Full Liquids · Smoothies & Shakes · by Mara
Mara’s Strawberry-Cream Waystone
Strawberry Cream Protein Shake
A restrained amount of strawberry gives this shake a fresh cream flavor. It belongs on the Full Liquids shelf only when fruit has been approved by your program.
- Total time
- 7 min
- Yield
- 2 small servings
- Serving
- About 6 fluid ounces
- Texture
- Smooth and strained
Ingredients
- 1 serving vanilla protein powder approved by your care team
- 1/2 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup frozen unsweetened strawberries, only when approved
- 1 cup unsweetened low-fat milk or care-team-approved liquid
Directions
- 1
Add every ingredient to a blender and process until completely smooth.
- 2
Strain through a fine-mesh sieve if your program requires a seedless liquid.
- 3
Divide into two small servings.
- 4
Sip only the approved amount at the pace directed by your care team. Refrigerate the second serving promptly.
PER SERVING
Nutrition
- Protein
- 18g
- Calories
- 130
- Carbs
- 10g
- Fat
- 2g
- Fiber
- 1g
- Sugar
- 6g
- Sodium
- 150mg
Estimated per half recipe using vanilla protein powder, plain nonfat Greek yogurt, unsweetened low-fat milk, and 1/2 cup strawberries. Fruit may be prohibited in early phases; use only with explicit care-team approval.
Source: Inspired by Boston Medical Center’s zero-added-sugar shake guidance (https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/2025-01/Bariatric_Post-Op_Dietary%20stages%20English.pdf) and Ohio State Wexner Medical Center’s bariatric smoothie guidance (https://medicine.osu.edu/-/media/files/wexnermedical/patient-care/healthcare-services/weight-management/bariatric-surgery/bariatriccookbook.pdf); independently developed Guild recipe.
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