Vegetables

[Boredoncemore 0]

Okay, I'm a broken record, but tell me again when everyone started eating veggies more? Tomatos, brocolli, carrots, NOT cooked...I might have to try me a beefsteak Tomato tonight with a little ranch...I was a major salad eater and I don't think I'm ready for lettuce yet...I liked the bad salads, but it was salad!!

[rcarter76 0]

I am not allowed to eat RAW veggies until 3 months. But I can eat steamed mushy veggies (broccoli etc) now. But watch the carbs! I was actually eating too many veggie and fruits and upping my carbs and it made me slow down!

Crazy eating those things make you stall.

Good luck!

[Tracy46545 6]

I never worry about the carbs in healthy vegetables. Vegetables with higher carbs like winter squash, potatoes, etc can be enjoyed but in much more careful moderation. It's rarely the vegetable carbs that will slow your weight loss, usually it's the "white" carbs such as potato, rice, Pasta, sugar, flour etc. As for when you can add in raw vegetables after surgery....I think 3-4 months sounds right. I have to check though. I'm with ya on that one..I'm craving a salad!

[Tracy46545 6]

This is copied from the Cornell Weight Loss Surgery Program for Post Op:I apologise that it's all in one paragraph...for some reason my posts don't appear as they do when I write them or copy/paste them. Diet Progression for Sleeve GastrectomyThese are general guidelines regarding when to introduce various foods. Everyoneis different and may not progress at the same rate. The nutritionist will review andprovide written materials regarding the advancement of your diet at your 3 weekpost-op visit.? Day 1 Post-op: Nothing by Mouth.? 2-3 Days Post-op: Progress from Bariatric Surgery Clears (Clear liquids, Noconcentrated Sweets) to Bariatric Surgery Puree (No concentrated sweets, lowfat puree). Try to consume 3-4 oz of Fluid for every hour you are awake (notduring meal time).? 3 Days to 3 Weeks Post-op: Home Soft Diet (high Protein foods). Try toconsume 4-6 oz of fluids every hour. You should be consuming approximately550-700 calories and 50-70 grams protein.? 3-6 Weeks Post-op: All foods previously tolerated, tofu, fish and seafood,thinly sliced deli turkey or ham and other luncheon meats, slices of low fatcheese, unsweetened canned or cooked fruit, potatoes, squash, unsweetenedcereal with skim milk or skim plus (ie. Cheerios and Chex), boiled chicken inbroth (cut up in small pieces), crisp toast and crackers, Beans and peas, andlean, moist ground turkey and beef.? 6-8 Weeks Post-op: Diced Poultry (no skin), vegetable burgers, soft cookedvegetables, soft fruits (watermelon, honeydew, peaches, plums), well cookedpasta.? 3 Months Post-op: Rice, un-toasted bread, lean and moist meat and poultry.? 4 Months Post-op: Veal, crunchy fruits and vegetables including salads.? 6 Months Post-op: Beef and Pork (choose poultry and fish more often in viewof lower fat content).The diet should always be high in protein and low in refined carbohydrates(white flour). Preferably, choose protein first, then fruits and vegetables, and then whole grains.

Edited January 8, 2010 by Tracy46545