Hello BariBrothers, BariSisters, BariFamilies, and general lovers of healthy, good food. My name is Smye and I live on a small farm in the Pacific Northwest.

During both pre and post op appointments with my nutritionist, I was horrified by the suggested things I could eat once I was back to 'regular foods.' The suggestions I was given were flavorless, full of preservatives & junk, and/or otherwise reminiscent of the american 'instafoods' that are, in my opinion, a huge part of the original problems. That said, I wanted to share some of the real, whole foods I've been enjoying lately without hurting my sleeve or deviating from the dietary guidelines provided to me by my NUT. I'm down 86 lb since I started this journey on Jan 22, 2015, and loving every meal as much as, or more than, pre-op.

I've spent the last 7 years accommodating good food to meet my partner's corn, dairy, and gluten allergies without losing any of the flavor or texture with 80% of all ingredients sourced from my own small farm, so it wasn't too big of a jump to make these recipes low carb, high Protein and delicious.

Over the next few weeks I'll be posting recipes like:

Bariatric BibimBop
Pho
Pastrami Sandwich
Madras curry with fried tofu
chicken tenders with sauce
Sushi - Philadelphia rolls in particular
Personal Pizzas
Smoked cherry-glazed chicken
Barbeque-smoked chicken
Ham and cheese omlette
Pickled duck eggs
Quiche
Ham, egg & cheese sandwiches
Bari-bread
Guacamole Cheeseburgers
And many more

There's no need for food to be tasteless, uninteresting, or questionable in it's contents. If there's something you'd like to see that's not here, please PM me and I'll do my best - I also make sure to try everything myself and feed it to my executive chef neighbor before I post it to ensure it's excellent!

Edited May 2, 201511 yr by Smye

Well between owning my own business and running the critters my garden is often lacking. We had a green house for a few years and a great garden but it takes about an hr a night to take care of a garden. We have an orchard and I don't can either ???? but we all trade/ barter with one another in our area

@@Countrygrrl, sounds to me like you're living the life already. What sorts of animals have you got? And I hear you - I think the only reason I'm able to keep on top of principalship, livestock and the garden is because I've only got 1.5 acres which makes it pretty easy - I've got it down to about 30 minutes/day of work to keep the farm going with 1/month 3-hour upkeep days.

Lol lets see I have horses, mini horses, mini donkeys, alpacas, goats, sheep, dogs,cats and a hen or two. Oh and two leopard geckos

Chili lime chicken burgers coming in the morning for Memorial day

New recipe posted:

Just in time for Memorial Day - chili lime chicken burgers. Amaze your friends and bring a unique flavor to your barbecue - these will be enjoyed by bariatric patients and non-patients alike.

Chili Lime Chicken Burgers

Edited May 25, 201511 yr by Smye

And don't forget the Catsup.

Been MIA from this thread while gearing up for law school finals and graduation, but I just wanted to pop in and thank you for these wonderful recipes AND congratulate you on reaching the century club! Woo hoo 100!

Catsup!!! I am excited to try so many of these delicious recipies. I am going to make caulibread this week, in fact!

I do have a request. Can you do a great BBQ sauce recipe? I am all about grilling this time of year (and in the winter if I can get my husband on board!!!) and I would greatly appreciate a bari-friendly BBQ sauce recipe. Sometimes I slather the meat while it is grilling but a lot of the time I like to take my teeny tiny bites and just dunk a corner into the sauce.

@@Sreeves, I'm happy to oblige

Blackberry Barbecue Sauce

I'm also actively working on a more traditional sauce, but i must say, despite coming about largely by mistake this one is surprisingly good

@@Jewelgirl04, thank you for celebrating with me! And good luck to you on your finals - I'm sure your'e eager to be done. I'm so thankful to be out of grad school myself and still sometimes question why I went back for post-graduate work. Let me know what you think of whichever recipes you try.

@Smye Thank you! I have everything on had except for ginger root. I will pick some up today when I go to town and give this a try. Looks like grilled something is on the menu tonight!

Smye, this thread and these recipes are awesome!! Thank you so very much for sharing. My surgery will be in September, I can hardly wait but I am preparing my kitchen and planning my meals for afterwards and your recipes will be a large part of that. Just wanted to extend my appreciation!!

@@Sreeves, let me know what you think!

@@nervous nana, wow, September is so close, congratulations! Let me know if there's anything you have pre-op that you want to be able to have again post-op and I'll see what I can do. And thanks for your comment, it feels excellent to be able to share.

I LOVE the pics that link to the recipies.. i will be ON these recipies and so excited!!!

THANK YOU@@Smye

@@lisaanewme67, you are most welcome and I am so glad to hear you like them!