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I love quinoa

I do zucchini, red bell pepper, red onion, garlic

2 cups quinoa

2 1/2 cups chicken broth

1 1/2 cups Water

Sauté the veggies in olive oil

Just enough to blend flavors and stay firm.

5 mins tops!

Put quinoa in pot by itself

Allow it to toast for 3 minute

Keep stirring so it doesn't burn

Add veggies

Add Water and broth

Bring to a boil

Turn down to simmer

Cover

Cook until all water is gone and quinoa has sprouted just a little

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Sure thing! Well, for starters, you gotta know how to cook quinoa right:

http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-cook-quinoa-63344

I sometimes use a bit less Water than they suggest, so it stays a bit firmer, but that's just trial and error. Like I said, I usually also use veggie broth (chicken broth would work as well) instead of or mixed with Water.< /p>

As for recipes, this salad was a big hit a bbq I went to recently. It's very simple:

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2014/04/quinoa-chickpea-and-avocado-salad.html

Here's one I've been wanting to try:

http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-14642/quinoa-fritters-with-garlic-aioli-gluten-free.html

I think you could add other veggies as well, and also more spices. And you could use a yogurt dip too, if the idea of almonds or cashews is too hippy-dippy at this point.

There's also this quinoa a pizza crust. It's a good way to add some extra Protein and cut out processed flour if you feel like splurging on pizza! I think for us, one slice is enough, and the rest can go to whomever you're sharing the meal with:

http://www.oatmealwithafork.com/2014/03/03/5-ingredient-quinoa-pizza-crust-vegan-primal-gluten-free/

And finally, here's one for a black bean and quinoa chili (you could also add meat to it, I'm sure). I haven't tried this exact recipe, since when I make chili I tend to just wing it, but I know that cooking quinoa in chili or curries is really yummy and the reviews on this one are excellent. With this sort of thing, the quinoa sort of dissolves a bit, so it might be a good first recipe for you:

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/quinoa-and-black-bean-chili/

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Thank you, some of these things actually sound appealing, and please don't take that as insulting, but for someone who has never eaten a meal without the help of butter based sauces, cream cheese (it goes great in almost everything) and sugar, this is a huge milestone..

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Strange. . I love Greek yogurt Beans quinoa oatmeal ricotta cheese eggs and pretty much most of the stuff recommended by the nut

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We all have different reasons for getting into a situation where we needed surgery. For some people it's Portion Control, for others it's injury, for some it's making the wrong food choices or not knowing with choices would be better. Others deal with a combination of any, all or other issues. We all have different things we need to learn or relearn after surgery. I'm aware that I was very, very lucky to already have had a handle on healthy eating. I was privileged enough to grow up with hippy parents who made sure 90% of the food I had available to me was both healthy and delicious, so lots of olive oil, pretty much no butter or cream. But a lot of other things went wrong. Because of their relaxed parenting style, they felt like I'd learn to control my own portions and figure out my weight for myself. Well, that didn't go too well. Avocados are healthy, but eating four avocado's worth of homemade guacamole, even with veggies, is still a crazy amount. *sigh*

Anyway, you'll get there. Like I said, it's a lot about experimenting with new things. Especially spices. Get a Middle Eastern or Vietnamese cookbook. Try new curries. Try cooking veggies you didn't think you liked in a different way (I never would have known how awesome brussels sprouts are until I tried roasting them!). Best of luck on you food adventure!

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Sometimes I think we have to retrain our minds to like more healthy foods. I said for years I don't like fish (and I don't think that I did.. lol). When I started thinking about my revision surgery, I just decided that I WAS going to like fish and I WAS going to eat it. The same that was mentioned above - I had to try different recipes, but now I can say I actually order salmon at restaurants and eat every bite!

Of course if you continue to tell yourself you don't like it and you like chocolate and chips better, you will never get out of that rut. I, for one, like potato chips much better than yogurt or chicken. But I have to make a head decision that I do like chicken and it is so much better for me. The sleeve is not going to care if I have a handful of chips or a couple of pieces of chicken before I get full. So I have to make the choice for myself.

Good luck finding recipes that you like!

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One of the reasons that I did not like many veggies growing up is that my dear mother was not a good cook and only enjoyed being in the kitchen if she was making something with cream cheese. If we had a veggie, it was green Beans, carrots, or tomatoes. For myself, I was a decent cook, but I was cooking with things like Kraft macaroni and cheese. Oh Boy, did I love Spam. The only fish I ever liked was tuna salad (which I figure now was mostly Miracle Whip) and Long John Silver's.

Eight years ago, I met the most darling gentleman that I am still with. He is from Malta Island in the Mediterranean Sea, so his style of cooking is definitely in the Mediterranean style. He is an outstanding chef in the kitchen and has introduced me to what fresh vegetables taste like. I had never had many of the veggies he has introduced me to, like sun chokes and Portobello to name two. I had never eaten avocado and did not know what creamy yumminess I was missing. We are now bringing in veggies from his garden and eat them the day they are picked. Today he made cucumber Soup which was awesome.

So, I am one to agree that your taste buds will eventually respond well to your surgery, because our post-op diet will definitely detox us. If veggies are cooked as fresh as possible, by someone who is handy around a stove, you may find that veggies are not so bad after all. I do eat fruit, too, but in smaller amounts than I used to. sugar free Jello is a good emergency substitute if I want a fruity flavor but can't afford the carbs that day. Being at 600-800 calories a day, I have to watch my numbers like a hawk.

Also, I have grilled steak twice a week. I just eat two ounces instead of the ten ounces I used to. No more eggbeaters for me either. I eat the whole egg fried in scant real butter (I rub the stick around the pan) with bacon some days, with real cheddar cheese (not Velveeta) on other days. Now that I am eight months out, food not only tastes different - it tastes better!

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Finally someone sees it like I do! LOL

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I am a Pinterest Freak! Oh wait, this is not Pinterest Anonymous.... I found the greatest information today. Search Bariatric meals on Pinterest and you will find more recipes than you can shake a stick at! Some look so yummy I might have to try them before I have my surgery.

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Here are some examples of bariatric recipes you will find on pinterest!

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I want to add my voice to help reassure you, you WILL definitely detox from the less healthy foods you are currently loving so much. I promise that you will find them one day to be sickening in any quantity more than a couple of bites to taste. You will grow to love the foods that support your body's health as you continue to detox. It's inevitable, it's happened to me several times on some diets, and I see it beginning to happen again now slowly on my 3 month pre-op diet.

Trust in the process, and remember that something can be different but also still be great! You will enjoy your food after you go through the process. Think of it as part of your healing.

I encourage you to experiment with recipes because they are the best way to learn which spices give you the greatest pleasure. I have recently fallen in love with cumin, something I had never tried before... to quote a funny commercial, I put that sh!t on everything!

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Woo Hoo! Cher Bear! Just took a look at your pics and you are winning!!!! Can't wait til I get my Tiny Tummy too. In fact I have already started experimenting with the liquids and Portion Control ideas.

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I tend to agree. Started out on Egg Beaters, now I eat an egg with a slice of cheese on top several times per week. I also found P28 Protein bread. Now I can have toast without sacrificing my Protein goals. I do protein supplements, a scoop of chocolate Protein powder in my coffee tastes like Starbucks and Power Crunch makes a Protein Bar with 15g that tastes like a cookie. It is important that as you make changes to your diet, you record what you are doing so you understand your intake\output and meet your protein goals. I've found I can literally eat what I like now as long as I keep it within reason and work it into my day nutritionally and with a good exercise plan in place. I choose to give up exactly NOTHING! At goal, in a size 4, off all meds and HEALTHY! What sweet freedom!

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