Valentine's Cheesecake

[BaileyBariatrics 617]

I bet you didn’t think you’d see these two words - Valentine's Cheesecake - together in a bariatric nutrition tip, right? Regular cheesecake is laden with fat and sugar. This version can be a treat for Valentine’s Day that provides a good source of Protein and some Calcium.< /p>

I bet you didn’t think you’d see these two words - Valentine's Cheesecake - together in a bariatric nutrition tip, right? Regular cheesecake is laden with fat and sugar. This version can be a treat for Valentine’s Day that provides a good source of protein and some calcium. As a bariatric patient, you don’t have much volume in your stomach pouch. That means that you need to pack in as many nutrients as possible when choosing your foods. This recipe can be used before the pre-surgery liquid diet begins or after surgery when you can have soft and pureed Proteins. For RNY gastric bypass patients, that means one week after surgery. For sleeve gastrectomy patients, that means two weeks after surgery. This treat is not only good for your heart, but it’s also good for your muscles and bones.

Equipment: Medium mixing bowl

Hand or tabletop mixer

Serving dish or container that will hold ½ cup (4 oz.)

Yield: 6 (½- cup) servings

Ingredients

4 oz. fat free cream cheese

16 oz. plain, non-fat Greek yogurt

½ package (1 oz) sugar free, Fat Free Jello Instant pudding

Use a flavor of instant pudding you’d like (chocolate, vanilla, cheesecake).

2-3 packets Splenda or other sweetener

4 oz. Cool Whip Free

Directions

Place cream cheese in a medium mixing bowl.

Mix cream cheese and yogurt until smooth.

Blend instant pudding with cream cheese and yogurt until smooth.

Blend Splenda and Cool Whip with other ingredients until smooth.

Spoon into ½ cup containers.

Adapted from Spark People recipes

Nutrition Information per serving: Calories: 106

Fat: 0 gr

Protein: 10 gr

Carbohydrate: 12 gr

Calcium: 85 mg

Enjoy before you go on the pre-surgery liquid diet and after surgery when you can have soft/pureed protein.

[Alex Brecher 10,502]

Num num num, sounds delicious and really simple to make! I'm definitely going to give this a try.