Best Bariatric Recipes

#1 resource for bariatric friendly recipes

The Delicious & Simple Food you need for Life!

BE recipes are written to professional standards - many published in 'Before and After', the best selling bariatric book by founder Susan Maria Leach, nominated for 3 IACP culinary awards.

Shrimp Tacos in Lettuce Cups

This dish is so delicious you'll wonder why its not on every Mexican menu - so fresh and flavorful with that pop of fresh lime and kick of chipotle!

Italian Sub in a Tub... be a Goomba!

There is nothing quite like the unmistakable flavor profile of The Italian Sub. Put this one in a Tub! Who needs bread when the insides taste this ...

Manicotti, made with tender egg crepes called Crespelle

Being Italian has always meant pasta, but since my surgery, I do not eat macaroni. Hard line. I grab a meatball or have sauce over ricotta with lot...

Air Fried Coconut Shrimp

The trick is to find the unsweetened coconut in your supermarket - it is often labeled as 'dessicated' or dried. Check the label and make sure suga...

Lemon Chicken

This weeknight version of Sheet Pan Lemon Chicken is one of my husbands favorite meals. It leans towards Greek and Italian with the heavy hand of o...

Ten Minute Thai Chicken Soup

This soup is so delicious you could pick up the bowl and drink it! The red curry paste and coconut milk are the keys to its wonderful mmmmmm flavor...

Stuffed Pepper Soup

My amazing Stuffed Pepper Soup is perfect for a weeknight meal with plenty of leftovers for lunches.

Meatball Parm Soup

I traveled to Salt Lake City for a meeting and had some soup from Caputo's Italian Deli that was so delicious that I had to recreate it at home.

Lasagna Soup

Yes, it does taste like lasagna! We have had this recipe on the website for many years and it is one of the most popular. Not a lot of ingredients ...

Cabbage Roll Stew

Super delicious. The best part is that its EASY... Stuffed Cabbage used to take hours... this is bubbling in the pot in 20 minutes.

Cuban Braised Beef Pot Roast, Ropa Vieja

This is a true Cuban classic called Ropa Vieja, which means Old Clothes - if you think of a pile of your softest cotton it hints at the texture of ...

Cuban Style Black Beans with Smoked Turkey

Cuban style black beans are easy and inexpensive to make at home - I use a smoked turkey drumstick that are readily available at most supermarkets ...