Protein Based Dessert and Snack Options

[MochaKelly 74]

I knew we shouldn't have celery but no more craisins? I'm gonna cry - haven't had them yet but wanted them!



Mich W
Hw 223, SW 217 CW 192 GW 135

I feel the same way. Ocean Spray has a lower sugar option. I use them for salads, especially chicken salad. I bought some to make chicken salad for my spouse next week. I am going to try a bite (no more than an ounce) to see how I fair.

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[MochaKelly 74]

Lol! Well, I try and remove as many strings as possible from the celery.
Counting up the raisins....
According to the box, 40g of raisins contains 29g net carbs. I allow myself 15g of carbs from fruit each day, so I weigh out 20g of raisins, which happens to be 57 raisins (today).
Here is a picture of 20g raisins and 1oz each of nuts/seeds.

I LOVE that you weigh everything! I just received a thoughtful surprise of a scale from my spouse the other day. I have not been weighing anything because I never eat a full serving of anything. For instance, if a serving of raisins is 57 as you stated, I would only eat 20. I stay well below a serving of anything other than meats. #LearningCurve

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[Berry78 4,261]

On 8/11/2017 at 1:29 PM, MochaKelly said:

and I LOVE prunes

If/when you are allowed fruit, prunes have 1g carbs per 2g weight. So on my plan, I can have 30g of prunes (which turns out to be 4 prunes).

[Missy161 395]

I feel the same way. Ocean Spray has a lower sugar option. I use them for salads, especially chicken salad. I bought some to make chicken salad for my spouse next week. I am going to try a bite (no more than an ounce) to see how I fair.

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Yes on salads!!! I miss them- my sweet little friends lol


Mich W
Hw 223, SW 217 CW 192 GW 135

[Berry78 4,261]

8 minutes ago, MochaKelly said:

I LOVE that you weigh everything!

if a serving of raisins is 57 as you stated, I would only eat 20.

Thanks! It's such a habit now, I don't think twice about it

The serving of raisins on the box says 1/4 of a cup, so a serving for me is actually 1/8 of a cup. (Which means a "normal" serving would be 114 raisins! Lol!)

Of course 20 raisins is plenty too.. I just make sure I don't go "over".

[MochaKelly 74]

Guess who just had a piece of cake without wrecking my health?! My spouse and I discovered the low carb bakery while riding around two weeks ago. Two cakes come in the pack and I can only eat half of one. [emoji6][emoji6]



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Coconut Cake



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[MochaKelly 74]

Coconut Cake



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Chocolate cake... I ate it with a spoonful of Peanut Butter to add an extra Protein boost. Yum!



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[jess9395 5,449]

You eat celery AND raisins?![emoji50][emoji50][emoji50][emoji50]Those are on the list of can't haves for WLS recipients, which floored me initially. Celery is off because it is fibrous and can clog the pouch and all dried fruits are off because of the sugar content and I LOVE prunes.

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Whose list? Not my surgeons.