When can you start eating salads I know I'm only 3 weeks out and can't at the moment but wondering when I can?

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On my plan, you can have salads beginning at Week 7 post-op. What does your plan say since they all have their differences?

My plan was three months

Initially (and this is my personal thought) salad isn't the best thing to eat early on only because your stomach is still recovering, will be tiny with the swelling and you need Protein before salad. I eat salad now after 15 months and really enjoy it but there are times that i can't eat much, maybe a couple of bites after I get the protein in, on the plate. Go by what your team says, as I am sure there will be lots of differing thoughts here

Congratulations on the surgery

As far as my plan goes,they consider this useless food. Its all about Protein first. I was just cleared for vegetables (11 weeks out). I will say this, the past few weeks, if a piece of lettuce ended up on my plate (say with something I ordered out, I'd take a bite and the crunch was nice. Its difficult chewing lettuce to liquid consistency which you should be doing for quite some weeks.

I do need the Fiber though, so as I continue to introduce new vegetables into my diet, I will be adding a little bit of lettuce now and then.

@@mrich612 My book said 6 weeks.

I didn't have room for salad until after 6 months

I was told never to eat iceburg lettuce since it's basically just Water. Stick with spinach salads but I have to wait like 4 months before I can eat raw veggies so no salads until then.

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I was allowed raw veggies such as salad at 6 weeks post op but I will tell you, my tummy did NOT like it one little bit. It was nearly 12 months before salads became a part of my life every day.

And, it is very important that you ensure that you add and eat good Protein to your salads so you have balance.

I love salads now but have noticed that if i am not very careful i tend to eat more of the veggies and push away some of the protein. In that instance it is not the best meal because when i don't eat the protein, i am hungry again fairly quickly.

My NUT stressed to us we shouldn't bother with salads......ever.

She stressed a lot of stuff.

My opinion......she looks as if she could benefit from eating more salad, lol.

i waited about 8 months or so. It was a funny occurrence. I'd been in the habit of grabbing Protein eats from fast food spots on busy work days. I'd order a grilled chicken sandwich and toss the bread and have the rest.

One day I made my order but was told it'd be a wait.....I asked if they had a grilled chicken breast salad....they did and I ordered. I ate the chicken first but then had a few handfuls of the lettuce (not iceberg...but decent greens) and was pleased with the flavor. I didn't die nor did I have any issues. So.....from that point forward I have enjoyed eating salads.

@@Dub Sounds like your NUT and my NUT have been hanging out, minus the her needing to eat more salad. Mine told me lettuce is a waste of space and hard to digest. She said I could, however, start with cooked spinach and move on to raw, see how it treated me. I haven't gotten there yet, but generally, she recommended I rethink my definition of salad.