These days, I'm grateful to finish 1/2 cup of chicken salad in one sitting. This morning's Black Mission Fig and Banana smoothie (adapted from this recipe at Pinch My Salt) was a luxurious treat! I have no desire to eat a Swiss Cake Roll--one of my former trigger foods. A 1/2 cup of SF pudding completely satisfies my sweet tooth. And, I've been having great fun experimenting with tofu--roasted with vegetables, grilled with BBQ sauce, silken in my smoothies, etc.
Some of my other favorites these days...
Fruit smoothies--I keep bananas in the freezer and throw them into smoothies with some silken tofu and whatever seasonal fresh fruit I've picked up at the market.
Eggs--scrambled, fried, hard-boiled, soft-boiled. Any kind of egg will do.
Ground meats--I've branched out from just ground beef (although I've discovered that 1/2 cup Bolognese sauce makes a great meal). I bought some ground turkey and even ground pork. The pork made it into a version of this Spanish Pork Burger via Eating Well Magazine.
Pudding--not only have I re-discovered my favorite Jello SF Cook-n-Serve vanilla, I've also started making my own puddings from scratch using sugar substitutes (Splenda, Agave Nectar). Lemon pudding; maple pudding; mocha pudding...
Chicken Salad & Tuna Salad--great "go-to's" when I'm stuck out of the house at lunch time. Most lunch-type restaurants have a version. My favorite, though, is the Chicken Salad from our local Always Fresh Neighborhood Market. They focus on homestyle, fresh, & local foods.
I realize that it's only been 3 weeks and I'm by no means an expert. But, as a newbie, I also realized that a lot of the blogs I'm following are people who are much farther along in their journey than I am. So, I figured I'd throw this out there for those who have been banded in the last month or so. Hope it helps.
Cheers!
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2 comments:
btw-you're always first on my reading list! isn't it cool to be FIRST??? thanks for sharing those food tips and remembering those who are behind you in the process. the smoothies sound like a fab br'fast idea. but tell me-how are you handling multi vitamins??? pills, liquid??? how is it going down...? have a great day!
I take Centrum chewable multi-vitamin. It has an orange type flavor--almost like a baby aspirin. Not too bad. I also take Citracal +D "petites" for my Calcium. They are about 1/2 the size of a regular Calcium supplement. So far, they go down just fine (keep in mind, though, that I haven't had a fill yet). Both of these were suggested by the NUT at the surgeon's office.
I love being 1st!!! I don't have as many followers as some of the others and sometimes I wonder if what I say just isn't very interesting. But, the followers I do have are GREAT and so supportive. Thanks for being one of them.
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