I went shopping today. I needed to restock on my liquid diet stuff. I walked the isles and if I seen Protein I picked it up and read it. I found these 60 second dinners by Hormel. They range from 10 to 18 grams of protein and low in calories. I was wondering if it would be good to eat once I transition into soft foods. I'll post pic in comments.

So long as the fat and carbs are okay then yes! Absolutely! You're going to get sick of cooking for 5-6 meals a day! Trust me! My NUT has no problem with stuff like that or frozen dinners as long as they are high in protein and low in fat, sugars, and carbs.


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What would be considered low carbs and fat? @marrissa.Ann.c

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A simple rule of thumb when choosing anything is to make sure the protein content is greater than the carbs content.


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My experience is that I wasn't able to eat much Protein for first year 3 bites and be full. I would just eat less of whatever was making family for dinner. I got my protein from shakes and protein bars.

I went shopping today. I needed to restock on my liquid diet stuff. I walked the isles and if I seen Protein I picked it up and read it. I found these 60 second dinners by Hormel. They range from 10 to 18 grams of protein and low in calories. I was wondering if it would be good to eat once I transition into soft foods. I'll post pic in comments.

I used some of those meals at first . They were 60 second meals but s different package. One meal lasted me for 3-4. Meals. Lol . It was just easier than constant cooking and I had s few bites every 2-3 hours

Did they work?

My NUT says I shouldn't be eating anything with more than 5-6 grams of sugar in it per serving with the exception of milk. I will be having the gastric bypass if I'm lucky. If not, then the sleeve, but he said 5-6 grams of sugar is a good rule of thumb.

I watch the sodium also ... sometimes very high in foods like these.

On 3/2/2017 at 6:15 PM, Justweight said:

If I am reading that label right, it says 16 grams of protein and 350 calories? That isn't really a great source of protein. The gram to calorie exchange for protein is 1 gram = 4 calories. Carbs are the same but fat is 1 gram = 9 calories. So in this example, only 64 calories are from protein. I am betting the rest is from fat. There might be some potato in there for cabs, but I don't see it in the picture.

My rule of thumb is try and get the calories to be a factor of 10 of the protein grams. If something has 300 calories, I'd like the protein content to be close to 30 grams (or at least close). Many of the greek yogurts meet that metric, as does cottage cheese. I have a pouch of tuna at my desk now with 90 calories and 16 grams of protein! Fish is a powerhouse in regards to protein to calories.

Oh, I forgot to mention the sodium content. Prior to my surgery I had high blood pressure. I had a 20 year habit of avoiding salt. Post op, I have gone the other way and now have been told by my surgeon & PCP to start salting my food! Turns out when you eat clean you aren't taking in anywhere near the sodium content as when you live off of fast food and diet pop.

My NUT said fat content for processed/convenience foods shouldn't be more than 6,2,1 (6 gm total, 2 gm Saturated and 1 gm Trans-fat) . Sugar shouldn't be more than 6 grams and should not be in the first 5 ingredients listed.