Question:
Help! what can I eat! I'm 4 months out and have problems with most meats!
sorry about that I'm going camping this weekend and need some easy inexpensive food ideas for myself! I can do hamburger and hotdogs for the husband and kiddies but that won't work for me, even potato salad makes me sick, there can't be much fat in anything I eat or I dump? help please anybody! — HAILEY (posted on July 19, 2006)
July 19, 2006
Buy string cheese, it is low fat and good for you. Also, try a drink
called "Perfectly Protien" by Bolthouse farms....you can get it
at the supermarket. It tastes great. Also try tuna and a canned meat
chicken spread.
— Elesha
July 19, 2006
Much of what I can think of will need to be refrigerated...but if you have
a decent size cooler and pack it well with ice, I think it'll last the
weekend, even with the heat. Part skim mozzerella string cheese, yogurt,
oatmeal (fixed w/ water or milk...milk has more protein), cereal (I just
found Special K and love it!), protein bars (keep in the cooler, though,
cause they'll melt! lol), chicken salad (made from can chicken, you can do
this ahead of time and put it in tupperware), egg salad (ditto), wheat
thins (maybe not the most nutritious but they're easy and yummy...lol)....
Maybe you can find something in there that sounds good. My family loves
camping too. Have fun!!
— platypus
July 19, 2006
Refried beans and cheddar cheese with baked tostitoes! Add a little sour
cream, if you like.
One of my kids favorites and I can handle it too is what we call
"Campfire grub".........just brown ground beef and crumble it
into as small as you can get it, not big chunks. Add a can or two of baked
beans. It looks pretty bad, but tastes great and is full of protein. The
kids love it!
Yogurt is a great protein, as is cottage cheese. I can't handle
scrambled eggs, but can handle one fried (use spray to keep it from
sticking) on a slice of very toasted bread. Or boilded and added to tuna
for tuna salad.
Try some turkey bacon.....nice and crispy and eat very little bites
and chew thoroughly. I have problems with meat, also, but can handle a
slice or two of turkey bacon.
Good luck and have fun!
— LauraA
July 19, 2006
BOCA BURGERS!!! These things are wonderful tasting and they are more
tender and easier to get down than real meat. And at least you can feel
like you are eating something similar to everyone else! They are low in
fat also. I enjoyed these right out of the starting gate when I was able
to eat more solid food and they served me well. As for potato salad, you
can make a mock potato salad with cauliflower. I just cook it and chunk
it up then soak it in vinegar so it gets good and tangy. Then chop up
whatever you like in it (onion, olives, pickles, etc) and add lots and lots
of eggs. I use mayo, but you could use low fat mayo, and add mustard as
well. This has fooled so many people I can't even begin to tell. I've
taken it to potlucks and had it devoured and most had no idea they weren't
eating potato salad. Give those things a try. No need to be miserable
while camping!
— Dinka Doo
July 19, 2006
Forgot to add, when you soak the cauliflower in vinegar, make sure to drain
it well as it won't soak up the condiments you add later. You'll use less
of those as they will stay on the surface instead of absorbing in like
potatoes.
— Dinka Doo
July 20, 2006
I had the same trouble, and still have some trouble and I am 18 mo! I
still cannot eat chicken or eggs. I found the easiest things to eat were
(are) shrimp, lobster (yeah, its expensive, but you only eat about an ounce
of it!) and cheese. I am, not allowed potatoes, because they are high in
carbs, although I do have a small bit occassionally. The other thing I
find helps is not to eat too close to the time hyou drink and not to drink
too soon after eating.
It is different for everyone, so you have to find what works for you.
— Novashannon
July 20, 2006
Hello! I am six months out and just got back from a camping trip. I agree
with the previous poster about string cheese! Also, if you can digest
those pre-made peanut butter crackers, buy a bunch of them. I am in no way
advocating skimping on your protein, but even if you get a little less
protein over the course of two days you'll be okay - just take your
vitamins! Have a great camping trip!
— Mrs. Crabapple
July 22, 2006
I'm surprised with the responses I'm reading from everyone here...my
surgeon doesn't recommend meat until 7 or 8 months post op, NO sugar, NO
shrimp because it tends to just stick in your stomach...It sounds like you
need to try different foods gradually and just see what works for you.
Good Luck! :O)
— zoeysgrami
July 23, 2006
I'd do a burger patty, wrapped in lettuce leaf . . . well, actually, I
still only eat 1/2 a small patty, but I dress it up like a real burger . .
. cheese, mayo, a li'l ketchup, tomato, onion, pickle . . . all wrapped in
lettuce leaf.
I can't eat potato salad, either . . . no big loss. I sometimes make
Faux-tato salad, using cauliflower florets, cooked and drained in place of
potatoes.
I'll also eat a good quality hot dog or brat . . .
those cooked (Tyson?) chicken strips . . .
deli meat, rolleda round a pickle or cream cheese, or both
Whatever . . . I can eat almost any meat, as long as I eat a few bites of
veg to give it a bed to land on.
Good luck, and have fun! :o)
— rayehawk
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