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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.

is there really a bariatric bible if so I want one

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I just tried the Lean shake 25 by GNC. It is really good! I bought three flavors: banana Cream, strawberry and chocolate. The banana is really good. Its really light unlike the thick shakes I have tried. I am going to try to get in at least 50g of Protein today. Thank you everyone for your help.

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I love me some Premier Protein drinks! I'm nearly a month out and I'm drinking one now. They come pre-mixed, so you don't have to worry about mixing powders or anything with them. My favorite is the chocolate. Tastes just like chocolate milk to me.

Sometimes they can get a little thick. I had a 4 pack that was listed to expire in June 2014, and I noticed they were exceptionally thick, to the point of clumping. I contacted the company to ask if they were still good to drink. They told me that yes, because they have such a high Protein contact, that sometimes clumping will happen. You just have to make sure you shake them up really good. They said they would send me a replacement pack anyway. When I got the replacement pack, I was pleasantly surprised. Instead of the 4 pack I was expecting, they sent me an 18 pack (11 oz, 30 grams protein). Now THAT is customer service!!!

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My Walmart doesn't have them :-C

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I mix the Unjury vanilla and strawberry sorbet with 8oz skim milk= 50 grams of Protein. I am having a hard time since my surgery on Wednesday. Tomorrow is a new day.

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Hi Everybody, Amanda congratulations, I'm on day 20 of my surgery and I can tell you it was hard for me to even take 3 sips of my Protein shake without feeling sick,,but by the second or third week you should be able to sip 4 oz in about 1/2 hour and like Bjay said..until then..sip sip sip..good luck.

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At 9 days post op you need to focus on not becoming dehydrated. At this stage you won't be able to get in all of the Protein recommended but, you'll get there eventually.

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Rebellious butterfly - yes, in WA it's what we are recommended to get by the dietician. It goes through every single stage of diet including the pre op diet and it has delicious recipes in it. Just google it - I'm sorry, I can't seem to ad the picture. Does anyone know how to ad a pic from the desktop? I see the option to ad an image URL but everytime I try to do that it tells me 'not allowed'.

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Doing really well now that I have found shakes I like. Been getting in 50g of Protein and 36 oz of Fluid. My post op is Wednesday and I'm hoping to move on to puree.

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Well done Amanda - it sounds like you are doing great. I was a the supermarket today and found Protein drinks with 30grams per cup (250mls) - I got strawberry flavour to try it. I hope they are ok. Well done and good luck with the puree stage.

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Go to their website and type in your zip code. Walmart, sams club, costco, Kroger, and Meyers sell near me. They sell fairly quickly and is out if stock often. I think Amazon sells them too.

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They have Premier Protein at Kroger near me.

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Go to their website and type in your zip code. Walmart, sams club, costco, Kroger, and Meyers sell near me. They sell fairly quickly and is out if stock often. I think Amazon sells them too.

I went to the website. They have this thing were you can calculate your Protein needs based on sex, weight, height, activity level. It says I need 137g. LOL. I do good getting in 60 a day.

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I went to the website. They have this thing were you can calculate your Protein needs based on sex, weight, height, activity level. It says I need 137g. LOL. I do good getting in 60 a day.

That is way too much protein for ANY sleeve patient. 60-80 g is the max you should have. Too much protein is hard on your kidneys and sleeve patients cannot get in enough Water to protect the kidneys from damage. This information is from my surgeon.

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That is way too much Protein for ANY sleeve patient. 60-80 g is the max you should have. Too much protein is hard on your kidneys and sleeve patients cannot get in enough Water to protect the kidneys from damage. This information is from my surgeon.

I agree. I just thought it was funny. There is no way!!!

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