I'm just a week and a half out of having been banded, but I want to get some good feedback on certain foods since I can start eating again on Tuesday. I love soy/veggie burgers, tofu, edamame, etc. I'm wondering what experiences you all have had with these foods. I really enjoy Morningstar Farms veggie sausage patties for Breakfast and their veggie chicken patties too. I think the sausage patties will go down easier because they are more soy based and crumble quite easy. I'm a bit more concerned about the chicken patties since they use texturized vegetable Protein and it is almost a bit tougher.I know that Im going to have to chew like mad regardless, but I want to know if anyone has had a problem with either of these.

Next, I'd like to know about tofu. I know that the softer silken tofu will not be an issue, but what about the extra firm? I have an obsession with these amazing sesame tofu sticks from Whole foods. They are these tasty marinated baked tofu slices that I affectionately call ' crack sticks' in my house because you can't open the fridge without eating another one. I guess if you're gonna have a trigger food tofu isn't such a bad thing! Is it harder to digest the extra firm tofu? I'm thinking yes and no. Tofu is so much Water anyways, but the extra firm has been pressed of a lot of it so it could go either way.

Last is edamame. Yea or nay? Do these have too much Fiber to go down or can I eat a few pods?

Thanks for the feedback!

I eat the Morning Star sausage patties on and off since I was banded. I could eat them better the first 6 months. Now at 14 months out I can still eat them but must go very slow and chew well. I love them!!!!

Cheri

Thanks Cheri. They have been a staple in my house for years. I've progressed to the organic ones at Whole Foods which are twice the price, but have no hidden MSG. Now that I can't eat as much I can afford them more often.