Question:
4 weeks out,,,when can i have burritos ie. chipotle, tacobell

   — BLAKROZ06 (posted on April 13, 2009)

April 13, 2009
I couldnt have that stuff til 3 mts out but every dr is different. But you may wanna make that stuff at home and try it. Also, you can moniter the fat and calories you put into it. Plus, I dont usually eat the shell or wrap. Bad carbs my body doesn't need.
   — shackett0426

April 14, 2009
Seriously? I would love to be supportive..but why have surgery if you're just going to eat that crap again? Maybe look into some pintos and cheese if you really need the Bell.
   — neweyeswideopen

April 14, 2009
I ate these things after 3 mos. I was to stay away from raw veggies for 3 mos...so the tomatoes/lettuce/corn/cilantro/peppers were too harsh on a new healing pouch (the enzymes in raw veggies) Tacobell burritos tend to be very fatty and would give me almost instant gas, nausea and diarreah (dumping) The thought of Tacobell makes my stomach uneasy, but anything that has a lot fat does that to me...Chipotle is so good...I love that place for it's green restaurants and small farm raised/organic foods. It's my fav of all FF restaurants...Awesome food/flavors/ in an earth friendly, animal-kind...organic variety of veggies and amino combos that make up complete veggie proteins (rice and beans make a complete protein when eaten together) LOVE THAT! I could almost eat there daily and never miss any other foods again! LOL But...Be careful as a new post op...This is certainly a place you need to be fully healed to eat at because of the fiberous foods in their burritos and such. Rice was not a friendly food for me to eat for well over a few years...I eat there now at 5 years PO and I just love that place...But I would never have been able to handle it earlier post op. Nice thing though, you can get the bowl and avoid the tortilla and pick your own ingredients...I get it all!! But It takes me 2-3 meals to finish a burrito! THEY ARE GI-HUGIC! Careful...Because of all the different ingredients in anything from Chipotle, I think this is a "graduate" type food. You really should learn your pouch and what foods you can handle especially in combonations, before you even attempt a meal like this! I'm serious! New post ops should be introducing one new food a week or every few days at the most...You get several different food in one meal...That might not go down well...Be cautious...Good slow...let your pouch heal and learn it's signals and warnings with more simple meals for the first 3 mos especially...
   — .Anita R.

April 14, 2009
Wow some people can be so judgemental!!!! Mexican food and chili were my two go to meals in the begining. I did not eat at Taco Bell until recently when I needed something full of protein but the problem with TB they add fillers that add carbs. Make your own mexican food at home!! I bought small Glad containers so I could freeze fast meals on the go. Make the Taco meat with your choice of meat (beef, chicken, fish, shrimp, turkey, chorizo...) I have made mine with chorizo and turkey. Make sure after cooking you drain the meat really well to remove as much grease possible. (Chorizo can be really greasy but look for the beef instead of the pork to lower the fat). I buy the spanish rice kits and I have tried to make my own spanish rice with brown rice, I am not to good at cooking Brown Rice!!! In my small Gladware bowls I layer taco meat 2 TBLS of Spanish Rice (I need a LITTLE bit carbs or I feel bad), Fat Free Refied Beans and freeze the appropiate amount of food in each bowl. When I pull out the bowl and heat for lunch or dinner I top with a few olives, a little salsa and lite sour cream and eat. Sometimes I put it on a low carb flour tortilla but normally do not eat all of the tortilla. Focuse on the meat/bean mixture for the protien first. Shrimp Fajitas are another goodie that are quick and you don't need the tortilla shell to enojoy. Keep Taco and fajita seasoning packs on hand for a great go to meal option. Spanish omelets are really good and you can buy frozen omelets in the breakfast frozen food section of the grocery store and top with sour cream and salsa. Be creative!!! Find your favorite flavors in low fat and low carb ways and eat the correct portion of food! You CAN eat fast food in moderation BUT make the best choice when you do look up the nutitional value and listen to your Doctor and your body. When I ate from Taco Bell recently I was very shock at the calories in what I ate but in a pinch/moderation just make the best choice. I am six months out and 70lbs loss I exercise about 500 minutes a week. Best of luck and people keep it positive not critical!!!!
   — Amandai

April 14, 2009
not everything at fastfood restaurants are bad... that being said your stomach will let you know in a big way if it will not tolerate the amount of fat in anything, you will learn what is ok and what is not even if you have no idea what the differnce is... I was always under the impression that micky d's was higher fat than BK, but I found out the hard way that that is not true...BK's burgers are full of grease that gets stuck in a big way with me...in 9 months I have learned that more often than not fast food will make you feel bad, some worse than others...I avoid most of it but have found a few treats that are well tolerated by my pouch, I can eat 1 soft taco at taco bell with OK results, I prefer wendy's chili, more protein and better for you, I can eat a chicken snacker at KFC or Mcd...I can eat a happy meal burger...but I find that I really would rather a salad with chick on it, I just feel better afterwards... You will work it all out and these feelings of I just miss my old comfort foods will go away and you will find new ones...my new comfort foods are fage yogurt with splenda instaed of icecream or dessert, 3 slices of cheese and an apple and I just love my sauted veggies...before I would eat a full mcd meal for an appetizer before my healthy dinner...I was a total food addict and struggle day to day with different food cravings and decisions that I never made before...you will do fine, just question yourself why you want these things and listen to your body when you eat them, if it doesn't like them listen hard...
   — lori042499

April 15, 2009
Lighten up, Amanda. Your response was the most negative to this answer!
   — Muggs