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What high-protein sweet things can I encourage friends and relatives to take into my 93 yo aunt in hospital?

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loveyouradvice · 11/04/2026 23:04

Just that really - what's easy to find in Waitrose, M&S, Sainsbury's... she loves coffee things and I see Waitrose's cappucino mousse is surprisingly high in protein (5g). She's recovering from an op and is also on antibiotics so anything kefir or greek yogourt related also good. But there dont seem to be many in one-portion sizes... she would hate the waste of bigger sizes.

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rainbowunicorn22 · 12/04/2026 10:58

Aldi is good for high-protein yoghurts and mousses. If you wish to give her a treat how about Walkers coffee creams? think she deserves something special after an op!

imbolic · 12/04/2026 00:45

How about halva? I think you can buy a coffee flavoured sort.

GoldenCupsatHarvestTime · 12/04/2026 00:27

Greek yoghurt is high protein. Protein bars. Protein pudding. Barebells soft protein bars are 16g each and cake like. Or MyProtein Cookies.

You can add powdered whey to rice pudding

Mossstitch · 12/04/2026 00:24

Skyr is naturally high protein, they do drinks in it as well as individual portions and there are plenty of high protein items in the yoghurt area even including tiramisu flavour if she likes coffee flavoured (lindarghs). There's high protein chocolate bars near the vitamins section now and bagels believe it or not (sons obsessing over all things high protein 🙄).

ElixirOfLife · 12/04/2026 00:19

Whilst not proteins, dates are nutritious antioxidants. Lots of health benefits. Blueberries too.

TheRealMagic · 11/04/2026 23:48

loveyouradvice · 11/04/2026 23:10

Because of recovering from a significant operation ... older people absorb far less protein so have much higher needs anyway, further increased by recovery... and while at home she eats okay-ish wiht a couple of ensure a day, she doesnt like hospital food and doesnt eat much of it.

Yogourts and mousses are defintely the way to go. It would be good to know what else or which people have found popular.

Unless a doctor has told you otherwise I would think she needs any sort of energy more than she needs specifically protein - anything she can and will eat. I wouldn't start making it harder to find something by trying to find something with perfect macros.

ScaryM0nster · 11/04/2026 23:47

M&S desert aisle. Drop the focus on protein specifically and go for calories that Theyre keen on.

Smoked salmon often a hit.

The individual mousse portions with a profiterole on.

If it’s there thing the hummus & carrot / apple peanut butter dippers but they need decent teeth.

Custard is often a winner.

Peclet · 11/04/2026 23:34

Frozen high protein yoghurt. Just freeze one.

what about those tiny single serve salmon/cream cheese hors d’ouvers in the fridge section. Single prawn cocktails.

YYURYYUCICYYUR4ME · 11/04/2026 23:30

Would pates and cheeses work?

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loveyouradvice · 11/04/2026 23:10

Because of recovering from a significant operation ... older people absorb far less protein so have much higher needs anyway, further increased by recovery... and while at home she eats okay-ish wiht a couple of ensure a day, she doesnt like hospital food and doesnt eat much of it.

Yogourts and mousses are defintely the way to go. It would be good to know what else or which people have found popular.

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EmeraldRoulette · 11/04/2026 23:06

Why are you worried about protein? Has the doctor said that?

After surgery, your body is working really hard on recovery

So digestion needs to be easy and she might not want to eat much

I would take her anything she likes to eat and not worry too much about what it's made up of

bestbefore · 11/04/2026 23:05

My mum likes protein drinks which are iced latte flavour - in hospital maybe take a straw or decant into a cup. Otherwise there’s loads of high protein yoghurts and mousses in the supermarket