Salads

[feli04alex 5]

Does anybody eat salads? I have heard people have a hard time with lettuce.

[AZ Gary 149]

Just have to do a lot of chewing. Maybe consider starting with shredded lettuce.

[GuyMontag 1,264]

I do sometimes but I usually add lots of meat and cheese to it to give it some heft. It does go down slow. I'm not going to lie.

[dylanmiles23 2,198]

I have one almost everyday. I have iceberg lettuce, cucumbers (no skin), carrots, sunflower seeds and shredded cheese. I have never used dressing, so I can't help you there. I don't eat tomatoes so I don't help with that either. When out for dinner I sometimes order a salad and have them add salmon, chicken or shrimp. I love it because I am not a veggie eater.

Just remember, chew chew chew. I have the salad about one hour before my dinner so that I don;t fill up on it and get something 'healthy' in me.

[DELETE THIS ACCOUNT! 12,703]

I love salads, in fact I've become a bit of a "salad addict" in recent months.

I eat them all the time with no problems.

[mrsto 2,925]

I have one almost everyday. I have iceberg lettuce, cucumbers (no skin), carrots, sunflower seeds and shredded cheese. I have never used dressing, so I can't help you there. I don't eat tomatoes so I don't help with that either. When out for dinner I sometimes order a salad and have them add salmon, chicken or shrimp. I love it because I am not a veggie eater.

Just remember, chew chew chew. I have the salad about one hour before my dinner so that I don;t fill up on it and get something 'healthy' in me.

I like the idea of eating the salad an hour before a meal. I've been trying to figure out HOW to get in more veggies, but if I eat them with Protein, I won't eat enough Protein. I'm going to try doing what you do.

[Suziecat 379]

I LOVE salads and eat them when I can. I will add shredded baked chicken or some other sort of Protein to it. Chopped eggs, cheese or bacon bits. Some salads I make with lettuce and some with raw spinach.

The only problem I have had with salads was after I had my gallbladder taken out. But that has died down over the months.

My Band Doc says I can have salads after I have gotten my Protein in. If I get that done and am still hungry, then I can have a salad. It has something to do with the Water content of the lettuce.

Baby steps when starting out and make sure you do chew real good.

Good luck.

[Heccat2 154]

Suziecat

Thanks for sharing the info the doctor gave you about when to eat your salad. It is an interesting concept to eat the salad after the Protein. Once I start eating salads again, I will do that. My doctor says that I cannot eat salads until after 60 days postop. So I'm patiently waiting since I love salads sooooo much.

[toritz 64]

Every. Single. Day! for lunch and sometimes at dinner too. I love them No issues for me.

[Alivami@12 46]

I had the most delicious salad today & I ate it like filet miñon. Ate Protein first but old habits are hard to break of mixing it up. Also, chew chew & chew some more.

[Lady VS 1,147]

I eat them almost every week.

[tigers1998 35]

Can you all eat chicken. I thought chicken was hard to digest?

[Lady VS 1,147]

Can you all eat chicken. I thought chicken was hard to digest?

I eat chicken at least three times a week.

[♕ajtexas♕ 3,771]

I eat salads a lot in the summer. Never had any problems with them. Just like all foods small bits and chew to mush.

[kazjim98 618]

I eat salad almost daily and have never had a problem, but I I do only have 3 cc's in my band, I'd be devastated if I couldn't, I love salad!