My Lunch: A Pictorial Attempt To Show You Life Will Be Normal

[gamergirl 4,610]

If you consider eating Indian food normal that is

So if you're worrying you won't be able to eat or enjoy your food or be normal? Here's what I made for lunch today. Brown rice for the kids, ground beef curry, cucumber/tomato/Greek yogurt salad, palak paneer (spinach. with a homemade cheese). Apart from the rice, all good for us sleevers to eat.

I sometimes see people thinking they won't enjoy food, or that they can only have baked chicken and steamed vegetables. SO not true. I make Indian, Thai, Ethiopian, Greek etc all the time.

What is true however, is that my two kids (23 and 13) and my husband and I all ate--and we finished about a fourth of the food you see here

Feel free to post pics of what you're enjoying today that is sleeve friendly.

[Jenny12 361]

I love beef curry! I make a "skinny" version in my crockpot and it is delicious. I hated beef before surgery (especially steak), and now I crave it!

Here is my lunch. I picked off the onions and roasted red peppers. I ate about half, and I also used no dressing. Another weird thing since surgery: I don't like dressing on my salads. I added a little extra feta cheese instead. I'm about 11 months out.

[gamergirl 4,610]

I love beef curry! I make a "skinny" version in my crockpot and it is delicious. I hated beef before surgery (especially steak), and now I crave it! Here is my lunch. I picked off the onions and roasted red peppers. I ate about half, and I also used no dressing. Another weird thing since surgery: I don't like dressing on my salads. I added a little extra feta cheese instead. I'm about 11 months out.

That looks delicious! Do you have trouble eating the meat dry? I'm hoping that gets better with time because I still struggle with that a bit.

[Molly3 495]

Dr. U, YUM! What is the dish on the lower right?

[gamergirl 4,610]

Dr. U, YUM! What is the dish on the lower right?

That is cucumber, Tomato, crushed peanuts with geek yogurt and a few other spices. I'll post the recipe on the blog tonight. The beef curry one and palak paneer are already posted I think.

[Bufflehead 6,358]

oh wow, yum! You know, if you ever get tired of Mr. Gamergirl, or Texas, or whatever, and need an extended break, I've got a couple of spare bedrooms and lots of cooking equipment. Just saying.

[Jenny12 361]

That looks delicious! Do you have trouble eating the meat dry? I'm hoping that gets better with time because I still struggle with that a bit.

Oh no, not at all. I never had trouble with that. I don't have trouble with any foods actually, just that my actual tastes have changed a little.

[gamergirl 4,610]

oh wow, yum! You know, if you ever get tired of Mr. Gamergirl, or Texas, or whatever, and need an extended break, I've got a couple of spare bedrooms and lots of cooking equipment. Just saying.

What you should hope, is that Mr. Gamergirl gets tired of ME and wants to come over. He's a much better cook

He wants to know if maybe you're in Hawaii or something...

[RJ'S/beginning 5,358]

Yesterday I made a Wheat berry, Kale & Cranberry salad...it was to die for so i made it again today....If I had added some seeds or chicken or any Protein it would be a complete protein...I ate it with broiled salmon.....It was wonderful!

[gamergirl 4,610]

Yesterday I made a Wheat berry, Kale & Cranberry salad...it was to die for so i made it again today....If I had added some seeds or chicken or any Protein it would be a complete protein...I ate it with broiled salmon.....It was wonderful!

Oh that looks amazing! Do you boil the wheat berries? Or just soak them?

[RJ'S/beginning 5,358]

Yesterday I made a Wheat berry, Kale & Cranberry salad...it was to die for so i made it again today....If I had added some seeds or chicken or any Protein it would be a complete protein...I ate it with broiled salmon.....It was wonderful!

Oh that looks amazing! Do you boil the wheat berries? Or just soak them?

boil them for 30 min. Then add the dried cranberries...So good you would not believe it...seriously!

[sanks51 214]

All your dishes look amazing ladies!!

[gamergirl 4,610]

All your dishes look amazing ladies!!

Where's your lunch? Or dinner I suppose. UK, right?

[sanks51 214]

Where's your lunch? Or dinner I suppose. UK, right?

Gamergirl.. Lunch long gone, and so is dinner.. It's 21.18 here - I had a cup of my homemade veggie Soup (inspired by you and globetrotter I think) plus a spoonful of squash.. And I've just nibbled on a handful of raw honey roasted sunflower and pumpkin seeds.. I'll post my lunch pics tomorrow.. Today you'll have to use your imaginations!! (Ex South African living in UK

[endless80 697]

Your food always looks amazing. Your family is lucky to have such a well rounded cook in the house.