I ran across a wonderful product while on amazon.com. Because it takes awhile to eat meals, I ordered this hot plate (after reading the reviews). It is a wonderful product. Just two minutes in the microwave and it keeps your plate hot while you eat! I love it, especially for eggs!

http://www.amazon.com/Orka-A04100-Magma-Plate-Black/dp/B003K05OBM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1367248423&sr=8-1&keywords=orka+magma

They should come with a lid. You can get a handle, too, for hot drinks.

I am sleeving May 6. Yay... What should my intake numbers be pre-op. calories, carbs, protein sugars. Buying my supplies this weekend and need to know what limits to stay within

Blessings to you, tomorrow, on your surgery.

I bought this one, which is much cheaper and works pretty well..The other one looks a lot nicer though! LOL.

.http://www.amazon.com/green-sprouts-Warming-Plate-Sage/dp/B002F9MUX4/ref=sr_1_1?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1367418743&sr=1-1&keywords=baby+warming+plate

What is nice about the hot plate is you can set your plate or bowl directly on it and it keeps it warm. And you can also use it as a regular hot plate to keep food warm in serving dishes for the family. I have thought about getting a second one, one day.

I ran across a wonderful product while on amazon.com. Because it takes awhile to eat meals' date=' I ordered this hot plate (after reading the reviews). It is a wonderful product. Just two minutes in the microwave and it keeps your plate hot while you eat! I love it, especially for eggs!

http://www.amazon.com/Orka-A04100-Magma-Plate-Black/dp/B003K05OBM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1367248423&sr=8-1&keywords=orka+magma

I just received my plate warmer this is really nice

A hot plate....now why didn't I think of that. I thought eating cold meals was just something I had to learn to live with.

Aroseofbeauty

I wonder if the mug warmers would actually work to keep food warm, too? I eat my food out of a shallow coffee mug usually. However, now that I am 3 months post-up, I really don't need to keep my food warm. My surgeon has us quit eating after 20 to 25 minutes once a few weeks post-op bc if it goes longer, he feels you are going above the portion you should be eating.

I'm gonna have to get one, it seems a lot nicer then what I have..

I like the idea but one may consider that we shouldn't be lingering over our food for very long. I have been advised to eat for no longer than 30 minutes and anything longer than that becomes grazing type behavior with the first bites already exiting the stomach making room for more.

Thats just my opinion and my instructions though, and it is a neat device.

I agree we shouldn't be lingering, but eggs go cold in 5 minutes and there is nothing nastier (IMO) than cold eggs!

I appreciate the tips, everyone - off to the interwebs for shopping I go! :)

MY food gets pretty cold in 20-30 minutes, I think its' a great idea...

I like the idea but one may consider that we shouldn't be lingering over our food for very long. I have been advised to eat for no longer than 30 minutes and anything longer than that becomes grazing type behavior with the first bites already exiting the stomach making room for more.

Thats just my opinion and my instructions though, and it is a neat device.

That is true, and I do not take as much time to eat as I used to, however, it is great for your small plate of eggs or bowl of oatmeal, or any food you want to stay warm while you are eating. In fact, it stays warm long after I am done.

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Mine does too especially anything with sauce or gravy(low fat)...

I was a very slow eater to begin with and after surgery it went from slow to crawl just to get in 2 ounces of protein (what veggies ? what fruit ?) My surgeon doesn't care about the "lingering" thing. He said to get my protein in no matter how long it takes me to eat it (measuring or weighing your food keeps you from over eating so invest in a food scale). I don't know of anything that won't get cold sitting on a plate for more than 10 or 15 minutes. I'll definitely be getting one of those spiffy little plates (even though they are pretty pricey) because I'm sick to death of eating cold, unappetizing food !

I was a very slow eater to begin with and after surgery it went from slow to crawl just to get in 2 ounces of protein (what veggies ? what fruit ?) My surgeon doesn't care about the "lingering" thing. He said to get my protein in no matter how long it takes me to eat it (measuring or weighing your food keeps you from over eating so invest in a food scale). I don't know of anything that won't get cold sitting on a plate for more than 10 or 15 minutes. I'll definitely be getting one of those spiffy little plates (even though they are pretty pricey) because I'm sick to death of eating cold, unappetizing food !

It went up in price, I see. However, check out the other buying options on the page, too. I paid $29.99 w/ free shipping via amazon.com. It is still that price, but you have to look in the "more buying choices" on the side or below the description.

It's out of stock from Amazon at the moment... I'm an Amazon junkie (love my Prime Membership !) so I'll keep checking but thanks for the info !