keeping food hot for the whole meal

[edwardd01 0]

I was banded on 04/20/2009. I am eating soft foods. One of the things I find disappointing now, is my food is getting cold before I finish eating. Since I am eating less than a cup of food at a meal and I am taking 30-45 minutes to eat it, I am finding my meal always gets cold before I finish and does not taste as good as it did when it was hot.

Sometimes I heat the plate, this helps a little. Does this bother anyone else? How do you keep your meals warm until your finished.

Ed.

[AmyWE 1]

I have the same problem. I'm constantly sticking my plate in the microwave.

[Dayle 0]

I use a Sassy Baby Warming Dish. You put warm Water inside the dish and it keeps the food warm for quite a long time. you can use it divided to separate food or take the divider out for a warm bowl.

[grlwunderkas 1]

My food gets cold before I'm finished eating too...sometimes I take this as my clue to stop eating when the food gets cold. I don't always do that...but I think I'm going to start...otherwise, I'll be eating the same amount of food as before my surgery, only taking a longer time to eat it. I've heard that we should only take 15 minutes to eat. If you stop eating after 15 minutes, you won't overeat.

[edwardd01 0]

My doctor has suggested that take 30 minutes to eat my meal. I am supposed to split my food in half. Eating the first half over 15 minutes, if I finish early, wait and then eat the last half over the remaining 15 minutes. This is to help me get used to eating my my slowly...

[dwf 0]

This is a pet peve of mine as well. I am resolute in the fact that my wife has had to eat cold meals for the past ten years because of our kids. It is the price I pay for not having good eating habits in the past.

[krtork 0]

My doc and nutritionist want us to eat our meals in no more than 20 min - with 15 min being optimum. Theory being that the food is all in the pouch and gives you that "full" feeling you are looking for.

I guess if your food is cold, you could zap it in the microwave, just to warm it up a bit. I liked the baby food warming dish idea - clever!

[MaryB26 0]

I sit my little plate/ bowl on a cadle warmer covered with foil (safety?) also you could you could use an oficial coffee cup warmer, candle warmer is half the price.