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I need tips on what can I eat starting my regular diet stage I guess that mean I can eat solid food I use love eating grill cheese but now I don’t know how eat it meaning what’s good healthy bread buy or something I’m excited and nervous

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I stick to the approved foods on the list I got from my Dr. I stay away from all starches, sweets, foods high in carbs etc. we are changing our diets for the rest of our lives, so in my opinion, it is best to eat clean and void temptation.

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You are right I’m nervous I don’t want messed up I’m scare with being a very picky eater I’m just scare I’d tht make sense

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Your tastes may have changed. Keep notes on what you eat, and what you like, and don’t like. Try bariatric recipes, I have found some yummy ones. A lot of are nervous when we start out. You will do great!

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So my doctor said bread in most all forms are a no no for the first 6 months. Then very rarely in small amounts after. Till then only low carb or no carb options like cauliflower Pizza Crust and egg wraps are good. Bread and starchy foods form a bolis (starchy ball) in your stomach that can block absorbsion of food and cause discomfort and digestive problems. So... Im gonna hit the high grain breads and keep most starches to a minimum. As for your grill cheese, I would try making the egg bread alternative.

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Italian Chickpea bread

A bread like polenta, but without the corn! This is gluten-free bread with herb flavors based on my take of Liguria, Italy recipes.

Prep:

15 mins

Cook:

15 mins

Additional:

2 hrs

Total:

2 hrs 30 mins

Servings:

8

Yield:

8 servings

Italian Chickpea Bread

Ingredients

Ingredient Checklist

1 cup chickpea flour

1 cup Water

cooking spray

2 tablespoons oil

1 ½ teaspoons Italian seasoning

1 ½ teaspoons chopped dried rosemary

ground black pepper to taste

1 pinch salt to taste (Optional)

Directions

Instructions Checklist

Step 1

Whisk chickpea flour and water together in a bowl until smooth; let sit at room temperature, 2 to 6 hours.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Spray the inside of an 8-inch metal pie pan.

Step 3

Skim foam from the top of chickpea-water mixture. Add oil, Italian seasoning, and rosemary and stir until combined. Pour mixture into the prepared pan; sprinkle black pepper and salt over the top.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until edges begin to brown, about 15 minutes. Remove bread from pan and cut into wedges.

Cook's Notes:

Use a metal pie pan; a glass or ceramic one may break with the extremely high temperature!

Tips

Chickpea flour is also known as garbanzo bean flour.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving: 75 calories; Protein 2.4g; carbohydrates 7.2g; fat 4.3g; sodium 20.5mg.

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Bariatric Breakfast—Protein pancakes

Bariatric vanilla Protein low carbohydrate pancakes recipe

Ingredients

Yields: Four 4 pancakes

Serving size: 2 pancakes

2 scoops BariNutrics™ Vanilla Protein

1 tsp. baking powder

1 pinch salt

2 Tbsp. unsweetened almond milk, milk, or Water

2 large eggs, beaten

Directions

Prep Time: 5 minutes

In a medium-sized bowl, combine first three ingredients.

In a small bowl, beat eggs and add milk.

Add eggs and milk mixture to dry ingredients and mix until completely combined.

Heat skillet or electric fry pan to medium.

Once hot, add ¼ cup of pancake mix.

Cook on first side for 3 minutes.

Flip and cook 1 additional minute.

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The weight loss period is a great time to try new foods & new ways of cooking. Just remember your tummy can be pretty fussy for the first few months. It may turn its nose up at things you used to enjoy or you eat something one day without an issue but the next day your tummy says no way.

I was told the reasons to avoid breads, rice & Pasta during weight loss is that they are filling & are not nutritionally dense foods. When you’re only able to eat say 1/2 cup of food it’s best if all that food is nutritionally rich. Remember every meal should be Protein first, then vegetables or fruit if you can. Honestly, I still follow this thinking.

Cauliflower rice & zucchini noodles are great alternatives when you’re losing. When you get into maintenance try some the low carb high protein breads, soya bean or chick peas pastas, etc. I tried a small amount of the soya bean pasta a few months back out of curiosity but it sat heavily in my tummy. But that’s me you may be fine. I don’t miss breads, pasta, rice at all.

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