Question:
Has anyone come across a cookbook or (suggestions) book from people

who have had surgery? info like diet, amount of vitamins cooking for your new life. sugar content of product etc..a little new life bible to help you out    — Lisa D. (posted on August 13, 1999)

August 13, 1999
No, but let's make one. Eric, can you give us a page or two to contribute bits and pieces? Maybe a book register or a place we can scan/email receipts etc to the site? Cheers!
   — Iris T.

August 14, 1999
If you get any answers or suggestions to this question, I would greatly appreciate it if you could forward them to me. Thanks, Janice
   — Janice M.

August 24, 1999
Dr. Sapala of Michigan recommended reading Protein Power, by the Eades; The Zone (both books) by Sears. They are his suggestions for understanding WHY I will do better if I follow his post-op dietary instructions. I recently did a LOT of reading for nutritionally battling cancer; same ideas
   — Dee R.

August 24, 1999
I use recipes from the book "The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet." It has several zero-carb recipes, as does "Carbohydrate-Addicted Kids". Both are by a couple, both doctors, the Hellers. My son (age 9) has to severely limit carbs due to a systemic yeast infection (digestive.) These have been a lifesaver for me in feeding him. I'm pre-op so I will have to wait and see if they work for me!
   — [Deactivated Member]

February 5, 2000
A friend has crohns disease and id restricted to no- processed-sugar dishes. He is sending me his fave recipies. If anyone wants them, please let me know! I am pre-op, so I will let others know how they worked for me, as I try them. Lisa
   — lisadiehl

March 21, 2000
L. Swain - I would love some of the recipes - I have a hard time finding food to cook... A lot of folks on this site seem to be able to eat things I can't - like a lot of stuff made with dairy products and/or sugar. I'd welcome anything new. By the way all, it was on a different topic post I think but someone posted a recipe for a breakfast burrito and I tried it - it was really pretty tasty, I haven't tried freezing any yet for future use but warm there good so thanks. Christy
   — Christy P.

April 3, 2000
UPDATE*** As it turns out, the book my pal sent to me was for patients with chron's disease... Almost every recipie in the book has low sugar items, but had other things that I cannot have (like rice, bread, etc.) yet. I am sort of ditching the book, and just going to wait til I have the step 4 diet "adding regular foods into my diet again), and carry on with the low sugar and sweetener substitutions (common sense) approach. I would LOVE a sugar free chocolate cake recipie to go with my fat/sugar free ice cream. ; )
   — lisadiehl

December 6, 2000
I have found that in Suzzane Sommer's cookbook she has a wonderful "sugarfree chocolate cake". Good Luck!
   — [Anonymous]