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

Wow! Thank you for creating this blog! Good to see that I will be able to eat real food! Very comforting!

@, glad to share. And congrats on your upcoming surgery!

Happy holidays folks - chocolate Chip Cookies and Gingerbread Houses are now posted.

Yummy

Selling the farm, but don't worry, I'll keep writing delicious bariatric friendly foods. Also... I keep hearing rumors of a cookbook coming soon... Anyway, the full update is here: http://bit.do/farmsale

Oh, and while I'm here. pizza Pinwheels everybody!

Oh what the heck... let's Celebrate this new phase in my life with, what else, BACON!

Awesome thanks for posting

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This sauce is great! I substituted SF Blackberry Jam instead of the blueberries, thats what I had on hand. It's a staple for me now. I will make it with the actual fruit next time.

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Did I miss the recipe for quiche?

I saw your blog today. I’m newly sleeved (3 weeks post op) and I’m constantly looking for recipes, now and beyond. I can’t wait to try yours! Are you still active on your blog?

Check out Fluffy Chix postings, especially on Out with the Old In with the New , she's been through things from start to finish cooking as she went. A lot of us have gotten good recipes that way on here.

Great thanks!