Question:
What Cereals, if any, can we eat post-op?
I love cereal! But in looking at my Post-Op diet suggestions, it is on the list of things to avoid. Is there any type of cereal that is allowed. Is it because of the carbs? Sometimes I just want to grab a small bowl of cereal & that's it! — jarrett318 (posted on April 8, 2003)
April 8, 2003
cherrios
— linda3370
April 8, 2003
On occasion, I have had a bowl of Soy O's (like Cheerios, but made with
soy), Kashi Go Lean or Special K. Most of the time, I stick with protein
for breakfast, though...JR
— John Rushton
April 8, 2003
Cheerios and Basic 4 are about the only ones without sugar in the first 3
ingrediants. There are some in the health food section. You really have to
try them until you find one you like. I found one by Mothers that is like
Life cereal. I just let it soak in the milk a little while before I eat it.
Breakfast is a hard meal for me as I am not a breakfast food person. Good
Luck.
— Linda K.
April 8, 2003
If I have cereal it isn't anything sugar coated, of course. I usually
either have Cheerios or Corn Flakes. If I want to sweeten them up a little
I sprinkle some Splenda on it. Good Luck to you!
— Kris T.
April 8, 2003
I see you're a fairly recent post-op (less than two months out?). I'd
guess cereal is "verboten" because, like bread, it could plump up
more in your pouch than you might expect. I think I started out on oatmeal
at 3-4 months out of so, and it was okay. Switched to Special K and
All-Bran (together) a few months after that (I, ummm, need the fiber). No
problems with it now (10 mos. post-op).
— Suzy C.
April 8, 2003
My Doctor told me we were not on a diet anymore and to enjoy foor as long
as we keep the sugar content below 10 grams per serving. I love honey combs
and raisin bran, I eat a bowl or so a week. I just measure it so I dont get
to much sugar in a serving, and I dont drink the milk afterwards, and I do
fine.
— nkoehler88
April 8, 2003
One of my favorite snacks lately is a bowl of dry Multigrain Cheerios.(milk
and I don't get along these days.) The multigrain cheerios are really good,
are loaded with vitamins and provide a good crunch. It's probably loaded
with carbs, but I'm not on a diet anymore so I've never checked. I eat what
I want or can tolerate. (It's obviously working for me.) Good luck! Shelley
— Shelley.
April 8, 2003
Kashi Go-lean Crunch is great. Yes, there are carbs but they are complex
carbs, there is protein and fiber as well. It's very crunchy and slightly
sweet but not in a gross way. It does not make me dump. I do not have a
problem with milk, so what I did at three weeks post was mix a half cup of
the cereal with a third of a cup of skim milk. I also mix it with sf/ff
yogurt (about 3 oz). I ususally let it sit for about 15 minutes before I
start eating because it is crunchy and if it soaks a little, it's easier to
chew, chew, chew!
— lizinPA
April 8, 2003
I was going to suggest the Kashi Go Lean as well, like Beth said. It's
similar to a granola almost and it's very cruncy, so you do have to chew
chew chew! But it has about 10 grams of protein, almost every other cereal
has 2 or 3. So if you're gonna have the carbs, go for the one with more
protein! Also has alot of fiber, and that can help us post-ops! Goodluck to
you
— Lezlie Y.
April 8, 2003
The Kashi Go Lean and Kashi Go Lean Crunch and Good Friends (made by the
same company) have the highest amount of protein I have seen in any
cereals. I rarely eat cereal but when I do on occasion, its one of those
with a little bit of milk.
— Cindy R.
April 8, 2003
I like the Kashi Go Lean, Life Cereal or Kellogg's Just Right sprinkled
with a bit of splenda and some ice cold skim milk. Hugs, Kim S. Open RNY
Nov. 4/02, (-106)
— Kim S.
April 8, 2003
Mary,
What you may want to do is experiment, I found that I could eat any kind of
cereal as long as the sugar content was less then 13 grams of sugar, oh,
and I can't drink milk with my cereal, so I normally do is grab a baggy
full on the way out the door, and that's sometimes breakfast or a little
snack........ It's yummy, I try to stick with the high fiber creeals, but
every now and then those cinnomin toast crunch calls out to me....
Post op 10 months down 127 pounds
— tannedtigress
April 8, 2003
I started with cream of wheat when I moved onto puree foods with no
problem! cb- 1/27/03 - 298/250/175
— CrystalBroj
April 10, 2003
I usually have a protein drink for breakfast and don't eat cereal that much
but I've tried it. Before surgery I was one of those people who could eat
a box of cereal while reading the newspaper. In fact, I used to lament
that I didn't know how to stop once I had a bowl of cereal (for me there
was never 1 bowl of cereal). When I do eat cereal I still miss that eat
the whole box ritual while reading. However, I do eat cereal on occasion.
As a matter of fact, right before my endoscopy, Quaker Oat Squares (or
Oatmeal Squares, don't know which one) with some lactaid milk was one of
the only things I could keep down that wasn't soft or liquid. I don't know
why. They are very crunchy and take a long time to eat just a few. I
could eat them out of the box or in lactose-free milk. I can eat cheerios
or multigrain cheerios but I have found a lot of the flake type cereal
(bran flakes, special k etc) to give me problems. I think this is another
individualized thing that may be hit or miss with you.
— susanje
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