein, 64oz fluids and all my Vitamins in per day. I end up with about 1,000 calories, on average, per day. I wouldn't necessarily use this website as a source of nutritional information - we're all different, and all of our surgeons have different "ideals" for our journey.

[kulita 243]

I read somewhere that you can only absorb about 19- 30gm of Protein in an hour and it is dependent upon the quality of the Protein. You should be able to find this info on the internet if you google it.

I know that you mentioned that you sip it over the course of a few hours so this may be ok, but watch out. If I were you I would take out the pudding, yogurt, and the banana until you get to the 6 month mark. It sounds like you are consuming too many calories too soon. However, if you are following your Dr.'s guidelines and he/she is happy with what you are doing AND you are tracking your foods religiously then keep doing it.

[DeniseM 238]

My NUT told me never to have more than 20 grams of Protein in one hour, so I would recommend that you divide that shake up and sip it throughout the entire day, not just in the morning. Maybe divide it in four separate cups to space out your protein and calories all day?

[cms213 119]

I have to agree with a few people. If you split it into 4 servings its perfectly reasonable. You would get about 21 grams of Protein and 137 calories and not have to take out anything. If it works for you don't change a thing but I'm not dietitian.