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Remember, a properly stocked bariatric kitchen starts with a good grocery shopping list. Use the list of suggestions below to stock your bariatric kitchen.
A well stocked bariatric kitchen has the proper tools at hand:
Measuring spoons and cups
Food scale
Individual food storage containers of various small sizes
Ice cube trays for freezing small portions
Snack size zipper lock bags
Plastic eating utensils for travel/work
A well stocked pantry has:
Canned tuna (or pouches) in water, canned lump crabmeat
Canned chicken
Seasoning blends (i.e. Mrs. Dash)
Apple cider and/or balsamic vinegar
Artificial sweetener (i.e. Splenda, Equal, Stevia, Sweet n' Low)
Light or low-fat mayo, mustard
Low calorie, low-fat salad dressings for seasoning and marinating
Individual sizes of packaged fruit packed in juice
Canned vegetables
Canned diced tomatoes, jarred tomato sauce, salsa
Canned beans/legumes (garbanzo, kidney, black, red, fat-free refried)
Low sodium broths and soup bases (chicken, beef, vegetable, seafood)
Whole grain, high fiber, high protein pasta
High fiber, protein rich hot cereal packets (i.e. oatmeal, multigrain, farina, oat bran, etc.)
High fiber, high protein cold cereal
Whole grain crackers (such as WASA, Ry-Vita, Kashi, low-fat Triscuits)
Crystal Light, Diet Snapple and other low calorie beverages or powder mixes
Carnation Instant Breakfast, no sugar added
Pre-made diet gelatin cups, diet pudding cups
A well stocked bariatric freezer has:
Individually frozen shrimp in a bag
Skinless chicken breasts or tenderloins
Lean chopped meat frozen in small snack size zipper top bags
Sugar-free ice pops, sugar-free fudge pops
Bags of frozen fruit pieces (no sugar added) for smoothies and snacking, either bought already frozen, or freeze your own sliced banana, berries or grapes to add to yogurt or cereal
A well stocked bariatric refrigerator has:
Pre-washed and cut fruits and vegetables (try the supermarket salad bar for variety)
Yogurt and yogurt smoothies (small containers, low-fat, artificially sweetened)
Part-skim ricotta cheese
Low-fat or fat-free cottage cheese (small containers)
Low-fat cheese wedges/mozzarella "string cheese" sticks (i.e. Laughing Cow brand, Polly-O brand)
Pre-shredded low-fat cheese blends to boost flavor and protein of foods
Deli sliced turkey, ham or chicken breast
Fresh eggs, hard boiled eggs and egg substitutes
Pre-cooked grilled chicken or turkey strips
Skim and 1% milk
Assorted pre-washed and cut salad green blends
Low-calorie salad dressing/spray dressings
Imitation Butter in spray form (such as I Can't Believe it's Not Butter)
Be creative...
Need some creative, healthy easy combinations for meals or snacks? The challenge is to keep food choices creative and flavorful; inspiring your taste buds is crucial in order to keep you interested in healthier food choices.
Romaine lettuce leaf wrapped around 2 slices deli turkey with mustard or low-fat salad dressing
4 oz. fat-free yogurt with 2 oz. fresh berries and 1 Tbsp. fiber rich cereal
Part skim mozzarella stick wrapped in sun-dried tomato slice or roasted red pepper (not packed in oil)
2 oz. seared tuna steak with low-fat dill sauce (fat-free yogurt, capers, dill and lemon juice)
Laughing Cow low-fat cheese wedge spread on multigrain WASA cracker
2 oz. fat-free milk, 2 oz. fat-free yogurt, 2 oz. fruit of choice a few ice cubes, sprinkle sweetener to desired taste and pulse in blender.
Freeze half of small banana or 10 frozen grapes
Hot cereal (one packet) mixed with water or skim milk, artificial sweetener and fresh fruit. Or try hot cereal add vanilla extract, artificial sweetener and cinnamon.
3 oz. grilled chicken over salad greens and low-calorie dressing of choice, lemon juice or balsamic vinegar.