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chinese food

I had surgery march 13th can I eat this and if so what?

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  • JerseyGirl68
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    It really depends on what food stage you are at. At 3 weeks out I was on pureed foods, so there were no real Chinese Food options for me other than soup (and for me, that wasn't a great option since

  • Fiddleman
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    I like to have Chinese on occasion, but no longer eat things like orange chicken or fried rice. Instead, I will eat BBQ pork or something like brocolli beef. There are probably a lot of other good

  • Tried it about 6-8 weeks after surgery. NO rice and NO eggroll. I had hot and sour soup and some garlic chicken that was not breaded. Went fine and had A LOT of leftovers!! I am almost 4 months ou

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maybe egg drop soup? u are still early out.....be careful

I've noticed that chinese food is very high in calories and probably a lot of other bad stuff. I've stayed away from it just because of that.

It really depends on what food stage you are at. At 3 weeks out I was on pureed foods, so there were no real Chinese Food options for me other than soup (and for me, that wasn't a great option since I was trying to get my Protein in as best I could). Since starting all foods, I've had steamed shrimp/chicken with vegtables and garlic sauce on the side. A very small amount of sauce gave a great flavor. I agree that most menu items are fried, high calories/carbs and high sodium. As with anything, we need to make good choices.

Congrats on your surgery!! Good luck!

I like to have Chinese on occasion, but no longer eat things like orange chicken or fried rice.

Instead, I will eat BBQ pork or something like brocolli beef. There are probably a lot of other good chicken and beef entree suggestions that are lean with veggies. I mostly get my Chinese from a local diner, but will also eat at Pandas if more convenient when out. Just try and make good choices. Steamed veggies instead of fried rice or chow mein for example. I always have left overs for 2-3 more meals.

A little off topic, but the same principle of good choices also allows you to eat at Thai, Indian, Italian, Mediterranean, etc. The list goes on and on.

Tried it about 6-8 weeks after surgery. NO rice and NO eggroll. I had hot and sour soup and some garlic chicken that was not breaded. Went fine and had A LOT of leftovers!! I am almost 4 months out.

shrimp with lobster sauce very good choice!!

Steamed veggies with steamed chicken or shrimp. Would not go with their beef too fatty. Use a little bit of sweet and sour sauce for a good taste. LITTLE BIT is the secret to the high calorie sauce.

I have a question . I know rice real value but I do like the taste of it once in a while.Obviously I wouldn't to be able to eat a lot but the question is will it hurt you. Has anyone tried it? What were the results? For the record I have no desire for it at this point in my journey .

I've heard that we are supposed to avoid rice because it swells in the stomach. That just doesn't make sense to me.

So I have had rice on several occasions. I enjoy it and have no adverse effects. I am 3 1/2 mos postop.

I've heard that we are supposed to avoid rice because it swells in the stomach. That just doesn't make sense to me.

So I have had rice on several occasions. I enjoy it and have no adverse effects. I am 3 1/2 mos postop.

Rice is also fairly high in carbs, so good to avoid if you are losing weight.

I had Pandas shrimp non breaded no rice just 2 and was full. I want egg foo young but thinking about making a weight loss friendly recipe from the world according to egg face. I don't want to get ill or not loose weight trying foods off the plan.

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