French Onion Soup?

Has anybody tried eating this yet? How did your pouch react? I have a lot of work travel coming up later this month and next and will have to eat out at restaurants and I'm racking my brain for ideas. I started on solid foods but my pain-in-the-rear pouch is picky, so I still do a lot of soft or liquid foods. I know I won't be able to eat the bread in the french onion soup but wondered how I'll do with the onions? Mary Ellen Lap RNY 1/31/05 -28 pounds

Hi Mary Ellen, I have had onions both raw and cooked and have done ok. How do you do with baked/broiled fish or a grilled chicken breast you could have that with a baked or mashed potato or steamed veggies? or maybe chili? Hope this helps. Chris

I am almost 2 months out and I have had no problems with onions. Matter of fact at 1 month out it was the only veggie that did not bother me. LOL! I eat out all of the time with my son.... FAST FOOD: (Don't do it often but once in awhile it is the only option I have) Wendy's- Chili, cheese and sour cream McDonald's- try not to eat there at all... if I have to grilled chicken breast and a tomato Subway- anything without the bread and lettace....lol BK- grilled chick & cheese (no bread) RESTURANTS: Cracker Barrel- MOST of the low carb menu I can tolerate but I love the Lemon Pepper Trout (it is 6-7oz so you have to split the fish into smaller servings, some cracker barrels will do this for you and charge you for a smaller portion if you talk with the manager), green beans and hashbrown casserol Olive Garden- soup, grilled chicken, grilled zucchini, (they can cook things specially for you), hot artichoke spiniach dip O'Charley's- most of the low carb options are great! Chili's- I can toerate their chips & queso & salsa.... I loved most of the guiltless grill options, I just ask them to cook them without lettace or corn. And I skip the bread. Their soups are WONDERFUL! a couple of local resturaunts to me are also GREAT! HTH! Brightest Blessings for a Wonderful Day~ Jamie M. aka Lady Autumn Weight- 257/215/146 BMI- 44.1/36.9/25 Height- 5' 4" lbs lost: -42 Open RNY: 1/19/05 My WLS Journey Site: home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-LadyAutumnsWLSjourney No matter what size, we are all Goddesses inside!

Thanks for the replies.....I hope my pouch settles down soon so I can try more things without the fear of getting sick! Mary Ellen Lap RNY 1/31/05 -29 pounds