Favorite Post-Op Recipes

[hap314ness 90]

I am browsing the Bariatric Pal Store looking through some of their recipes and wondered...has anyone ever tried these? Are they good?

Do you have your own favorite recipe that isn't on this site?

I am realizing now that my portion sizes will change so my cooking will probably have to change, too.

[Healthy_life2 8,324]

1 hour ago, hap314ness said:

I am browsing the Bariatric Pal Store looking through some of their recipes and wondered...has anyone ever tried these? Are they good?

Do you have your own favorite recipe that isn't on this site?

I am realizing now that my portion sizes will change so my cooking will probably have to change, too.

Many favorites..lol

White chicken chili

• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 pound Italian seasoned turkey sausage (casings removed) Alfresco brand
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped yellow bell pepper
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 cups chicken broth (I use Better Than Bouillon chicken base)
• 1 cup green taco sauce ( I used La Victoria)
• 1 pound diced or shredded deli rotisserie chicken from the grocery store omit skin
• 2 (14-ounce) cans reduced-sodium white Beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp dried oregano leaves
• 1 cup reduced-fat cream cheese or light sour cream
• 1/2 cup fresh chopped cilantro
• Diced avocado for topping

1. Heat olive oil in a large pot placed over medium heat. Add sausage and brown, stirring occasionally to break into smaller pieces, about 5-7 minutes. Add onion and bell pepper and cook until vegetables are soft and translucent, about 2-3 minutes. Add garlic and cook for another minute or two. Add broth, taco sauce, chicken, beans, cumin, chili powder and oregano. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes until heated through and to allow flavors to blend.
2. Remove from heat and add cream cheese or sour cream and cilantro; stir to blend. Top with diced avocado and sprigs of fresh cilantro.

This is my dieticians website: Note when she has omit rice/pasta

http://insidekarenskitchen.com/bariatric-friendly-recipes/

[Catden 11]

Only one month out from surgery...how do you fit these recipes into a meal plan? My dietitian has been very specific with each meal (1 Protein, 1/2 fruit, etc). How do you make a "recipe" from something like this??? Need some help getting moving on soft food meals. Finally graduated from pureed. Yeah!.

[hap314ness 90]

25 minutes ago, jenn1 said:

Many favorites..lol

White chicken chili

• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 pound Italian seasoned turkey sausage (casings removed) Alfresco brand
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped yellow bell pepper
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 cups chicken broth (I use Better Than Bouillon chicken base)
• 1 cup green taco sauce ( I used La Victoria)
• 1 pound diced or shredded deli rotisserie chicken from the grocery store omit skin
• 2 (14-ounce) cans reduced-sodium white Beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp dried oregano leaves
• 1 cup reduced-fat cream cheese or light sour cream
• 1/2 cup fresh chopped cilantro
• Diced avocado for topping

1. Heat olive oil in a large pot placed over medium heat. Add sausage and brown, stirring occasionally to break into smaller pieces, about 5-7 minutes. Add onion and bell pepper and cook until vegetables are soft and translucent, about 2-3 minutes. Add garlic and cook for another minute or two. Add broth, taco sauce, chicken, Beans, cumin, chili powder and oregano. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes until heated through and to allow flavors to blend.
2. Remove from heat and add cream cheese or sour cream and cilantro; stir to blend. Top with diced avocado and sprigs of fresh cilantro.

This is my dieticians website: Note when she has omit rice/pasta

http://insidekarenskitchen.com/bariatric-friendly-recipes/

@jenn1 This looks great! Thank you for including her recipe website so that I can browse some more on my own!

@Catden I imagine you wouldn't be able to fit the recipes I was asking for into a meal plan until well into the recovery period, and perhaps you can add an unflavored Protein Powder to the broth once it's luke warm to help keep your Protein levels up. I think if you search topics with "soft food" in the search bar maybe there are old posts with ideas? I probably should've done that for my own question too... oh well

[Healthy_life2 8,324]

30 minutes ago, Catden said:

Only one month out from surgery...how do you fit these recipes into a meal plan? My dietitian has been very specific with each meal (1 Protein, 1/2 fruit, etc). How do you make a "recipe" from something like this??? Need some help getting moving on soft food meals. Finally graduated from pureed. Yeah!.

Congratulations on getting to soft foods. Once you get into food stage you will learn how to eat differently. The only way I know if I hitting my calorie and Protein goal is logging my daily food into myfitnesspal. It will calculate recipes as well

myfitnesspal computer

https://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/logout

myfitnesspal cell phone app

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myfitnesspal.android&hl=en

how to use myfitnesspal

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=myfitnesspal+tutorial

Edited October 24, 2017 by jenn1