I'm in the pre, pre-op diet phase, but trying to transition into the pre-op diet early. I made a parfait this morning for breakfast that tastes awesome and is much healthier than my usual frozen breakfast burrito. I'm really trying to limit my carbs to between 25g & 40g and my sugars to near zero as I can. I used the following:

Dannon Light & Fit Greek Nonfat Yogurt, 1 container - 80 cal, 8g carbs, 6g sugars

Fresh strawberries, 100g - 33 cal, 8g carbs, 5.1g sugars

Fresh organic blueberries, 50g - 28 cal, 7.2 carbs, 5g sugars

and

Premier Protein, 11 fl. oz. - 160 cal, 5g carbs, 1g sugars

This gives me a breakfast that contains 302 carbs, 28g carbs, and 16.1g sugars, and a whopping 43 g of protein!

I wish the carbs and sugar were less since I plan to eat more of the fruit at lunch, but it is much much less than an apple or a Bartlet pear. And it tastes awesome (did I say that already?)!!!

Edited July 19, 20188 yr by macadamia

On 7/19/2018 at 11:53 AM, Matt Z said:

Every doctor / nutritionist is different, so don't be shocked if you get a totally different answer from them LOL

The nutritionist today said that fruits with no added sugar are allowed, but to try to keep to the ones with less carbs total, like berries. And she also said that she wished that the nutrition labels split out the natural sugars with the added sugars.

36 minutes ago, macadamia said:

And she also said that she wished that the nutrition labels split out the natural sugars with the added sugars.

that would be ideal!

Might be better to get some plain Greek yogurt (I like FAGE but there are many) and just add your own non sugar sweetener of choice (Splenda, stevia) or DaVinci syrup. Also, since the berries have natural sugar maybe you don't even need sweetener in the yogurt. Most dairy is going to have some natural sugar (lactose) but if you see sugar, corn syrup, dehydrated cane juice or anything else fishy it is best to pick something else.

Not sure about why the premier protein shake is in there. 43G of protein seems a little high for 1 meal in my opinion. And 49 carbs is also a little steep. I would be starving in a couple of hours after that burned off....

Edited July 20, 20188 yr by MIZ60

9 hours ago, MIZ60 said:

Might be better to get some plain Greek yogurt (I like FAGE but there are many) and just add your own non sugar sweetener of choice (Splenda, stevia) or DaVinci Syrup. Also, since the berries have natural sugar maybe you don't even need sweetener in the yogurt. Most dairy is going to have some natural sugar (lactose) but if you see sugar, corn syrup, dehydrated cane juice or anything else fishy it is best to pick something else.

Not sure about why the Premier Protein shake is in there. 43G of Protein seems a little high for 1 meal in my opinion. And 49 carbs is also a little steep. I would be starving in a couple of hours after that burned off....

A little high as in my math is off or it is too much? My math is correct...

7 hours ago, macadamia said:

A little high as in my math is off or it is too much? My math is correct...

A little too high in carbs and protein for 1 meal --I understand you are preop but 49 carbs is more than many people eat in a whole day. My preop diet was about 25-30 carbs per day and I really do not eat more than that almost 3 months later. Protein during preop phase for me was about 100-110G per day but quite a bit less now.