Hey all, I'm just wondering what foods/meals are in your regular rotation? Is it because they are high protein, very filling, you like the taste, your daily small guilty pleasure... etc..? I'm hoping to find some meal ideas.

Foods in my regular rotation:

I drink a premier protein shake every morning

I have 4oz egg whites and 2slices of ultra thin cheese every day for breakfast

I eat yogurt every day

I add trulemon to my water every day because I (still) can't tolerate the taste of plain water.

If you have any foods I'd love to know what they are. Thanks!

I have a hard boiled egg every day for breakfast. Love filet mignon and have that at least once a week. Burger without the bun. String bean chicken breast at Panda Express. Pecans. Iced tea with Stevia. Werthers sugar free candy. Pepperoni with cheese.

I have several different meats that I really like. I vary the seasonings or way that I cook them to change things up.

Grilled chicken

Grilled or baked salmon

smoked turkey sausage

grilled steak ( I make fajitas frequently)

I like egg salad, egg omelettes, tuna salad.

Not sure yet as I'm back to going to my lifestyle diet (plant based). But before the recent change, I was buying the Bumble Bee seasoned tuna packets and Rx bars. I also carry a can of Blue Diamond smokehouse almonds in my purse.

Your tastes may change as time passes.

My go-to foods are boneless chicken breasts and thighs, tilapia fillets, salmon, flatbread pizza, cottage cheese, turkey sausage, turkey pepperoni, ground turkey, ground beef, and string cheese.

My go-to drinks include unsweetened iced tea, coffee, water, and protein shakes.

Everyday I have an oikos triple zero yogurt, a premier protein shake, cheese sticks for snack, and lately I've been loving chicken sausage from aldi. 1 link is 15g protein & the flavor is really good, my current fav is tomato basil. I also eat Starkist Tuna Creations pretty regularly. I try to get the most bang for my buck when it comes to protein. I also keep a bag of lightly salted edemamae in my purse.

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I wrap sliced deli chicken around a stick of cheese (string or sharp cheddar). It's filling and gives me decent protein. Sometimes I'll use Boursin cheese and a dill pickle spear in place of the stick cheese. Any deli meat would work.

Post-Surgery MUST Have's:

1 - Grilled or Baked Salmon filet. One serving as dinner, at least 3 times a week

2 - Roasted Red Pepper Hummus. Started in Stage 2 and just never stopped

3 - Chicken Sausage - Apple flavor for Breakfast

Hormel precooked bacon, zapped in microwave and patted down to absorb all the grease.

String Cheese.

Roasted chicken.

I have a hard boiled egg every day for breakfast. Love filet mignon and have that at least once a week. Burger without the bun. String bean chicken breast at Panda Express. Pecans. Iced tea with Stevia. Werthers sugar free candy. Pepperoni with cheese.

What type of burger

19 minutes ago, bigjoe1234 said:

What type of burger

Any kind you want. Beef, chicken, turkey. My hubby loves Five Guys so when we go there, I get a little bacon cheeseburger with jalapenos. I order it with no bun in a bowl. I can eat about half of it. Delicious! He is a team player and never orders fries.

4 hours ago, Introversion said:

Your tastes may change as time passes.

My tastes have definitely changed since preop (I'm 5weeks post op now). Have you found your tastes continue to change the further you are out from surgery?

My tastes have definitely changed since preop (I'm 5weeks post op now). Have you found your tastes continue to change the further you are out from surgery?

How have they changed? I haven't noticed mine have. I still crave popcorn bad! Ugh!

1 hour ago, MSinger said:

My tastes have definitely changed since preop (I'm 5weeks post op now). Have you found your tastes continue to change the further you are out from surgery?

I'm more into fresh vegetables the further I get out from surgery. This summer, my go-to meals have consisted of yellow squash casserole, zucchini ranch meatloaf, and spinach casserole, all made from scratch.

Never before have I eaten so many vegetables in my lifetime.

Greek yogurt with some Fiber One Cereal every morning for breakfast. I usually have 2 or 3 oz of baked chicken for lunch or dinner. I only cook chicken since that is all my son will eat. I also keep turkey jerky and roasted edemame for emergency snacks. And on occasion I have a protein bar if I really need something extra

Eggs. Fruit. Turkey burgers. String cheese!