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Bowl of applesauce on a cloth napkin, surrounded by fresh apples and cinnamon sticks.

Homemade Cinnamon Applesauce – a soothing food for a new bariatric post op!

First Fall Applesauce... make your own!
Tags: desserts Food stages Purees sugar free
Egg crepe filled with ricotta, topped with marinara and cheese, served with sliced tomatoes and basil on a black plate.

Minute Lasagna Roll

This simple two minute dish is easy to eat at any bariatric stage, contains high quality high protein, is low/no carb and TASTES LIKE LASAGNA! Do not be intimidated that we call it a crepe, its just an egg. Okay, so this is technically a Manicotti. Enjoy.

Tags: eggs entrees Food stages Italian New Post Op vegetarian
A blue bowl filled with creamy soup topped with parsley and red pepper flakes sits on a marble surface next to a striped towel and a wooden board with grated cheese.

Egg Drop Soup, Italian Style!

Egg Drop Soup, Italian Style! This is perfect for any stage, but can be easily made for those early post-op days when your pouch or sleeve is new and tender....
Tags: eggs entrees Food stages inspire diet meals soft foods soups
Creamy white soup served in a blue-handled bowl on a patterned plate, with a spoon and napkin beside it.

Purees and Soft Foods - Begin to Use Protein for Healing

Its important to know about these food stages as throwing up chicken on post op day 9 is one of the last things on your list.
Tags: Food stages Purees
Bowl of applesauce in a blue dish on a wooden tray with a spoon and matching lid.

Homemade Cinnamon Applesauce

First Fall Apples... make applesauce!

Tags: Desserts Food stages New Post Op Purees
Ingredients for hummus: chickpeas in a red bowl, lemon, garlic cloves, tahini, olive oil, and salt on a white surface.

How to make Hummus!

Hummus is store bought, right? Noooooo, people in the Middle East have been making creamy smooth wonderful hummus forever and its' time you learned how to make your own too.
Tags: Appetizers Food stages Purees
Bowl of creamy tomato soup with a swirl of cream and basil garnish on a red striped cloth.

Tomato Basil Soup

When you try this super easy and delicious soup, you'll never be happy with canned tomato soup again! Give this one a try - it's a keeper!

Tags: entrees Food stages Italian Purees soups vegetarian
Bowl of creamy seafood mixture beside a can of Phillips seafood seasoning on a kitchen counter with a towel and utensils.

Maryland Shrimp Salad

I LOVE THIS SHRIMP SALAD! Shrimp are soft and almost gelatinous, super easy to eat and super delicious with the Old Bay Seasoning!
Tags: entrees fish & seafood Food stages
Two colorful frozen pops, one deep red and swirled, the other pale pink and smooth, sit on a wooden table surrounded by fresh berries and a yellow ice pop mold in the background.

Diet Ice Pops for Summer Yum!

Looking for something sweet, cool, bariatric and family friendly & virtually non-caloric?

Tags: Desserts Food stages New Post Op sugar free Summer Sweets
Pumpkin mousse in a white ramekin topped with whipped cream, with a spoon beside it on a dark table.

A 'Soft Food' Holiday Meal

We know that many of our support group members schedule surgery at end of the year to use up health savings accounts and take advantage of insurance deductibles. Then one day wake up and think 'What am I going to do about Thanksgiving and Christmas?' No worries. Not our first rodeo!

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Bowl of tomato soup topped with small lattice-shaped crackers, set on a woven mat beside a colorful striped cloth.

Roasted Tomato Soup & Grilled Cheese

You can literally have this in bowls on the table in ten minutes. Your family will love it too! Serve with turkey sandwiches for the rest of the clan.

Tags: entrees Food stages New Post Op Purees soups
Creamy white soup served in a blue-handled bowl on a patterned plate with a spoon and napkin beside it.

Chicken Broth & Potato Purée - Food for NEW Bariatric Post Ops

It is not arbitrary that you have been told to eat purées for a period of time - you have just had 85% of your stomach removed and have miles of staples creating your new stomach pouch. 

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