anyway was wondering about sandwiches, Mexican, Chinese, Italian, sushi ect...friends have ask me when I can start eating this!?. I tell them it will be a slow process it may take months!!

For one you want to avoid eating bread. Just eat the lean meat and cheese in the sandwiches. Usually at 6 weeks post op you go to regular foods. One of My favorites is to roll cheese up inside Turkey or Ham lunchmeat. Its a good snack and protein

Kiesesassy when can we eat nuts. I feel like if I could chew up some pistachios really really well that would taste so good? I am almost five weeks out. I haven't tried anything like bread or crackers and don't plan too. But I would love some nuts.

As long as i have lunch meat, tuna, chicken salad w/cheese. or w/out i can have Bread what about mayo how much?

Crackers are something we are allowed to have. I put peanut butter or with cheese and also to scoop tuna with. 5 crackers also has 2 grams of protein. I am not sure about nuts but I know they are not always the best thing to eat. Real high in fat and calories. Even peanut butter natural nothing added is 190 calories for 2 tablespoons. So its really thinking what's worth the bang for the Buck to put in our tiny stomachs

You can gave Mayo about a tablespoon but try using low fat or fat free if possible. The best to use is mustard if you like it. It is recommended to stay away from bread rice pasta until you have reached your goal weight

Kisersassy im trying the turkey/ cheese roll up it good, and a nice change was wondering about when do Salads come into play?

I can't have nuts or peanut butter or anything hard/crunchy/fibrous till 3 months

I eat at a Mexican restaurant with my family fairly often. I get a scoop of beans with a scoop of taco meat--I also put a little salsa in top. I also get grilled shrimp plain sometimes and dip in salsa.

I LOVE the Ritz Whole Wheat Crackers--goes great w tuna, cottage cheese, ricotta cheese. I usually have 3 at a meal--usually just once a day.

I am not sure about salads I haven't tried yet but I see some less post op then me trying them. I just know protein is the most important thing for us and one serving of meat is 3 ounces so if your not full then the other ounce can be used on veggies then fruit

Remember to work on 4 ounces each meal that is our goal for now. 1/2 cup and at least 800 calories a day

Salads have little nutritional value and no protein--protein before ANYthing else. It would also be hard to digest the raw lettuce and veggies. I'm 11 weeks out and do not eat over 1/2 cup

Salads have little nutritional value and no protein--protein before ANYthing else. It would also be hard to digest the raw lettuce and veggies. I'm 11 weeks out and do not eat over 1/2 cup

I do great with salads, they go down easily

I do salads with protein...love em.

Kiesesassy when can we eat nuts. I feel like if I could chew up some pistachios really really well that would taste so good? I am almost five weeks out. I haven't tried anything like bread or crackers and don't plan too. But I would love some nuts.

I had some cashews the other day. I chewed them to mush (2 1/2 weeks post op) and they were delicious! I could only eat a few, but Yum!