How To Use Protein Powder - Vancouver Coastal Health

How To Use Protein Powder?
Use______scoops of Beneprotein Powder® each day.
1 scoop Beneprotein =
1 ounce of protein
STIR into:
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Cooked cereal or soup
Vegetable or meat stews
Chicken,tuna or pasta salads
Congee or curry dishes
Scrambled eggs
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Rice or tapioca pudding
Applesauce or pureed fruit
Tea,Coffee,Juice,Milk or Water
Nutrition Supplements like Nepro®,
Ensure Plus®, or Glucerna®
Stir one scoop into at least ½ cup (120ml) of liquid or soft foods.
For best results with liquids: mix with a small amount of the liquid to make
a smooth paste, then gradually add the remaining liquid while stirring.
Sprinkle:
Mix:
• ¼ cup Protein Powder
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• ½ cup sugar or equal amount
of sugar substitute
Put into a shaker and sprinkle on:
• Hot rolls /Danishes
• French toast/Pancakes
• Hot or cold cereals
Storage Instructions
• Store opened protein powder
in a cool, dry place. • Do not refrigerate.
• Write date on can when opened.
Use contents within 1 month.
• When mixed with prepared foods,
use promptly or store appropriately.
Spread:
Mix:
• 4 scoops Protein Powder
• ½ cup non-hydrogenated margarine
or cream cheese.
Add herbs or honey (if desired)
Spread on:
• Rolls/Bread/Toast/Muffins
• Vegetables
• Pasta or Rice
Note: Protein powders are not all the same. Talk to your dietitian before using a
protein powder.
Protein Powder Recipies
High Protein Renal Pudding Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients:
½ cup prepared Jello
½ cup cottage cheese
½ cup Cool Whip™
4 scoops protein powder
Preparation:
1. Blenderize cottage cheese until smooth.
2. Add Jello, Cool Whip, protein powder
and blend until smooth.
3. Chill until set.
High Protein Frozen Dessert Yield: 5 servings
Ingredients:
½ cup protein powder
½ tsp vanilla
½ cup hot water
½ cup Cool Whip
Preparation:
1. Blend powder, vanilla, and hot water
until smooth.
2. Mix with Cool Whip.
3. Freeze in muffin tins or glass custard
cups to make 5 servings.
High Protein Shake Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients:
Preparation:
1 cup rice beverage, unenriched
1. Mix in a blender
2 scoops protein powder
until smooth.
½ cup fresh or frozen strawberries,
blueberries or canned peaches
1 tbsp canola oil
1 tbsp sugar or sugar substitute (optional)
High Protein Flour
For every cup of flour a recipe calls for, add 1/ 3 cup protein powder and 2-3 tbsp of extra liquid.
Use to make cookies, cake or muffins.
Dietitian:______________________ Phone:_______________________
Developed by the BC Renal Dietitian's Practice Group
For more copies, go online at http://vch.eduhealth.ca
or email [email protected] and quote Catalogue No. BB.420.1.H69
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The information in this document is intended solely for the person
to whom it was given by the health care team.
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