Mason Jar Lunch on the Run

[Creekimp13 5,841]

https://www.buzzfeed.com/carolynkylstra/mason-jar-salads?utm_term=.iu9MzP7pQO#.fjMqE6XOap

Bariatric patients look at these and think....would be nice, but WAY too much bulk there to eat..

And it's true...it's a lot of food for a bariatric patient. But if you're eating six small meals a day, it can be nice to have leftovers handy for the next little meal:)

Also...you can make these geared a little more to the bariatric diet.

Consider the following layers:

Hummus

Turkey bacon

tuna salad

Tofu

Shrimp

chicken breast

Black Beans

Chick peas

Lowfat hard cheeses

Cottage cheese

Fetta cheese

olives

banana peppers

Avacado chunks

Sweet potato chunks

Hard boiled eggs

Yogurt

Pickles

Reduced fat reduced sodium salami (great in greek salad!)

Protein Pasta (made of chick peas, lentils, and whole wheat)

Think of all of your favorites.

Include some fruits. A few raspberries, peach slices, fresh apple chunks, pineapple, blueberries

Some nice finely diced veggies like peppers, cukes, tomatoes, mushrooms, brocolli bits, onion, fresh herbs

Make homemade dressings with low sugar and fat

Oh! and if the idea of carrying glass jars around scares you....consider stopping at Gordon's food service and picking up tall plastic deli containers. You can get 50 containers and lids for under ten bucks.

The more variety you're including in your diet....the more diverse your gut microbiota will be. Diverse gut bugs are correlated with better weight loss during diet attempts.

Switch it up. Get lots of Fiber in addition to meeting your protein goals. Get you some wonderful phytonutrients:) And enjoy flavor!

Edited February 4, 2018 by Creekimp13

[sleeved2win 79]

https://www.buzzfeed.com/carolynkylstra/mason-jar-salads?utm_term=.iu9MzP7pQO#.fjMqE6XOap
Bariatric patients look at these and think....would be nice, but WAY too much bulk there to eat..
And it's true...it's a lot of food for a bariatric patient. But if you're eating six small meals a day, it can be nice to have leftovers handy for the next little meal:)
Also...you can make these geared a little more to the bariatric diet.
Consider the following layers:
Hummus
Turkey bacon
tuna salad
Tofu
Shrimp
chicken breast
Black Beans
Chick peas
Lowfat hard cheeses
Cottage cheese
Fetta cheese
Olives
banana peppers
Avacado chunks
Sweet potato chunks
Hard boiled eggs
Yogurt
Pickles
Reduced fat reduced sodium salami (great in greek salad!)
Protein Pasta (made of chick peas, lentils, and whole wheat)
Think of all of your favorites.
Include some fruits. A few raspberries, peach slices, fresh apple chunks, pineapple, blueberries
Some nice finely diced veggies like peppers, cukes, tomatoes, mushrooms, brocolli bits, onion, fresh herbs
Make homemade dressings with low sugar and fat
Oh! and if the idea of carrying glass jars around scares you....consider stopping at Gordon's food service and picking up tall plastic deli containers. You can get 50 containers and lids for under ten bucks.
The more variety you're including in your diet....the more diverse your gut microbiota will be. Diverse gut bugs are correlated with better weight loss during diet attempts.
Switch it up. Get lots of Fiber in addition to meeting your Protein goals. Get you some wonderful phytonutrients:) And enjoy flavor!

Smaller jars would work too. I love this idea.

I'm a month out from my surgery and I can't wait to eat salad again.

[Creekimp13 5,841]

I am in salad heaven. I missed them so much. Like you, sleeved2win, I craved them terribly...and I wasn't disappointed when we reunited:) Best wishes on continued success.

[Healthy_life2 8,330]

2 hours ago, Creekimp13 said:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/carolynkylstra/mason-jar-salads?utm_term=.iu9MzP7pQO#.fjMqE6XOap

Bariatric patients look at these and think....would be nice, but WAY too much bulk there to eat..

And it's true...it's a lot of food for a bariatric patient. But if you're eating six small meals a day, it can be nice to have leftovers handy for the next little meal:)

Also...you can make these geared a little more to the bariatric diet.

Consider the following layers:

Hummus

Turkey bacon

tuna salad

Tofu

Shrimp

chicken breast

Black Beans

Chick peas

Lowfat hard cheeses

Cottage cheese

Fetta cheese

olives

banana peppers

Avacado chunks

Sweet potato chunks

Hard boiled eggs

Yogurt

Pickles

Reduced fat reduced sodium salami (great in greek salad!)

Protein Pasta (made of chick peas, lentils, and whole wheat)

Think of all of your favorites.

Include some fruits. A few raspberries, peach slices, fresh apple chunks, pineapple, blueberries

Some nice finely diced veggies like peppers, cukes, tomatoes, mushrooms, brocolli bits, onion, fresh herbs

Make homemade dressings with low sugar and fat

Oh! and if the idea of carrying glass jars around scares you....consider stopping at Gordon's food service and picking up tall plastic deli containers. You can get 50 containers and lids for under ten bucks.

The more variety you're including in your diet....the more diverse your gut microbiota will be. Diverse gut bugs are correlated with better weight loss during diet attempts.

Switch it up. Get lots of Fiber in addition to meeting your Protein goals. Get you some wonderful phytonutrients:) And enjoy flavor!

Warm heat up meals would be nice.

[Creekimp13 5,841]

You could easily do warm stuff, too:) Think of the different kinds of chili alone! Ground turkey, lean beef, white chicken, tofu, sweet cactus...you could put up batches of chili in little to go containers in the freezer and zap them anywhere you can find a microwave.

You could do stir fry with brown rice...

You could do a half a cup of protien Pasta with a couple of nice meat balls and sauce.

You could do lean meats with sweet potato and green Beans.

So many kinds of Soup would travel well like this.

You could do all sorts of take along hot meals.

Brilliant, Jenn:)

[Healthy_life2 8,330]

36 minutes ago, Creekimp13 said:

You could easily do warm stuff, too:) Think of the different kinds of chili alone! Ground turkey, lean beef, white chicken, tofu, sweet cactus...you could put up batches of chili in little to go containers in the freezer and zap them anywhere you can find a microwave.

You could do stir fry with brown rice...

You could do a half a cup of protien Pasta with a couple of nice meat balls and sauce.

You could do lean meats with sweet potato and green Beans.

So many kinds of Soup would travel well like this.

You could do all sorts of take along hot meals.

Brilliant, Jenn:)

Ok...Stop your making me hungry!

[sleeved2win 79]

I am in salad heaven. I missed them so much. Like you, sleeved2win, I craved them terribly...and I wasn't disappointed when we reunited:) Best wishes on continued success.

Thanks girl! We'll have to swap some salad jar recipes in a month!!