I am new to this was banded on December 07, 2012. I am now ready for real food and need ideas for meals morning, noon and evening. Thanks for the help.

I am new to this was banded on December 07, 2012. I am now ready for real food and need ideas for meals morning, noon and evening. Thanks for the help.

Hi Sassy!

Breakfast: Soft scrambled eggs/egg whites (I make omlets all the time and add low fat cheeses and spinach to it). oatmeal with fresh fruit, Wheat toast with Peanut Butter, tiny wheat bagel toasted with lite cream cheese. Cottage cheese with fresh blueberries/raspberries. (get creative)

Breakfast is my best meal of the day! I get very creative with my breakfast foods. With saying that, I keep to my portions (always measure), and I take small bites, and chew like a mother....... LOL.

Lunch: Baby spinach leaves, grape tomatoes, 3 ounce grilled chicken breast with light balsamic vinegerette dressing, Tuna fish (canned) in water/drained add a wedge of laughing cow lite cheese, put in a toasted half of pita bread or sometimes I like to eat them with whole wheat rye triscuits, you can also eat that with carrot sticks.

Dinner: 3-4 ounces of lean meats/could be chicken, turkey, ground turkey, chicken leg/thigh (no skin) 1/4 cup of veggie and 1/4 cup of a starch. Measuring is super important for success. I measure everything that goes into my mouth. Practice the habit now.

Again, remember to keep your meals to no more than a cup (that 8 ounces), Measure, take very small bites, pause inbetween bites, chew chew chew.....

You are going to be great at this

Here is a great site I make many of my foods from that you will enjoy if you like cooking : http://www.skinnytaste.com/

_{Thanks so much. They are all great ideas.}

For breakfast I usually have eggs, Special K Protein Plus Cereal, oatmeal, or Greek Yogurt. I baked eggs in a muffin tin for perfect portion sizes.

For lunch, I have chili, chicken and broccoli, turkey and cheese roll ups, or a salad with a protein.

dinner varies. I have been making a lot of dinners in the crockpot and freezing them. I love the recipes I have found on emilybites.com.

Good luck!

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At first, just keep things moist and make sure you are really chewing them to much. Take small bites. By the way even soft foods like scrambled eggs will need to be chewed or could get stuck.