After my gastric bypass surgery last year, I was advised to increase my protein intake to 60 – 80 grams per day. It can be hard to get that much protein, especially when you just had gastric bypass surgery and can’t eat very much at one time. Many people use protein shakes after a gastric bypass to make sure they get enough protein, and I use those too, but these protein pudding recipes are a great way to get more protein in your diet. They taste good; you wouldn’t even know they have protein in them. Depending on the brand of protein powder you use, each serving of pudding will give you about 12 grams of protein.
In a medium bowl, whisk together pudding mix, skim milk, and two servings of chocolate protein powder (with most brands, that would be two scoops, but check the label to make sure). Pour pudding into individual dessert dishes and chill in the refrigerator for several hours before serving.
In a medium bowl, whisk together pudding mix, skim milk, and two servings of vanilla protein powder. Then stir in pumpkin pie spice and pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling, just pureed pumpkin). Pour pudding into individual dessert dishes and chill in the refrigerator for several hours before serving. Garnish with sugar free Cool Whip before serving, if desired.
You can use any brand of mocha protein powder that you like for this. Some brands to consider include Syntrax Nectar cappuccino, Champion Pure Whey Stack cocoa-mochaccino, Wellements ProBlend 55 mocha cappuccino, and BSN Syntha-6 mochaccino. You might be able to find some of these at a local health food store, or you can order them online.
In a medium bowl, whisk together pudding mix, skim milk, and two servings of mocha protein powder. Pour pudding into individual dessert dishes and chill in the refrigerator for several hours before serving.
You can use any brand of banana protein powder that you like for this. Some brands to consider include BSN Lean Dessert Protein, Chike, and Worldwide Sport Pure Protein. You might be able to find some of these at a local health food store, or you can order them online.
In a medium bowl, whisk together pudding mix, skim milk, and two servings of banana protein powder. Pour pudding into individual dessert dishes and chill in the refrigerator for several hours before serving. Garnish with sliced bananas before serving, if desired.
Coconut Cream Protein Pudding
Ingredients:
1 package sugar free vanilla pudding mix
2 cups skim milk
vanilla protein powder
2 tablespoons sugar free coconut syrup
sugar free Cool Whip (optional)
shredded coconut (optional)
Directions:
In a medium bowl, whisk together pudding mix, skim milk, sugar free coconut syrup (look for this in the coffee aisle at the grocery store, or you can order it online), and two servings of vanilla protein powder. Pour pudding into individual dessert dishes and chill in the refrigerator for several hours before serving. Garnish with sugar free Cool Whip and shredded coconut before serving, if desired.
