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

@@sunshine22, glad you like them - let me know what you think when you get a chance to try them

Hey @@Smye the cauliflower crust went well the first time, but the second time not as well. The difference between the first and second time was that I tried to get fancy and add toppings to the crust. I should have baked the cauliflower longer, before adding the toppings. So I've learned.

Next question, do you have a meatball recipe? I love ground turkey and am craving meatballs. I saw a few recipes on Pintrest but was wondering if you had a take on it.

Thanks

@@Tanika81, I do indeed. I'll see about getting it up in the next few days. Congrats on your progress by the way!

@@Tanika81, I do indeed. I'll see about getting it up in the next few days. Congrats on your progress by the way!

Awesome!! And thank you [emoji4]

Hey I've been to you site and can't seem to find any of these unless I use the link posted here. Is there a trick to finding things on the blog?

Also which part of the PNW are you from?

@@linedancer718, near Olympia, WA. As for finding things on the blog, you can just scroll through the blog or use the labels links on the righthand side. I'm working on an index for the entire blog but it turns out that's more work than I'd imagined so I'm about 70% there. Your last option is use the 'blog archive' drop down menu on the right to see a list of what's been posted when. Is there something particular you're looking for? Or something specific you have in mind in terms of site navigation? I'm always open to ways to improve my blog!

Edited July 4, 201511 yr by Smye

@@Tanika81, I'm not ready to post the recipe, likely not until Saturday, but you'll need carrots, onion, chipotle peppers (if you like those) and parsley for these meatballs if you don't already have them.

@@Tanika81, I'm not ready to post the recipe, likely not until Saturday, but you'll need carrots, onion, chipotle peppers (if you like those) and parsley for these meatballs if you don't already have them.

I literally have one of the above, unless we're counting the furry onion in the bottom of the fridge! Then that would make 2. Lol. I have the carrots for sure. I'll work on getting the others. Take your time! I semi-satisfied my craving by making a turkey and red bean chili the other day. I still have a few servings left.

@@Tanika81, that sounds excellent!

@@Tanika81, they're in the oven now and the post is written. As soon as they're out I'll snap a photo and post.

@@Tanika81, they're in the oven now and the post is written. As soon as they're out I'll snap a photo and post.

You are the BEST, my friend!

Turkey Meatballs now posted

@@Tanika81, no problem - thank you for your ask!

Weekly recipe: Curly Fries

They take about 15 minutes to make, are low carb, high nutrition, and taste shocklingly like those you would find at the fast food joint downtown that sells those roast beef (sorta) sandwiches.

They go great with Smye's Catsup



@@linedancer718, have you had any more success with the site?

New Recipe Posted:

Looking for a healthy, umami-filled treat to help you stay cool in the summer heat? Look no further than kimchi. Odd though it may sound, Kimchi, along with other spicy fermented foods, has been shown to greatly cool off the human body on a hot day AND it's packed with all sorts of other nutritional benefits - leading the National Institutes of Health to declare it one of "the few true superfoods."

Experiments in Charcuterie - Part 1

Anybody have any experience making their own prosciutto? Got any tips? I'll post the recipe when it's done. According to my calculations, about 20 minutes worth of work spread out over 2 weeks seems to be about what we'll need.