When can I eat bread?

[mistysj 1,940]

I can and have had it. I can eat half of a small deli sandwich (like a ham and cheese on rye -- not a thick one). It fills me up and I can't get as much Protein so I treat it like a treat. I usually get salads instead and ask for extra meat. I have found that I can tolerate the hard thin breadsticks and there is a brand that is only 5 carbs for 3. So I have them as a snack with some cheese and Sriracha sauce. But on,y a couple times a week.

[jdmama911 224]

I was told at 3 mos. I could reintroduce those things in my diet. I have had spaghetti twice. Both times, it sat very well. That being said, both times I only had about 10 noodles. The rest was the sauce. (I make a very nutritious vegetabley sauce with extra lean ground beef). Those 10 noodles did well, and I will stick to that portion as much as I can.

Oh bread...Im with Lipstick Lady on this one...loved bread...just loved it. Now, most days I don't even eat it. Yes, fresh out of surgery I craved it. Now though, I just don't have room for it. On Christmas I literally forgot about my sleeve for a moment...ate a piece of in toasted bread and instantly got slimed. It was awful. It's not something I'll be trying anytime soon.

Now well toasted bread (the light 35calorie a slice kind)...I can split a piece in half and make a sandwich and be ok. Tortillas have been hit and miss for me, and it's been a while since I had one.

Rice, didn't do well the first time I tried it. I ate it again not too long ago, and did fine. I only ate a few bites though.

Im not of the opinion that grains should be cut from our diet (nor is my NUT), but the amount I eat now would have been a laughable amount Pre surgery. I think these be to severely limited. Unfortunately, I think bread, Pasta, rice can be a trigger food. Im a lucky one, and haven't found that to be the case with myself

[moonlitestarbrite 902]

So minimum 3 months? I guess what I'm trying to ask is when can I eat bread type foods and it won't physically hurt me (the sleeve)? If I want to eat a turkey wrap with a low carb wrap do I have to wait a full 3 months or can I try it in a month from now?

you should consult with your nutritionist and/or diet paperwork from your hospital.

[lojensen57 2]

So minimum 3 months? I guess what I'm trying to ask is when can I eat bread type foods and it won't physically hurt me (the sleeve)? If I want to eat a turkey wrap with a low carb wrap do I have to wait a full 3 months or can I try it in a month from now?

you should consult with your nutritionist and/or diet paperwork from your hospital.

I found this recipe called cloud bread and it really is good and easy to make. Can make sandwiches etc.

Carb Free Cloud Bread

3 eggs, separated

3 tablespoons whole milk cottage cheese or 3 tablespoons cream cheese

1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

1 (1 g) packet artificial sweetener

Directions:

1 Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

2 Separate the eggs very carefully, there must be no yolk in the white.

3 In one bowl, mix together the egg yolks, the 3 T. of Cottage Cheese OR Cream Cheese and the one packet of Sweetener until smooth.

4 In the other bowl add 1/4 teaspoon of Cream of Tartar to the whites and beat the whites on high speed until they are fluffy and form nice peaks.

5 Very carefully fold the egg yolk mixture into the egg whites until mixed, but try and not break down the fluffiness of the egg whites too much.

6 Spray two cookie sheets with Pam or other fat-free cooking spray.

7 With a large spoon, "scoop" the mixture into 10 even rounds on the sheets (about the size of the top-half of the McDonalds hamburger bun; roughly 3/4 inch thick and 4 to 5 inches across).

8 Bake on the middle rack. Here is when you have to watch them, because the cooking time the same on any two batches. It is somewhere around 1/2 hour, but it could be less or more. You just need to watch them until them become nice and golden brown (again, the color of a McDonalds bun).

9 Remove from the pans and cool on a rack or cutting board.

10 While warm they are crumbly and similar to cooked meringue - but don't let this fool you! Once completely cool, seal them in a ziplock storage baggie or a tupperware over night. They will totally change their consistency, to something much more like bread - a softer texture that is nice and chewy. If you do not like softer chewy bread, then eat them as they are, nice and crisp.

11 Since the sides that were facing the pan are perfectly flat, you use these to spread things on, or make sandwiches, or even as a burger bun! The choice is up to you, and you will be quite amazed at how much like a bun these really are!

Read more: <a href="http://www.food.com/recipe/carb-free-cloud-bread-411501?oc=linkback">http://www.food.com/recipe/carb-free-cloud-bread-411501?oc=linkback</a>

I love(d) bread. Love love love love love love everything bread. Love. Like lovity love love love. LOOOOOOVE. Love love love. Love it love it love it. Ate meals consisting entirely of it. Didn't go a day without it. Ordered extra baskets of it. Only went to restaurants that gave it to you. Bread bread bread bread bread. Give me bread. Knew what time the local groceries took it out of the oven so I could bring it home hot. One for me on the way home, one for the family AT home. Plain, with butter, with cream cheese, with brie, toasted, cold, smeared, bread bread bread,

I quit bread with all the will power of someone who MADE.THE.DECISION a month pre-op. Tried a bit a toast when I moved to food a few months post op. It stuck. Tried it again soaked in Soup, it stuck. Tried it a third and final time and realized I was trying it out of habit, not because I wanted it. Still love the smell, the texture, the crunch, hate the feeling it gives me so I don't eat it. I might pick a crusty piece off at Panera and chew it up really well but I know the swallow is going to suck so I rarely do that. I don't miss it as much I was sure I was. Tortillas get stuck so I make wraps or quesadillas and then just eat the inside. Silly, but true. I can eat a piece of bacon on toast, but I pull off all of the toast and just a few crumbs stick to it. Wasteful.

Try to go without. You'd be amazed. If I can, you can.

[gomekast 559]

I found this recipe called cloud bread and it really is good and easy to make. Can make sandwiches etc.

Carb Free Cloud Bread

3 eggs, separated

3 tablespoons whole milk cottage cheese or 3 tablespoons cream cheese

1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

1 (1 g) packet artificial sweetener

Directions:

1 Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

2 Separate the eggs very carefully, there must be no yolk in the white.

3 In one bowl, mix together the egg yolks, the 3 T. of Cottage Cheese OR Cream Cheese and the one packet of Sweetener until smooth.

4 In the other bowl add 1/4 teaspoon of Cream of Tartar to the whites and beat the whites on high speed until they are fluffy and form nice peaks.

5 Very carefully fold the egg yolk mixture into the egg whites until mixed, but try and not break down the fluffiness of the egg whites too much.

6 Spray two cookie sheets with Pam or other fat-free cooking spray.

7 With a large spoon, "scoop" the mixture into 10 even rounds on the sheets (about the size of the top-half of the McDonalds hamburger bun; roughly 3/4 inch thick and 4 to 5 inches across).

8 Bake on the middle rack. Here is when you have to watch them, because the cooking time the same on any two batches. It is somewhere around 1/2 hour, but it could be less or more. You just need to watch them until them become nice and golden brown (again, the color of a McDonalds bun).

9 Remove from the pans and cool on a rack or cutting board.

10 While warm they are crumbly and similar to cooked meringue - but don't let this fool you! Once completely cool, seal them in a ziplock storage baggie or a tupperware over night. They will totally change their consistency, to something much more like bread - a softer texture that is nice and chewy. If you do not like softer chewy bread, then eat them as they are, nice and crisp.

11 Since the sides that were facing the pan are perfectly flat, you use these to spread things on, or make sandwiches, or even as a burger bun! The choice is up to you, and you will be quite amazed at how much like a bun these really are!

Read more: <a href="http://www.food.com/recipe/carb-free-cloud-bread-411501?oc=linkback</a>

This is very close to Dukan diet style 'bread'. I followed that diet for years and it taught me how to make alternatives for bread and sugar.

If you search dukan diet recipes you'll find several for bread and pancakes. It does take a little bit to get over the new consistency of the dukan bread tho. Picky eaters dont usually like it. If your determined to make changes for good, it won't be a big deal at all.