Wanting to put together a family friendly cookbook for WLS

Hey everyone, I have a 10, 7 and 1 year old. My biggest problem has been finding family friendly recipes and snack ideas. I am in the process of putting together a cookbook for other WLS patients and was looking for some new ideas. Let me know if you have a recipe or snack idea. Thanks!!!! Monica

Monica that is a great idea! I know that BariatricEating.com has some great recipes and that Susan Maria's book has them too. Today I had a baked/grilled chicken with cheddar cheese and other cheeses melted on top with diced tomato and scallions. That was great serve with steamed veggies for a quick yummy meal. Best of luck and you will have my support! Shannon

All of the recipes I've found have come from people on OH, so I can't claim they are mine. I've got a few snacks that I've tried out on my husband (he's not on any type of diet) and so far, he's loving what I give him and asking for more. A couple of snacks: Protein Pumpkin pie (courtesy of Plumpkitty) Ingredients: 22 Fl oz can pure pumpkin NOT pumpkin pie filling (or one and a half 15 oz cans) 6 scoops vanilla protein powder 12 oz can evaporated skim milk 6 large eggs 1/2 cup Splenda brown sugar blend 1 tbsp cinamon 1/2 tsp ginger 1/4 tsp ground cloves 1/4 tsp nutmeg (you can substitute 1 tsp of pumpkin spice in place of all above spices, except cinnamon, if you have it) Pre heat oven to 400. Mix sugar and spices in a small bowl, set aside. Lightly whip 6 eggs in a large bowl, add in pumpkin and mix thoroughly (a wire whisk does the job well) before sprinkling in sugar mix. Blend protein powder and milk in a seperate bowl with a hand mixer, then add to the pumpkin bowl mixing well before filling 18 to 24 lightly greased muffin tins. Reduce oven temp to 350 and bake for 10 minutes. Reduce heat again to 300 and bake for 40 - 50 minutes. Pies are cooked when a knife is inserted into the middle and comes out clean. A warning: Don't use the paper or foil muffin cup liners, the pumpkin sticks horribly. Each muffin = 136 Calories 2 fat 14 carbs 13 protein (this may vary depending on the protein brand you use) ************************** Pumpkin Fluff (creator unknown) 1 cup canned pure pumpkin (not pie mix) 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice 1 cup skim milk 1 cup SF cool whip 1 package SF FF instant vanilla pudding mix Mix together pumpkin, spice and mil****il well blended. Add pudding mix and beat by hand 2 minutes. Fold in cool whip. Refrigerate. ************************** Alternate Peanutbutter cup (creator unknown) 1 tub lite cool whip(small container.. if you use the larger, double the ingredients) 2 tbsp peanut butter 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder 3-4 packets of splenda Mix all ingredients in a bowl(cool whip container works great) and stick in freezer until frozen. Eat by the spoonful or measure it out.. which ever works best for you.

Cooking After Gastric Bypass Surgery Cooking After Gastric Bypass Surgery: A Collection of Low Fat & Sugar Free Recipes. It is approximately 175 pages long with over 440 recipes. The recipes range from appetizers and beverages, soups and salads, vegetables and side dishes, main dishes to breads and rolls, desserts, and cookies and candy. There is a forward in this book by my surgeon (Dr. Alex Gandsas) and my nutritionist (Nancy Lum)..both from Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. This cookbook has been "published" by Morris Press Cookbooks. I want to furnish you with information regarding the ordering process. The cost of the cookbook is $11.00. There is an additional cost of $3.00 for shipping and handling. Checks and/or money orders can be made out to Daniel Fluharty. They can be sent to Daniel P. Fluharty, P.O. Box 259 Linthicum Heights, MD 21090. Currently, I am beginning to run low on the inventory due to the wonderful sales I have had through word of mouth. If you are interested in obtaining one of these cookbooks, please e-mail me at [email protected] or contact me through Obesity Help.com. If you decide to purchase a cookbook (or more then one)...please e-mail me and I will hold it aside for you until I receive payment. As soon as I receive your payment... I will notify you that I have received it and that the book has been mailed. It is very important that you feel safe and secure with this process. If you have any further questions...please feel free to contact me at your earliest convenience. Thank you in advance............. Daniel Patrick Fluharty, NBCT

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