Protein Shakes

[LisaS73 13]

Oh my gosh, I can't wait to try dreamsicle!! Thanks so much for the suggestion!!

Set them aside and try again in a few days.

I had my surgery on Tuesday Sept 1. I went home on Wednesday. My surgeon is fine including Protein shakes in the stage one post-op diet, so I tried that. UGH, no. No no no. Felt thick and gross in my mouth, the smell bothered me, I kept thinking maybe the shake had gone bad.

So, I went back to just Syntrax nectar flavors. Two days later, Friday, I tried again. A *little* better, tasted okay. The next day, a shake again made me queasy, so I set it aside, went back to nectar.

Today, I'm having a PP chocolate, with almost no problems. Now, I'm gonna be honest, today, the flavor isn't there -- my taste buds have shifted from day to day -- but the shake doesn't feel too thick, and the flavor isn't gross -- it's just not very chocolatey tasting to me.

My point is that your taste buds and experience of stuff will change every few days. If something isn't working, don't force it. Set it aside. Come back in a couple of days. And practically speaking with shakes, I like adding flavors using Mio drops or Torani sugar free syrups. Orange/Tangerine Mio + vanilla PP shake = Creamsicle flavor. :-)

[mperez1982 11]

I was told to stay away from straws too. Also not to drink Muscle Milk because it has too much sugar

They have 100 cAlorie muscle milk now, and it is very tasty...to me anyways

[koos 7]

I was told to stay away from straws too. Also not to drink Muscle Milk because it has too much sugar

They have 100 cAlorie muscle milk now, and it is very tasty...to me anyways

i just tasted the 100 calorie muscle milk as well it actually has no sugar and its the best I've tasted. However its very expensive, it runs a little over $3.00 for 14 oz, any suggestions where to get it cheaper

[Sophie74656 1,572]

I was told to stay away from straws too. Also not to drink Muscle Milk because it has too much sugar

They have 100 cAlorie muscle milk now, and it is very tasty...to me anyways

i just tasted the 100 calorie muscle milk as well it actually has no sugar and its the best I've tasted. However its very expensive, it runs a little over $3.00 for 14 oz, any suggestions where to get it cheaper

try Amazon, Walmart, Vitamin shoppe sometimes has coupons

[lauriev 71]

I was having a bit of a hard time with the shakes being too thick too. One of the things I did yesterday was to blend the shake in the blender early in the day and then let it sit for a bit before I drank it. That killed some of the frothiness in it which made it better. I got the Isopure drinks today like so many have suggested, I got a green tea with lemon which to me tastes like my normal sweet tea I used to have so I am good with it, but I can see where alot of people would find it too sweet.

[nhbella 1]

My doctor said no straws forever. I found the Isopure Colombian coffee Protein Shake really good. Tastes like iced coffee

[Sleevelife 3]

Day 8 postop with a two week liquid Protein diet I was over shakes too.

In an effort to avoid Protein Shakes I have purchased an unflavored Protein powder. I have been able to mix it with Soups and broths with no change to the flavor or texture of the Soup or broth. It made beef broth look a little bit creamy, The flavor was unchanged. It is the best way i have found to get 24gm of Protein without a shake.