Thanks, Dave! Great advice. I'll add another packet or a bit more protein for him. He loves his pure protein bars and we are trying to cut down on the cost, which is why I don't give him IP bars. I think I can get the omelet and jelly cheaper elsewhere though. I'll give it a try.

I've tried several alternative protein bars, but I come back to the IP bars because 1) they taste better and 2) they're lower in carbs and sugars.

The Pure Protein bars are decent, and they're really quite inexpensive. I don't eat them very often, maybe once a week. I just bought a 6-pack at Wal-Mart for $4 (W-M lowered the price to $5, and I have a $1 off coupon). BUT...

If your husband is up to 5 packets a day plus his meat/fish with dinner, I would be very careful about the amount of carbs he's consuming because every packet you add to intake adds additional carbs. That's why I suggested going with the lowest carb packets possible. The protein, not the carbs, will kill the hunger. The IP raspberry gelatin has 2g of carbs and 20g of protein, with 100 cals. By contrast a typical Pure Protein bar has 17-20g of carbs, 18-20g of protein, and 180-210 cals.

I usually make 4 servings of gelatin at once. I buy containers from the deli at my local grocery for about 10 cents/ea. I think they hold 8 oz, which is a great size for the gelatin. I always have one in the fridge when I need it.

Thanks, Dave. He's actually only having 3 packets a day, with maybe some tuna or a hard-boiled egg when he gets hungry. I've ordered some of the RTDs from New Lifestyle, and they have 15 g protein and 4 g. carbs, so I'll have him grab one of those if he gets hungry. He doesn't like the jello, but I love it and have it almost every night.

Dave, I made him an omelet with a couple of sauteed mushrooms as a snack this afternoon and now he doesn't want dinner, says he's too full!

Damned if you do, damned if you don't. He loved the omelet though, I think that's going to be a staple for him.

I really like this idea... I always do things each day so I don't eat the jello much because I haven't thought that far ahead.

Hi there, how has your husband done on the Proti-thin vs. the IP? i've been looking at that product but wondering if it is as good quality.

I ended up sending most of the Proti-thin back. I had ordered what I thought were RTD drinks, but they were a powder mix and worse than that contained aspartame (I should have read the ingredients more carefully--my fault). So I sent those back. I kept the chocolate drink (powder), but it wasn't as good as the IP version. I ordered some RTD drinks from New Lifestyle, and hubby has been having one of those every morning at breakfast, roasted soy nuts that we buy at the local Whole Foods with his salad at lunch, and a Pure Protein bar for his snack at night. He has LEAPFROGGED over me in weight loss! GRR And will be starting Phase II in a week or two, so I have to bone up on that as I am not near that point yet.