I'm two weeks post op today, I'm still on mushy/soft foods, and yes I forgot my lunch this morning. I'm at work and I'm STARVING. I had a protein shake for breakfast (typical and I'm usually good until about 11:30 with it, its noon now). The only things I can get to in my 30 minutes of lunch are Taco John's, Wendy's and B-Bops (burger joint) and a Chinese place. The only one of these places I ever really went to pre surgery was B-Bops and the Chinese place. What is the lesser of the evils here. I need something, but don't want to eat badly and I'm still not on a full diet. Any ideas?

Dave,

I wasn't criticizing your recommendation in any way. This isnt the first thread which mentioned the chili so I finally looked up the nutritional info. I thought others might be thinking the same way I was about it. Also, I see people on here talking about eating chicken strips and fries so it's hard to weed out the good suggestions from the bad.

I have had Wendy's Chili in a pinch and it's pretty good. I never would have thogh to put sour cream on which I guess is a good thing! Also most fast food places have grilled Chicken options which if you took the bread off (though personally I have not trouble eating bread) would also be a good option. Many places have a $1 side salad which with low cal dressing should be okay too. One of my weekend favorites is Grilled Chicken at KFC. I take the skin off and have corn on the cob and mash/no gravy as the sides. I pull the biscuit apart and only eat the crunchy outside. I think KFC is actually more band friendly than Boston Chicken becuase the chicken portion is only 3 oz; BC is twice the size.

Dave,

I wasn't criticizing your recommendation in any way. This isnt the first thread which mentioned the chili so I finally looked up the nutritional info. I thought others might be thinking the same way I was about it. Also, I see people on here talking about eating chicken strips and fries so it's hard to weed out the good suggestions from the bad.

No offense taken. I was only commenting that it's a surprise that Wendy's chili is a viable choice for a bander to eat. Wendy's has a number of good things that aren't so "fast food-ish."

Chicken strips and fries? Really? Do some people not listen to their Nutritionist? I'm still on the soft foods phase post-op, so am experimenting with various types of soups and such. I'm having a very good time with it. I can't imagine eating anything deep fried.

Dave

Seems like lots of people don't follow the recommendations. I get really frustrated by that so I try not to read those threads. I don't know why I are what other people do.

*care