Ok so i was on Amazon.com and came across this cookbook called: Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery Author: Patt Levine

Here's the description:

In April 2003 Patt Levine underwent “Lap-Band” gastric surgery, one of the primary bariatric surgeries being widely practiced today. As a lifelong foodie, she was expecting the worst when her surgeon’s nutritionist handed her dietary guidelines to follow post-surgery, and she was right. With her decades of cooking skills, she immediately set out to devise low-fat dishes that would be just as delicious pureed and chopped as they would be served whole. As an added problem, she wanted to cook for her husband at the same time. This first-ever cookbook for the hundreds of thousands who are lining up for bariatric bypass surgery is proof that it can be done. With collaborator Michele Bontempo-Saray, the author has created 125 recipes that contain no added sugar, are very low in fat, and get their carbohydrates almost exclusively from fruits and vegetables. Each recipe includes specific guidelines for preparation of the dish for every stage of the eating programs for Lap-Band, gastric bypass, and Biliopancreatric Diversion Duodenal Switch (BPD-DS) patients, as well as suggestions for sharing meals with those who have not gone through gastric surgery. Creative recipes cover every meal and food—Breakfast and brunch, Soups, vegetables, main courses, and sweet indulgences.

I'm definitely going to purchase it... I just wish i had known about it before when i first began my band journey.. I just thought id share it with my fellow bandsters and as well as those in the process. It seems like it would be helpful.:ranger:

I have purchased that book and though I haven't cooked from it yet, it looks very good. It gives you instructions with every recipe on how to serve it for your stage in the process. Great stuff.

Here is another one, from the worlds only bariatric chef, Chef Dave Fouts.

His site is Chef Dave :: Home

I went to a seminar where he was talking and cooking.What a great person. He made a few meals from his book and they were awesome.

Another book is recipes For Life After Weight Loss Surgery by Furtado and Schultz ISBN 139781592331970.

Just because we're in a weight loss situation doesn't mean bland food!

HTH,

Steve:hungry: