Syntrax Nectar has fruit flavors that I found easier to get down after surgery. You can get a sample pack to see what flavors you like. Good luck!

I agree with Syntrax Necatr. It's like koolaid.
I get mine from nashua nutrition.com

Isopure has been a wonderful way to get my protein. There are several different flavors try them first before buying any in bulk in case you do not like the flavor. I also like the mango peach, alpine punch, and blue raspberry.

Thanks for all the advice! I bought the Syntrax in fuzzy navel yesterday- so good! Well, considering. I also bought an isopure but haven't tried it yet, they are expensive! My fiance is concerned that the Syntrax I bought is no calories. Has anyone gotten an OK to drink all no calorie drinks? I am meeting with nutritionist tomorrow so I will ask.

No calories? I got the Syntrax sample pack (with single servings of 15 different flavors) and I believe they were all 100 calories per serving. I'm pretty sure you cannot have protein without at least 4 calories per gram of protein.

Glad you found something you like/can tolerate!

Rob

I feel the same way-haven't found a shake or drink I like yet! I don't care for artificial sweetner at ALL-for various reasons including taste and everything I have tried tastes so incredibly treacly fake sweet. Going to try the unflavored in some chicken broth or other soup and maybe thinning some of the shakes down with lowcarb high protein milk would help....don't know. Want to ask the nutritionist if there is a way around this for the pre and post op period that doesn't involve pseudo-food.

I couldn't do the creamy shakes for awhile after surgery, which meant they kept me an extra day in the hospital because I wasn't getting any nutrition. So talk to your doctor about this issue so they can give you something in the hospital after surgery you can handle.

Once home, protein infused chicken and beef broth (got the broth from my surgeon's office store) and the occasional bottle of Isopure zero. Yes the Isopure is sweet, but not think and creamy. I really am more of a savory person so I really did more of the broth than anything else. If you can't find a protein infused broth (liquid or powder) I also used regular low salt boullion and added Syntrax unflavored protein powder. 10 grams of protein per scoop, minimal calories and really doesn't change the flavor. It makes clear liquid slightly cloudy and may make things a little thicker, but does not change the taste. I added it to almost everything at the beginning, even the warm green tea I drank for nausea.

Good luck and again, talk this out with your doctor before surgery. They gave me Unjury in the hospital and it was so thick and sweet I just couldn't get it down. It's great stuff and I can take in small doses now, but if I had known before surgery what I was going to have to drink, I would have made my prefrences known and avoided that extra day in the hospital.

Pat

I LOVE the Unjury Protein Shakes! The chocolate Splendor is amazing. I mix them with milk and have one everyday. I am 3.5 months post-op. Also buy my vitamins from there too!