purplemonkey 1 Posted April 3, 2007 Pre-band I liked to snack on pretzel rods. Does anyone have a problem with them because they are so dry? I'm still on full liquids...but was wonderin... Thanks, Virginia Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
barbara465 2 Posted April 3, 2007 I have pretzels for a snack. If you chew, chew, chew they are like nothing going down. I wouldn't try it so early in the journey, but a few months out now and then should be OK. You won't want very many. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jachut 487 Posted April 3, 2007 With anything like that I find that they're easy to eat becuae they're easy to chew to mush. But the problem is I tend to shovel them in, lol. Who eats pretzels or chips slowly? I just grab handfuls and THAT does cause me problems. So I have to really stop and remind myself to SLOW DOWN. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DebLPN 0 Posted April 3, 2007 I had my first pretzels today,,and I eat them veryyyyyyyyyy carefully. I'm beginning to think somethingis wrong with me,,as NO foods have caused me any prolbems(so far). I'm 2 months post op. My next visit it April 12th and i KNOW it's time for my first fill. And yes,,I too have a problem with grabbing a handful of anything "snacky" so I have to be really conscience about just how many I am supposed to eat. I bought a small bag and divied them up into small portions and out them into snack sized zip-lock bags. If I eat any carbs that day,,I skip the pretzels. I havnet weighed in a week and dont plan on weighing until I go back on teh 12th. I was getting kinda obsessive-compulsive about weighing and that's NOT good for me! "I aint perfect, but I'm trying" Banded 1/29/07 Dr Ken Cleveland-CMMC-Jackson, MS 331/298/150 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
purplemonkey 1 Posted April 3, 2007 I go for my post-op followup on Thursday and my god I hope he puts me on soft foods. I have had the most peculiar cravings these past couple weeks. hotdogs, bologna, pickles, and green olives...LOL At this point it would be nice to chew ANYTHING... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edieparks 2 Posted April 3, 2007 I just added them to my food list at 8 mos. I added the big hard sourdough ones. Yum. edie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
juliegeraci 7 Posted April 4, 2007 I can eat pretzels fine. Its okay to have them once you hit the solids stage. Enjoy. Julie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
desertdreamers 0 Posted April 4, 2007 I like the occasional snack-pack of small pretzels - satisfies my crunch and salt cravings. I used to love bread - but it gums up and I PB (or really want to!), unless I soak it in in Soup. Dry foods go down so much easier for me than moist ones. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites