speaking of calories look what i found!

The ABC's of Eating Right In all stages of the gastric bypass diet, the way to eat is just as important as what to eat. Things to remember: The new stomach can only hold 1/2 cup at a time Eat 3 to 6 small meals a day Chew food thoroughly and eat slowly Avoid chewing gum&emdash;it could block the stomach outlet if swallowed Do not overeat Relax and enjoy your new life Sample Menu Breakfast banana - 1/4 med Scrambled egg - 1 toast, white -1/2 slice margarine - 1 tsp Lunch broiled chicken breast- 2 oz carrots, boiled - 1/4 cup margarine - 1 tsp pasta salad - 1/4 cup Dinner haddock, baked or broiled - 2 oz green beans - 1/4 cup dinner roll - 1/2 Morning snack graham crackers - 2 pudding, sugar-free, made with 2% fat milk - 1/2 cup Afternoon snack fruit ****tail, waterpacked - 1./2 cup Evening snack cheese, American - 1 oz saltine crackers - 2 mustard - 1 tsp *Consume nonfat milk between meals, throughout the day. Drink no more than 2 to 3 ounces at a time, for a daily total of 2 cups. This Sample Diet Provides the Following Calories 1011 THIS PART IS MY FAVORITE LOOK HOW MANY CALORIES Fat 37 gm Protein 71 gm Calcium 1065 mg Carbohydrates 97 gm Iron 6 mg The link i found it on is: http://nutrition.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=nutrition&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gicare.com%2Fpated%2Fedtgs22.htm

Thank you Julie Looking that that sample diet. I thought I was eating to much, but I can no way eat all that food. I am still not allowed to eat bread. Which in a way is good because it is hard enough trying to get all my protein in. Thanks Denise

Thanks for the sample menu julie, your efforts are greatly appreciated believe me! With four kids I barely have time to look on this website let alone any others, so thanks a bunch! Peggy

Thank you ! As you can tell by what I post that I eat, I seem to get stuck in ruts. Cking out the site for maybe some new ideas... Have a great day !