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Thanksgiving-style table with turkey plates, cranberry sauce, drinks, mini pumpkins, and a phone on a beige tablecloth.
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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.

Slices of medium-rare steak topped with fresh tomato and onion salsa on a dark plate.

Thin Sliced Beef with Tomato Relish

Meat can be dense and even dry. This is not a recipe as much as it is an idea. 

Lettuce cups filled with seasoned ground chicken on a wooden board.

7 Yummy No Bread Foods!

Bariatric friendly food doesn't have to suck. We've taken the flavors of high carb, bread wrapped foods we ALL love and made new & just as tasty, versions that are good for you. Get creative, have fun... its not about the bread... it's the flavors in the filling.

Tags: New Post Op
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. 

Whisk mixing orange mashed mixture in a bowl, with syrup bottle, butter, and cooked squash pieces nearby.

Sweet Potato Puree - Food for NEW Bariatric Post Ops

To Purée is to blend, grind or mash food until it is a thick, smooth, lump-free consistency. A Purée by definition is a food that is a soft creamy paste.

A small white bowl filled with creamy, light brown hummus sits on a textured gray surface, next to a spoon with a scoop of hummus resting on it.

Peanut Butter Cookie Dough

This is a super easy "meal" that will leave a smile on your face!

Grilled chicken thighs, seasoned and charred, are arranged on a decorative plate next to a bowl of cherry tomatoes and a creamy dip, set on a wooden table.

Grilled Chicken, Broccoli, and Tomatoes with Blue Cheese

When I posted a picture of the supper I served the other evening, I received a lot of questions about how to make a meal in real time. Cook with me!

Baked egg cups in a muffin tray with tomatoes and herbs on a dark wooden surface.

Ham and Egg Cups

Pop a finished ham and egg cup into your microwave any day of the week - 15 seconds twice, plate and eat!

Four golden, baked vegetable muffins topped with crumbled cheese sit on a red plate, surrounded by a white lace doily, with fresh green lettuce in the background.

Breakfast Muffins

Super Easy and reheat beautiful as long as you microwave them just 15 seconds at a time until warm. Be Gentle!

Bowl of creamy tomato soup with a swirl of cream and basil leaves on top, set on a red and green striped cloth.

How to Make Easy Homemade PURE Protein Soup - perfect for post ops!

Don't worry - it's common as GI surgery makes the taste buds go crazy! While all will eventually calm down, you'll often find savory protein soup more to your liking than a much too sweet chocolate shake. Protein protein protein will heal you and keep you satisfied. Try this easy recipe!

Caramel panna cotta topped with fresh raspberries and mint on a blue plate.

Cappuccino Panna Cotta - sugar free

This Italian dessert is a light spoonful of soft gelled pudding that instantly melts into an explosion of smooth cream when it hits your tongue.

Plate of sliced jicama with chili sauce and lime wedges on a blue dish.

Do you know about Jicama? WHAT IS IT?

Jicama (pronounced HEE-kah-mah), is a Mexican vegetable... its super juicy and super crisp, like a Fuji apple. Delicious sliced or julienned, served with a lime squeeze and some chili powder.

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