Pre op question

[heav85 123]

I have my class on Thursday buy I was wondering if anyone knew if Mcdonald smoothies were ok to drink pre op or their iced coffee

[Slimsoon1988 123]

I'm not familiar with McDonald's smoothies but I just did a quick search on it. It only has 3g of Protein but has 47g of carb. So I'm going to say no.

And if you are adding sugar, creme, and flavor to that ice coffee, I would also say no to that as well.

The preop diet is high Protein low carbs. So if you are eating/drinking stuff that is high and sugar and carbs then it is not allowed on the preop diet.

Edited February 16, 2015 by Slimsoon1988

[JamieLogical 8,727]

I had pretty strict protein/carb ratios to stick to with my pre-op diet. I also had to stop consuming caffeine pre-op and wasn't allowed to start again until 30 days post-op.

[melhach 18]

I would stay away from McDonald's all together it's not going to be good for post op

[heav85 123]

We used to have a smoothie place but it was replaced with a starbucks

[heav85 123]

I had another question. On preop can I eat Tomato Soup?

[JamieLogical 8,727]

I had another question. On preop can I eat Tomato Soup?

Depends on your pre-op guidelines. I was not allowed any Soup except minestrone occasionally. I had very strict guidelines though.

[heav85 123]

Humm. I have a review of the preop and it says I can have 1oz of meat and some.vegies for supper so many Tomato Soup is allowed

[heav85 123]

I start my preop this weekend and have my class tomorrow. I have been trying to get used to pre op. Can you drink broth all day or use it as a Meal Replacement

[beachgurl84 456]

My pre op was 5 days of Clear liquids except for 3 Protein shakes a day. So yes, I could drink broth all day long and the Protein Shakes were really my Meal Replacements but broth can be used for this too. Even post op when eating would wear me out during the early stages, I gave up on dinner and just went back to broth. Everyone's pre & post op diets are going to be different. The best source of information is going to be your surgeon's office. Good luck in preop and try not to get too hangry

FYI - I also treated myself when I got too hangry by stopping at the hibachi place and ordering a quart of their clear Soup during pre & post op. It was a nice break from regular broth. Oh, and chicken broth taste so much better if you add a beef bullion cube.

[heav85 123]

Here's a question I forgot to ask yesterday. They say 2 Protein Shakes a day. How big of a Protein Shake? 8oz 12oz

[beachgurl84 456]

I didn't have any size requirements on my Protein shake. The only restriction was it had to be 200 calories or less.

[JamieLogical 8,727]

I was given specific nutritional guidelines for mine:

Minimum of 20 grams of Protein per serving

Less than 8 grams of carbs with less than 2 grams of sugar,and a minimum of 3 grams of Fiber

Less than 3 grams of fat

Less than 200 calories per serving, best at 150

whey Protein is preferable