Hi,

I had my surgery about 6 years ago, have lost over 70 pounds, and have been stable for quite a while.

My wife and I are planning a trip to Germany, France, Italy, and Spain in the fall.

As you all know, eating in a US restaraunt can be quite challanging, even when I know the foods.

Eating in foreign restaraunts will be daunting, when I have no idea of what the foods are, nor how band friendly they are.

Also, I have one or two Protein drinks (Glucerna) a day. Are there equivalents over there?

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance for any help..............

HBH

You are 6 years out I would have thought that you would be quite comfortable by now with they type of foods you can eat. It doesn't really matter what country you are in the basic ingredients are still the same.

If you can eat rice in the USA then you should be able to eat rice in Europe and vice versa.

If you stick to your slow cooked moist cooking methods you should be fine. I am sure France has lots of different versions of beef stew.............

In italy skip the pizza and eat the lasagne or cannelloni.

In Germany stay away from the strudel etc.

I am sure you are worrying unnecessarily. Just relax and have a great holiday.

... be quite comfortable by now with they type of foods you can eat...

Thanks for your reply and suggestions...

The problem is when I go into a restaraunt, and I can't understand what "DerfargleSnitzel" is, or, for that matter, anything else, it's bound to get dicey.

Once it's served, I shouldn't have much difficulty figuring out if I can eat it........

HBH

Do you have a smart phone? If so will it work in Europe? If not perhaps you could rent a phone while you are there or get one of those through a way phones. If you can get access to the internet you can look things up on google to see what they are before you order them.