What Are Your Best Recipe Makeovers?

[Alex Brecher 10,495]

There are a lot of foods you can’t have regularly after WLS, at least when you make them the traditional way. Think pizza, fried chicken, Pasta salad, brownies…the list goes on.

Do you still crave those foods after weight loss surgery? Which foods are most tempting to you? If you still crave these junk foods, how do you satisfy your cravings? Do you completely avoid these foods because you know they’re trigger foods? Do you have a small bite and leave the rest alone? Do you have recipe swaps that make the foods healthier but still satisfying?

One of my favorite recipe swaps is for lasagna. Now, I can make it with sliced zucchini or eggplant for the noodles, extra chunky Tomato sauce with tomatoes, red peppers, and mushrooms, and low-fat mozzarella and parmesan cheese. Veggie lasagna does the trick for me, but you can also make it with lean ground turkey or soy crumbles for extra Protein.< /p>

[swimbikerun 1,039]

Hmm. I might eat potato salad once in 6 months or less. I would think fries and the like, even in smaller quantities would be no go's.

I also prefer doing "pizza" with just some sauce on a plate and tiny bit of cheese. I don't do it that much though. Same for a Tomato, nuke it with some cheese on it.

[newmebithebypass 713]

I make a work around for pizza. I take 4 oz of chicken shredded in a cheese grater then throw Pasta or pizza sauce on it then throw on shredded cheese. The chicken is already cooked. After all that put in the microwave for a minute and bam pizza bowl

[JacobW 0]

I recently try out this vegetable quiches which was full of green leafy vegetables which is yummy and delicious. . So many rescused Veggie Quiche patties which is also called healthy Breakfast worldwide.

Edited November 21, 2015 by JacobW