Looking for some good meals! Suggestions?
~Melody~
I'm just a week ahead of you, I'm on puree foods now and then next week I go onto soft foods. So are you going onto soft foods and not puree foods? I've done chicken along with some diced tomatoes with green chili's and pretty much I'm just pureeing everything.
I know come Saturday, I just can't wait to go onto soft foods. To actaully to be able to chew on food again.
There are many bariatric cookbooks out there which you may want to look into.
There is also a website out there that many folks recommend,
http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/
OH also has a recipe section
http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/recipe/
Hope this helps.
Tom
“Nothing I will ever eat will give me the feeling I get as when I lose weight” The views expressed are based on my own experiences - and should NOT BE FOLLOWED IN LIEU OF DOCTOR’S ADVICE/INSTRUCTIONS. Only your Doctor knows your condition, and make sure you talk to them before making any changes to your diet
~Kim~
Kim,
As I always suggest, call your Doctor/Nutritionist for better information .. but I would think the "sample menu" is just that - and you can substitute accordingly
For example, let’s say your food listing is:
Oatmeal/Cream of Wheat/Farina
Soft-cooked eggs/Egg beaters
Canned tuna/salmon packed in water
Soft-baked/broiled/stewed: chicken and/or fish
Low-fat deli meats
Cooked lentils; kidney beans, peas, legumes
And the sample Menu states:
Breakfast: Oatmeal
Lunch: Canned Tuna
Dinner: Stewed chicken.
With the listing above, you can switch things around
Breakfast: Egg beaters
Lunch: Low-fat deli meats
Dinner: Lentil soup.
Don’t worry too much. Just make sure you’re (A) eating sensibly (B) hitting protein numbers.
ADVICE WARNING: TALK TO THE DOCTOR/NUTRITIONIST BEFORE INCREASING /CHANGE YOUR INTAKE
In the beginning don’t be too concerned/worry about “calories, fats, sugars, carbs, etc". Make sure you are getting your grams of protein. THIS IS IMPORTANT TO WEIGHT LOSS. In the future you can worry about all those other things, but for now - WORRY ABOUT THE PROTEIN. Now don’t get me wrong - I don’t want you to eat a bag of chips, or whole cake or drink tons of ice cream shakes in order to get protein in. You need to use some common sense :) !!
Tom
“Nothing I will ever eat will give me the feeling I get as when I lose weight” The views expressed are based on my own experiences - and should NOT BE FOLLOWED IN LIEU OF DOCTOR’S ADVICE/INSTRUCTIONS. Only your Doctor knows your condition, and make sure you talk to them before making any changes to your diet
~Kim~
Kim,
I am still a little confused what you’re looking for. If you’re looking for a “what to eat/when to eat" guide, I would say eat every 3 – 4 hours.
This was the “eating regiment" I was on, and (basically) continue to use today.
Suggested meal time
4:00 - 6:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Protein “snack" (shake, pudding, etc)
12:00 p.m. Lunch
3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Protein “snack" (shake, pudding, etc)
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Dinner
after 9:00 p.m. Optional snack (fat-free/sugar free ice; fat-free/sugar free pudding; etc – or Protein snack if numbers are low)
Does this help/make sense?
ADVICE WARNING: TALK TO THE DOCTOR/NUTRITIONIST BEFORE INCREASING /CHANGE YOUR INTAKE
Tom
“Nothing I will ever eat will give me the feeling I get as when I lose weight” The views expressed are based on my own experiences - and should NOT BE FOLLOWED IN LIEU OF DOCTOR’S ADVICE/INSTRUCTIONS. Only your Doctor knows your condition, and make sure you talk to them before making any changes to your diet
