Realized I haven't eaten fruit since banding - maybe a litle mixed in a protein shake but that's it. Decided this morning to try a nice juicy apple for breakfast and have been paying the price since. ugh - it stuck, it hurts, and wasn't fun. Do you think it was the peel? Maybe i ate too big bite etc. but I thought it was fine and juicy but what do you know. It's off my list for a long time. What fruits work for you?

Thanks so much for all the info. I hope I am successful, but it is pretty discouraging when I'm eating WAY less than before and I haven't dropped a pound in a while. I feel like I could be eating McDonalds every day and still staying the same too. It's frustrating. I will get my first fill in the middle of April so I guess I'll see what happens after that. Thanks again for all the info!! I really appreciate it.

I tried an apple and it didn't work. I tried canned peaches--didn't work. I even have trouble eating an avocado unless I chew a whole lot. Still I think if I chew enough I can eat some canned fruit. I pb'd on banana the other day. The stuff just stuck together in my esophagus even though I chewed it up very well, so no more banana. I will try some other fruits. One thing I did do well on was mixed citrus fruit salad. That went down well and was really good. The citrus is already pretty squashy in the can which helped. But I have very little esophageal motility which causes me to pb a lot.

I am not a big fruit eater, I use a half of Banana in my protein shake, but that is the only fruit I really have eaten since banded. My Dr. said to stay away from coconut and grapes. It makes a flap over your stoma and stops you up. The grapes you can peel the skin off and eat but I would guess the skin on any fruit wouldn't be good to eat. I know I don't eat the recomended amount of fruit I should. Is there anyone else out there that dosn't eat much fruit?

Canteloupe goes down pretty well!

Canteloupe goes down pretty well!

also makes a great smoothie.....~Mandy

so what fruits work well..this is the first i have heard that fruits are hard to eat. I thought it was only bread and meat that were difficult. The list of foods that work seems to get smaller and smaller.

Some people have problems with anything that gets "gummy" when warm, chewed or wet. (flour tortillas, rice, bread) Some fruit skin is hard to chew well enough for it to be mush. I can't eat apple with skins, bananas (unless they are in a smoothie) and I have to eat oranges very slowly. I do fine with meat even steak if I take my time. ~Mandy

Don't get discouraged Magnolia! Some foods that people struggle with work just fine for me. It's weird because we all seem to be different in this aspect.

So, I'd suggest keeping in mind the foods others have had problems with but still try them...just be careful until you see what works for you. I can honestly eat just about anything...some things I just know from experience will require more concentration. For example, I'm one of the "killer apple" crowd but I still eat apples-I just go SLOWLY and chew really well!

I have no problems with fruit. I'm pretty restricted and don't eat solids until about noon, but regularly eat grapes without peeling and oranges go down fine.

Now if we were talking about steak or dry chicken breast that would be a different story...they have left my life for good. :think

I have a hard time with most fruit. Canned is easier and delmonte has 25cal snack cups of fruit with no sugar added! I can eat those if I go slow. It's weird even when I could still eat bread I had a hard time even with canned fruit. Maybe a juicer is a good idea :cry