Does anyone manage pasta? I love pasta would love some!! I'm on pureed at the mo. any suggestions

Hi. It's my 3rd day on mushies and when the dietican rang me on Thursday, she said I can have some of the tiny pasta now. I bought some and cooked it up last night but unfortunately the tomato sauce I used was too sharp so I didnt enjoy it( but did finish that portion). I had no problem keeping it down tho.

I stupidly tried a small piece of poached chicken after I did my son a chicken/bacon/philly cheese and bbq sauce panini at lunchtime today and that made me sick for about 30mins. I feel washed out so will be sticking to poached salmon, mashed potato and mushy peas!!

I'm really hoping that chicken won't be a problem for me longterm as I'm used to having it at least 3 times every wek. I should have stuck to the rules and only had minced chicken during this fortnight!

no pasta for me.

Only being 7 weeks out from surgery, I have repeatedly been cautioned about having Pasta or rice until I reach the 6 month post op date. At that time, I was told by the dietitian that I could try to have a small (2 oz) portion of brown rice or whole wheat pasta.

It's going to be a life time change for me to switch to brown rice, which I like, and whole wheat pasta, which I do not like.

No matter what the food, the less processed it is, the healthier of a choice it will be. I was instructed to stay away from "everything white".

So far, it has not been too much of a challenge. Good luck with your weight loss journey!

I can eat pasta; I just don't. It's not really a huge favorite for me. At this point in your journey I would not suggest pasta. Really just a bunch of processed carbs.

Try Dreamfields pasta. Its high in protein has only 5 g of digestable carbs and... Drumroll please..... Tastes like you're eating regular pasta!!! Ive tricked family and company! No one can believe its good for you! Lol

We eat brown rice pasta, just not too much at a time. The reason regular pasta could be a problem is that wheat contains gluten, which is the sticky stuff that holds it together. The gluten can cause it to form a ball in your stomach that won't go down, so whole wheat pasta can be more of a problem that regular pasta. I would stick with the brown rice pasta.

Yep, I eat pasta! Love it! I have it maybe once every week or two for dinner. Just have to watch the amounts, but as long as I don't twirl 20 strands at once, I'm good!

I used to love pasta, prob had it at least twice a week before surgery. I can still eat it but I don't any more. When I make it for my family I will just have the meat sauce and add a little bit of cheese. I still have to count my calories so for me, it's not worth it.

I'm 2 1/2 yrs out and I can eat a very small portion of Pasta. Olive Garden is my fav restaurant and I was afriad I'd never be able to eat there again. I eat about 1/2 bowl of chicken gnocci Soup, 1/2 breadstick, and about 6 bites of pasta. I also make spagetti occasionaly at home and can eat a very small portion. Good luck!

Marci

good luck on that pasta.... it doesn't work for me at all

Try Dreamfields Pasta. Its high in Protein has only 5 g of digestable carbs and... Drumroll please..... Tastes like you're eating regular pasta!!! Ive tricked family and company! No one can believe its good for you! Lol

Question about the dreamfield pasta. I have a box sitting in my pantry but I was afraid to try it.....When I started the low carb thing i was told I could substract the Fiber from the carb total for a net carb total.

Dreamfields list it as digestable carbs.------Whats That!? Do we realy only have to could the "other carbs"

I eat Pasta, but only whole grain. If it's white, or the package says "enriched" (despite appearing to be whole grain) I won't buy it.

The exception would be when eating out, a Lean Cuisine, or eating at someone else's house. But whenever I cook and the recipe calls for pasta I use whole grain. If it's rice, I use brown rice.

But I eat both pasta and rice regularly with no problem, I just have to take really small bites and wait a little bit between bites.

I can eat pasta; I just don't. It's not really a huge favorite for me. At this point in your journey I would not suggest Pasta. Really just a bunch of processed carbs.

Ditto.

Try quinoa. High in Protein and has a slight crunch. Almost pasta like.

Love pasta!, and thankfully am able to eat a small portion without any problems. Rice is a tricky one...Rice-roni from a box, i seem to be ok with, but rice from chinese food..no good. Only real trouble i have is bread..mostly rolls.

my hubby is diabetic so we eat alot of brown rice, whole wheat pasta, and very rarely whole wheat bread or sourdough bread, which is diabetic friendly. im 4 months out and can eat anything as long as i take small bites and chew well and take time between my bites. This includes pasta, plain or with homemade spagetti sauce, and uncle bens brown rice or chinese or thai food brown rice. Yummy !!!