Protein

[lynseyk1187 3]

Does anyone have any tricks or advice for consuming the reccomended amount of Protein

[Pac-woman 325]

1. Milk and Protein powder (using milk instead of Water gives you more protein)

2. Greek yogurt

3. Cottage cheese

4. Make icecream popcicles with your Protein Powder

5. pureed Beans

6.Puree chicken and put in chicken broth

7. Gnaw on Protein Bars

If your surgery is recent, you will have trouble meeting calorie, Protein and Water intake. Just work on it and every week it gets better as your body heals internally.

[mae7365 372]

If you are on solid food, Quest Protein Meal bars are 170-190 calories, 20 grams of Protein and some of them have amazing flavor (cinnamon roll, white chocolate raspberry, apple pie, S'more just to name a few!). I eat two a day as Snacks and it almost guarantees I hit my 60 grams of protein goal.

[ChavaBling 145]

I feel you. I have a really, really hard time getting my 60 grams without using a supplement. Since surgery, I am having a very hard time tolerating any of the bars or powders- even Quest. I can taste the "chemicals", as insane as that sounds.

[Pac-woman 325]

@@mae7365 chocolate chip Dough is the cat's MEOW!! lol

[Thenewnic 139]

@@mae7365 The apple pie is delicious!!

Edited February 2, 2015 by Thenewnic

[mae7365 372]

@@ChavaBling,

I ate Special K Protein meal bars (10 grams of protein) until I got my taste buds under control. They may not have 20 grams of Protein, but they taste really good and offered a good amount of protein for the calories (170-180). I thought it was a good transition bar for the first 2 months. Now I appear to have my old taste buds back, so the Quest gives me more protein for the calories.