Im craving a salad today but can't remember if it's on our red flag food list. Please share your expirences. Thanks

I'm not sure what a red flag food is?

I eat salad all the time without a problem. In fact, I crave them big time so I tend to eat them a lot.

I haven't had any problems with salad.

as missy said, what is a red flag food? no food should be off limits (if good judgement is used, and portion control) you can eat anything. some foods are just more calorie laden and high fat and (cheap/greasy/salty) and others arent. salad is great. i have always understood its the high fat dressing that is bad. but if you use just alittle (and not the whole bottle) i dont see why it wouldnt be okay.

good eating

as missy said, what is a red flag food? no food should be off limits (if good judgement is used, and portion control) you can eat anything. some foods are just more calorie laden and high fat and (cheap/greasy/salty) and others arent. salad is great. i have always understood its the high fat dressing that is bad. but if you use just alittle (and not the whole bottle) i dont see why it wouldnt be okay.

good eating

I use the fat free Hidden Valley Ranch, and I swear, you can't tell it's fat free. It's so good!

I eat salads all the time without any problems. I have read posts where people have had issues with some lettuces, and say the darker greens are easier on the band. I have never had an issues and eat all types of lettuces.

I use the fat free Hidden Valley Ranch, and I swear, you can't tell it's fat free. It's so good!

cant find a ff caesar salad dressing anywhere ((my fave))

as missy said' date=' what is a red flag food? no food should be off limits (if good judgement is used, and portion control) you can eat anything. some foods are just more calorie laden and high fat and (cheap/greasy/salty) and others arent. salad is great. i have always understood its the high fat dressing that is bad. but if you use just alittle (and not the whole bottle) i dont see why it wouldnt be okay.

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Thanks for sharing. Well my doctor gave me a list of "red flag " foods to stay away from. I just assumed this was universal list for lap band patients. I know hot dogs is on the list for an example just couldn't remember about salad. But it sounds like everyone does fine with it. Good eats!

Thanks all of the comments it's a great help hearing all your expirences. Best wishes

Shark,

You should fill in your profile so we can advise you better? Don't know if your pre op, post op, 4 months out? Salads go down easy for me. Big carrot chunks tend to be a problem so I make sure if there's carrots in my salad, they're shredded.

In fact, I've always like salads but now I crave them. I guess that's a good thing?

tmf

Looking forward to having salads next week when I start on solids

For me it depends on my band. Sometimes its tight and I can't even get a banana down. Other times Salads are great...you will get to know your band and how it feels when you take those first two bites...as for red flags...they say anything out of a fast food window...fair food and food that have fillers like hot dogs...everything in moderation and read packages ...keep to the golden rule..protein first..vegetables, fruit then.........hope this helps...yours for less of you...

Looking forward to having salads next week when I start on solids

Me too! I don't start solids until September 19th!

Looking forward to having salads next week when I start on solids

Me too! I don't start solids until September 19th!

I just noticed that your only a week before me, but I can't start solids until week 7!

I eat salads every day. I usually use spinach, but have also thrown in iceberg and I never have a problem with it. However, my mom (also banded) can only eat chopped lettuce (kinda like lettuce for tacos). So everyone's different.

Everyone is different..some people have no problems with anything...lucky them...and then there is me..everything changes ..sometimes I can and sometimes I can't..so I have come to rely on the feel of things...if after the first two small bites I feel like it will become a stuck situation I stop...don't care what the cost of the dish or if I slaved for a while preparing..pbing or whatever is awful and I will try to avoid doing that...sometimes its hard to be a lapbander...