Hello bandsters! I have just found the most amazing NEW lean pocket, it is a pretzel bread filled with spinach and 3 cheeses like a hot pocket, it is amazing and barely any calories! i just had to share this for anyone that is still able to eat breads, then I started wondering what might be some of your OMG foods that has made your journey more easier........

My top 3 are:

• Lean Pockets spinach & 3 cheese.
  
• Southbeach whipped peanut butter protien bar (OMG).
  
• Pregreso enchilada soup (I add more chicken)
  

What are yours?

Ohhh I love those brownies..but i've never microwaved it with coolwhip..sounds yummy

it is truly life changing! give it a try. totally makes the brownie taste even better.

Also....another little tip. I live in NYC, so I don't really have a set schedule. I ALWAYS keep an emergency bar with me just in case I can't get home in time to eat or if I running late and don't really have time for lunch. I discovered the Cliff Builder bars. they are 20g of Protein and about 270 calories...but they are Meal Replacement bars and not meant for a snack.

I only thought of it because I didn't have time to leave my desk at lunch today and was glad I had this little guy in my desk drawer for just such an emergency. I got more protein than if I would have ordered delivery from some local restaurant and I was perfectly satisfied.

They have several flavors but my favorite is the mint one.

You can save a little money by buying them from Sam's Club (or probably Costco) they have chocolate and Peanut Butter flavor at Sam's.

OMG the salmon with salsa sounds soooo good !!! Can't wait to try that.

I have been roasting a turkey breast every week. I baste with lo sod. chic broth. this week I wrapped it in foil for the 1st hour ( with carrots, onion and celery) it is so moist and tasty. I like to warm some with veggies, cold on a salad. I have not been bored by the taste of this meat!

I love Fage yogurt too; mixed with applesauce or fresh fruit. love how much Protein I get!

I have started eating sardines. I eat them on wheat thins flatbread (2 of them) great protein and good fat!

I have been eating a lot of spinach lately. I love it raw in salad, steamed with protein. I just love it and by it by the lb!

This is a great topic. Always looking for some new food ideas!

My wife and I were banded the same day. We bought a Vitamix and use it for everything! We are wondering all the time how we ever lived without it. We make high protein soups for after a fill, use it as a regular blender, make Smoothies that the kids love and wait for it..... ice cream. The ice cream is the best. Depending on what flavor you make it is 70-100 cal per 1.5 cups and 7-15 protein. Oh yeah, it only takes 10 min to make and clean up. Tastes awesome too. And no, I'm not a door to door Vitamix salesman.

for the sweet tooth that lives on in me I've found sweet potato and vegetable pancakes (golden brand) yummy and only 70 cals!

crazy to think what I am hooked on now is carrots! I peel them, and julienne slice them. Sprinkle a little bit of salt, pepper and olive oil and I bake them. Finish them off with the broiler to toast them a little and I can eat these all day! I make extra so I can have with my lunches.

for the sweet tooth that lives on in me I've found sweet potato and vegetable pancakes (golden brand) yummy and only 70 cals!

Where do you find these?

for the sweet tooth that lives on in me I've found sweet potato and vegetable pancakes (golden brand) yummy and only 70 cals!

Where do you find these?

Humus has been brought up more then once, I have to try it now hummmmmmus

I made a portabello mushroom cap pizza just sauce and spinach with some shredded cheese its yummy

Not a food but in the evening I drink plain - black decaf cofee it tricks my brain into thinking its Soup and helps me not to eat...

Jealous. My doc said no gassy foods like beans. Any gas problems with them. An carbonated drinks are a no no also

I've had beans, no issue. I'm drinking a Diet Coke as we speak. Sometimes the carbonation does bother me but not usually. For foods; I find that jerky is usually good (which is weird because it can be dry sometimes, but it's not like dry chicken which is death). Lately I've been sauteing some mushrooms & peppers in sesame oil, then stir frying some tofu shiritaki noodles. They have about 20 calories for the whole bag and no carbs. I get them at Sobey's here in Canada, I'm sure they have them at U.S. grocery stores too.

I'm having a hard time finding food. I am lactose intolerant and I can't have gluten

Great topic!!! The kind I so desperately needed to see!!! Thanks for all the great ideas!!!!