There will still be some hot days this year, but the weather is changing. The cooler days and chilly evenings can trigger cravings for comforting, hearty food, but it does not need to come at the expense of your weight loss surgery diet.

Soups, stew, and chili can be healthy and filling comfort foods. You can make big batches ahead of time and store the extras. I also like them because they are super flexible; you can change the recipe to make them with almost any ingredients you have on hand.

I like them all, but I think stews are my favorite. They are less watery than Soup, and more comforting to me than chili. I like just a simple stew with leftover cooked chicken, canned tomatoes, and diced veggies, all cooked in broth. You can make it thicker by adding Greek yogurt when you serve it.

What kind of soup, stew, or chili do you like to make that fits into your weight loss surgery diet but also hits the spot in terms of satisfaction and taste?

I make recipes up as I go and love experimenting but anyone who likes this can make it to their taste. My husbands favorite is a crab bisque. It is loaded with lots of Fresh crabmeat, FF milk, white wine, Old Bay seasoning to taste, salt, pepper, Parmesan cheese, mild cheddar cheese and a little hot sauce for kick. I love winter foods.

I found a low-fat pumpkin soup I plan to make tomorrow, in keeping with the season.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/recipes/pumpkin-soup/rcp-20049697

I'm Asian Pacific islander and almost always make a tamarind base soup. Very tangy . I add whatever vegetables I have but usually napa cabbage or bak choy, chopped eggplant, tomatoes, onions, garlic and/or ginger. The main recipe is called "Sinigang", and some put pork and others put fish in it. It's very versatile.

P.S. It's super low calorie/carb since it's tamarind fruit base broth.

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Edited September 17, 20169 yr by Sai187

I put some recipes for high Protein home-made soups and chili at the end of the following article. http://www.breadandbutterscience.com/Surgery.pdf