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Silly question I know, I half way joking, but I still want to know.

How soon after surgery were you able to eat a taco salad?

(No sour cream or guacamole). Just lean ground beef or turkey, lettuce, Tomato, onion and a pinch of cheddar cheese.

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When you ready to eat reg food. I eat about my 3 months

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For the record this is not me saying you should eat tacos all the time , Eat junk and skip the healthy food. This is Just simply a question. (I’ve seen some judgmental replies on post that ask questions like mine.

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Every surgeon is different, but I was allowed ground beef before week 4.

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11 minutes ago, FabulousFun87 said:

For the record this is not me saying you should eat tacos all the time , Eat junk and skip the healthy food. This is Just simply a question. (I’ve seen some judgmental replies on post that ask questions like mine.

#RealTalk....lol... u gotta be from Texas too....lol....... and #SquareBiz.... 🌮 🥗 sounds great right now....

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Lol Houston here

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Just followed you....lol...

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I totally eat that all the time! Sometimes I use a chili con carne/ground beef meat (homemade with lean meat), sometimes some shredded chicken with taco seasoning. Then I throw it over lettuce and tomatoes. Maybe add some corn or black Beans. I think this is a pretty healthy meal. I’ll even do a bit of guacamole or cheese once in a while. (Full disclosure, I do a low carb, high Protein, medium - high fat type diet). When I have to eat out, I often order some version of this. I never have rice, tortillas or sour cream but the rest is fine if you ask me.

I was eating puréed beef chili and taco Soup from like two weeks. It’s high protein and my nutritionist showed me recipes! It took a little while longer to be ready to eat lettuce.

Honestly, you really can eat some version of most foods that you used to love. I have bun less burgers and Pasta made with zucchini noodles, casseroles and stirfrys with cauliflower rice. Don’t be scared to mess around with healthy versions of your old favorite recipes!

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5 hours ago, FabulousFun87 said:

Silly question I know, I half way joking, but I still want to know.

How soon after surgery were you able to eat a taco salad?

(No sour cream or guacamole). Just lean ground beef or turkey, lettuce, Tomato, onion and a pinch of cheddar cheese.

Actually guacamole is fine... healthy fats and all.

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@Matt Z- Lol I just don’t like guacamole or sour cream :-)

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1 minute ago, FabulousFun87 said:

@Matt Z- Lol I just don’t like guacamole or sour cream :-)

Gottcha! And here I thought it was a health choice LOL (I'm not a fan of either myself)

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I think it’s amazing how different surgeons have different rules and regulations it seems that it should be about how he killed the stomach would be in a certain amount of time as to what food you’re allowed some to puréed some to liquid some allow meat Right away

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The biggest "problem" with your taco salad will be the lettuce and tomatoes. Once you can handle them, the rest is fine.

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Lettuce is still an issue for me at 7 months....the rest is fine, and no soft shells - too Gummy. Tomatoes - no problem - and I would seriously cry if I could not tolerate tomatoes.

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