Pre-Op OK Food Question

MrD · August 12, 2006

Hi everyone, I am on my pre-op diet. Getting banded on August 24th. I am drinking Medifast 3 to 4 times a day with one 200 to 300 calorie meal. I am wondering if meals like Lean Cuisine or Southbeach Diet meals are OK. Sometimes it's a little late when I get home so don't have the zip to cook from scratch. Also coming face to face with the grazing monster. Funny how when you stop a habit it can really let you know what a habit it was. Any opinions about the meals would be great, Thanks :Banane27: :rockon:

LapBandit · August 12, 2006

I use these as my emergency backups too. Luckily I don't have problems with eating wraps so I usually have some roast turkey and low fat/low carb wraps on hand to make a quick sandwich on those nights when I have gotten off work late or something else happens. The SouthBeach meals are usually better balanced than the Lean Cuisine meals so I try to stick with them more.

NJChick · August 13, 2006

I didn't have to do any pre-op diet but I would think anything thats low in fat you could eat (meaning Protein, not chips lol), and I believe the south beach meals would be okay. What does your doc say?

Supermarkets now cook whole chicken roasters that might be better than the packaged meals (I'm thinking salt intake here). Or how about some lean roast beef or turkey at the deli and a can of low salt veggies to fill you up (fiber) ....... I'm with you on the easy late night meals.

Good luck with the pre-op and the surgery