Unjury tells you not to add their protein powder to liquid above about 110 degrees F. I could tolerate (like is too strong a word) the taste of their chicken soup flavored protein but at that barely lukewarm temperature, it was yucky to me. Think what happens to eggs when they are warmed up--the yolk hardens. I have not tried heating other protein powders, though I have seen some people write about hot chocolate with protein powder added.

I have added unflavored protein powder to my yogurt many times. Needs to be stirred really well but it's good. I have also added the unflavored to no sugar added applesauce. I bought a bunch of chocolate puddings to eat after surgery and think it would mix well with that too but honestly never ate the pudding.

Good luck!!

Hi Becca

I haven't tried adding protein powder to hot foods, but I add it to yoghurt all the time. I love the Dannon Light and Fit greek yoghurt. It already has 12 gms of protein so I add 1/2 a scoop of protein powder(either plain or vanilla) to amp it up to 22 gms. It's really good!!

I'm heading on vacation for a couple of weeks, so wishing you all the best for your surgery!!!

Diana

Becca remember I think it was one of your articles........the fake protein you can only absorb 25g at a time or in a sitting your natural ones your body will take better. I cant find the link but really from what I remember adding to a already protein rich food seems like it would be a waist of money.

that being said and living mostly on my shakes for two years here is what I discovered. If adding to hot things like coffee or soup anything really you need to treat pro powder like you would a corn starch. you do one scoop powder to two tbs cold (may be room temp its been awhile) water and mix to a paste then slowly add to the hot food mixing as you go. For my shakes I always add it to my milk and blend well then add the ice or I use yogurt cubes.

Thanks Ladies!!

Good points made.... And heard! :)

Never dawned on me to add protein powder to foods. Thanks for the tip!

Becca here is a direct link to a little information on adding it to food. I found recopies but then lost them. they were soups and such....but I just remembered in the early days I added it to the sf instant puddings too . when I had issues it was one thing I could get in.

http://www.livestrong.com/article/479610-can-i-add-protein-powder-to-food/

I add nectar to my tomato soup on days when nothing else will sit well. (Which is most days right now) my whole family eats it and no one complains. Lol. The true test. I add it cold and then warm with no probkems.

I bought some of the NEw Whey high Protein Shots and found out that I couldn't stand them by themselves and even if I water them down a whole bunch I don't really like the flavor...BUT I used them to make some sugar free jello and they were fabulous!

I've also heard of people putting the unflavored protein powder in to things like applesauce, gravy, sugar free pudding, mashed potatoes....pretty anything thats liquidy! I would play around with it to get as much in as possible!!

Just a note on the issue of how much protein your body can absorb at once....our bodies have to break down protein that is in food. Post-op, our bodies are not able to break it all down so some of it goes right through us without being absorbed. Protein powders are already broken down, so our bodies absorb more of the protein from them.

Although it is commonly accepted (an repeated) that our bodies only absorb 30 grams of protein at a time, I have come across studies that indicate there is no difference in protein absorption of up to 70 grams (that's not a limit, just how high they tested) whether it is consumed all at once or broken up throughout the day. The studies were done on people who had not had GBS, so our milage may vary.

I haven't had good luck with the unflavored protein powders but I haven't tried very hard. Creamed soups aren't on my plan and I dumped on yogurt. I did try it in oatmeal when I hit my target weight, but I could never get the consistency right. Then I stopped eating yogurt.

JJ

Yeah, JJ.... you said " there is no difference in protein absorption of up to 70 grams" My NUT basically says the same thing.... she did say it is still wiser to spread the protein out over the day... but that studies show absorption is not as limited as once thought ;)

Yep. I don't think we could get 70 grams in all in one sitting!! Protein keeps us feeling full longer and should be the foundation of every meal or snack, so it is pointless to get it all in at one time.

I just have a thing for myth busting!! ;)

JJ

Your body will only absorp so much protein to begin with. My program didn't allow any cream soups of any type post op after surgery. Clear broth but no cream soups. You can add unflavored protein to hot/warm food but be careful because if it is too hot it will not be good and burn the protein up and curdle.