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I am still in full liquids, and I am really having trouble getting Protein in. All of the protein powders say to add 8-16 oz of Water or milk. I can barely take in 3 oz every 2 hours. Any tips on how to get it in?

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Hi Amanda, congratulations on your surgery. I am day 5 out and I have found it takes me about 1 - 2 hours to get a 'meal' in so sip sip sip! I put my drink in a flask and just sip away at it; normally by mid morning I'll have managed to drink my breakfast! I use beneprotein powder in all of my smoothies too which is quite high in Protein but has no calories or fat whatsoever. Good luck; sip sip sip!

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I am 9 days post op! So awesome we are almost on the same track! Where did you purchase the Protein?

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I'm located in Western Australia - I purchased it from a place called Surgical House which stocks all hospital items.

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Oh wow, Australia! How many grams of Protein and what's the serving size?

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does it have a taste?

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Premier Protein ready to drink has 30g per serving. You can meet your Protein requirements with two drinks,

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Where do you purchase Premier at, how much do you mix with it, do you use milk or Water?

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Beneprotein sounds great! I looked it up. 25 kcals and 6g Protein for only 7g (1.5tsbp) of powder!

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No taste. One scoop contains 12% of daily intake (1 scoop is 1 and a half tablespoons). Last night I made a banana and cinnamon smoothie (from my weight loss for bariatrics bible!) and 1 cup contained 18.5 grams of Protein. I think Nestle is an American brand? So it should be available from the states.

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Yes sorry, calories but no carbohydrates!

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ooo..that sounds wonderful! I am going to look for the Beneprotein! Thank you!

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Where do you purchase Premier at, how much do you mix with it, do you use milk or Water?

I drink Premier Protein chocolate drinks. They can be purchased at Walmart and Sam's Club. I pay $16.?? For a 12 pack at Sam's. They are $7.82 for a 4-pack at Walmart.

I'm 7 weeks out. Just tried the Premier Protein choc fudge bar (30 g) from Walmart. It was good. Only $1.18 each bar.

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Wow Premier Protein sounds great. Wish we had Walmart over here. That's a high Protein intake for sure

Edited by BJay

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Same here I'm post op day 19 and I've had barely no Protein. I'm really having a bad time with this surgery. Just ordered new protein called Unjury hopefully it works. The vanilla one i have is disgusting

Edited by sagreen07

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