How to Eat After Bariatric Surgery After bariatric surgery
, your food portions are much smaller. Your new diet helps you progress with weight loss in a nutritionally healthy way to reach your health goals. Eating a variety of foods will help you get adequate protein, vitamins, and minerals.
To help increase the variety in your diet, the Bariatric Surgery Program offers a selection of recipes for you to enjoy. Many of our prescriptions were shared by people who have undergone weight loss surgery. All recipes provided have been reviewed by our registered dietitians for optimal nutritional content. (Be sure to check out our “Nutrition Basics” below for additional information.)
Please note that prescriptions may need to be modified based on your own stage of the gastric bypass diet. If you have any questions about using the prescriptions offered here, ask your health care provider.
We add new recipes at regular intervals, so please register frequently. Bon
appetit!
Appetizers, side dishes and appetizers
- Balsamic Dijon Mustard Dressing
- Beans Spread
- Classic Hummus Cool
- Ranch Veggie Pizza
- Creamy Cauliflower Light Puree
- Alfredo Hot Sauce
- Devilish Eggs
- Shrimp Ceviche
- Peanut Peanut Salad Protein Dressing
- Pesto
- Spicy Avocado spread Pumpkin
- Apple Baking
- Tzatziki Greek yogurt and cucumber sauce
Breakfast recipes
- Broccoli, egg and cheese Baking
- Quiche without crust Cottage cheese Protein-rich
- Egg-Chilada
- Egg muffins
- pumpkin
- casserole
- Peanut butter and jelly Pancakes Spinach
- Frittata
- French Strawberry
- Wrap
- Tofu and Broccoli Quiche
- Yogurt Breakfast Popsicles Lunch and Dinner Recipes
cheese
pancakes
Good morning High protein
Oatmeal
Stuffed
Toast
Breakfast
- Apple & Tuna Sandwiches
- Lettuce Wraps Asian
- Pork
- Vegetables Baked Tomatoes
- Bean and Brown Rice
- Barbecue Roasted
- Salmon Cajun Chicken with Pepper Jack Cheese and spinach
- Cheesy Cheesy Stuffed pumpkin Chesi
- Vegetarian Chili Chicken
- casserole
- Cheese-steak wrap
- Rollantini with wing spinach Parmigiana
- Cottage cheese Baking Creamy
- Tuna Burgers
- Tetrazzini
- Ginger Sautéed Meat
- Greek Yogurt
- Grilled Chicken Caprese
- Roasted Lemon Orange Watch Magically
- moist
- not really fried Fried rice
- Rainbow trout
- Peanut Applesauce Chicken
- Pork and black beans Green Provencal chicken
- cooker
- Pumpkin and black bean soup
- stuffing
- Slow cooker Tikka Masala
- Hot peanuts Vegetarian chili
- rolls Sweet
- and sour
- Thai tofu Quinoa bowl
- Tuna or chicken salad
- Turkey enchilada
- empanadas
- Whopper Veggie burger
- Zucchini Boats
Asian Chicken
Loin Baked Chicken with
Black
Casserole
Chicken
Chicken
Slow cooker Crispy
Easy Chicken
Fake Fried Chicken
Chicken
Slow
Slow cooker Taco
Stuffed cabbage
pork
Turkey bean
Turkey
Bariatric – Friendly Dessert Recipes
- Cheesecake Pudding
- Cottage cheese fluff
- Spice Mousse
- Pumpkin Protein Cake-Ricotta
- Chocolate Soy Dessert Fluffy Silky
- ” Jell-O
Creamy Pumpkin
Quick Guide: Nutrition Basics for Bariatric Patients
As you continue to lose weight, it’s important to develop and maintain healthy eating habits. Success with weight loss will depend on your adherence to nutritious food choices and avoiding snacking or “grazing” between meals. The stomach pouch created by your surgery is a tool you’ll need to get used to to meet your weight loss goals. The following nutrition summary provides some quick tips to keep you on track.
Because
your body can’t store protein, it needs a steady supply to repair and replace tissues that wear out or become damaged. Therefore, you need to eat protein every day to refresh your body’s basic protein needs. Try to consume a minimum of 60 grams of protein each day. Gastric bypass or other bariatric surgery procedure reduces the capacity of the stomach to a very small volume. Therefore, protein-rich foods should be consumed with every meal to ensure that the body gets enough to preserve lean muscle mass. We do not advise the use of protein supplements or high-calorie beverages. We recommend eating protein-rich foods at the beginning of each meal. Lean proteins like fish, poultry, eggs, and low-fat cottage cheese are just a few good choices.
After
gastric bypass or other bariatric surgery, you will not be able to eat the amount or variety of foods needed to meet the recommended vitamin and mineral requirements through your diet alone. A high-potency multivitamin/mineral supplement with iron should be taken every day. Daily calcium and vitamin B12 supplements are also recommended to maintain adequate reserves of vitamins and minerals and prevent anemia and osteoporosis. Some patients require additional supplements after surgery. Your doctor will determine your individual needs based on the results of the lab work.
Limit Your Sugar
and Fat After gastric
bypass or other bariatric surgery, a condition called stationary gastric evacuation syndrome will occur if you eat foods high in sugar and fat (more than 10 grams per serving). Symptoms of dumping syndrome include deep sleepiness, lightheadedness, profuse sweating, rapid heart rate, cramping abdominal pain, nausea, and diarrhea. Avoiding foods or liquids high in sugar and fat will help prevent dumping syndrome. Sweets, candy, fruit juices, soda, high-fat meats, and fried foods are examples of selections that can cause problems.
