Reaching your protein goal after surgery doesn’t need to be hard. Include one of these protein-rich foods or beverages at each meal and you’re sure to hit your goal with ease.
Download: The best foods to help you meet protein goals
| Full Liquid | Pureed | Soft | Regular | |
| Ready-to-drink protein shakes or protein water | x | x | x | x |
| Protein powders mixed with water or milk | x | x | x | x |
| Protein powders blended with fruit | x | x | x | x |
| Fairlife milk (higher in protein) | x | x | x | x |
| Milk, skim, 1% or 2% | x | x | x | x |
| Carbmaster white or chocolate milk (only at Kroger) | x | x | x | x |
| Carbmaster yogurt smoothies (only at Kroger) | smooth | x | x | x |
| Yogurt, Dannon Oikos Triple Zero | smooth | x | x | x |
| Yogurt, Dannon Two Good | smooth | x | x | x |
| Yogurt, Carbmaster (only at Kroger) | smooth | x | x | x |
| Yogurt blended with Fairlife milk and fruit | x | x | x | x |
| Yogurt, plain Greek, add fruit flavored protein powder | x | x | x | x |
| Pudding, no added sugar (ready to eat) | x | x | x | x |
| Pudding, instant mix – increase protein with Fairlife milk or protein powder | x | x | x | x |
| Soup, blended and strained | x | x | x | x |
| Soup, blended | x | x | x | |
| Soup, add extra chicken or meat, blended | x | x | x | |
| Soup | x | x | ||
| Soup, add extra chicken or meat | x | x | ||
| Chili, (beef, turkey, chicken, vegetarian) blended | x | x | x | |
| Chili, (beef, turkey, chicken, vegetarian) | x | x | ||
| Hot cocoa, no added sugar, made with milk | x | x | x | x |
| Fudgesicles, no added sugar | x | x | x | x |
| Carnation Instant Breakfast, no added sugar | x | x | x | x |
| Refried beans, mashed | x | x | x | |
| Refried beans | x | x | ||
| Cottage cheese, mashed | x | x | x | |
| Cottage cheese | x | x | ||
| Low fat gravy blended with meat | x | x | x | |
| Egg substitute (Egg Beaters), lightly scrambled | x | x | x | |
| Eggs (scrambled, fried, hard or soft boiled) | x | x | ||
| Tuna, add seasoning and light dressing, finely chopped | x | x | x | |
| Tuna, add seasoning and light dressing | x | x | ||
| Tuna, add fresh celery, onion and light dressing | x | |||
| Chicken, canned, add seasoning and light dressing, finely chopped | x | x | x | |
| Chicken, canned add seasoning and light dressing | x | x | ||
| Chicken salad with fresh vegetables | x | |||
| Meat, fish or poultry blended | x | x | x | |
| Meat or poultry, ground or finely shredded | x | x | ||
| Fish, flakey, baked | x | x | ||
| Meat, fish or poultry (moist and tender is best) | x | |||
| Deli meat (lean turkey, chicken, ham, or roast beef) | x | x | ||
| Hummus | x | x | x | |
| Beans, mashed (avoid baked beans with added sugar) | x | x | x | |
| Beans (avoid baked beans with added sugar) | x | x | ||
| Vegetarian burgers | x | x | ||
| Vegetarian meat substitutes | x | x | ||
| Tofu | x | x | ||
| Turkey sausage | x | |||
| Cheese, low fat (light mozzarella cheese sticks, light Baby Bell, Light Laughing Cow, 2% milk cheese) | x | x | ||
| Protein bars, low sugar – great for emergencies | x | |||
| Peanut butter, smooth, in liquid recipes (limit due to high fat) | x | x | x | x |
| Peanut butter, smooth (limit due to high fat) | x | x | x | |
| Powdered peanut butter, in liquid recipes | x | x | x | x |
| Powdered peanut butter | x | x | x |
