Hi All!

I'm scheduled for the sleeve on August 3rd. I'm trying to be proactive and get anything I may need or find useful in the long run. I happened to come across bariatric cook books and honestly I had never thought about this before. Has anyone used these and found them beneficial? If so, any suggestions?

Thanks! ?

I bought a few on amazon. I found them completely useless. Just a bunch of random receipts probably from the internet that had a decent amount of carbs, sugars in it. Hope you have better luck with yours.

You can find tons of recipes online for free but if you like the idea of a recipe book go for it. Maybe your nutritionist can suggest one so that it is in line with your teams plan.

I got a few bariatric cookbooks with my Amazon digital credits, and I wasn't impressed. You can find plenty of recipes online for free -- Pinterest is a goldmine. You don't really need special bariatric recipes (except maybe in the initial liquid/pureed/soft food stages when you can't eat "regular" food yet); just look for recipes that meet your nutritional guidelines. Some "keto" and "low-carb" recipes fit the bill, but a lot of them are way too high in fat. I usually search for "skinny" or "ww" (Weight Watchers") recipes, or adapt recipes by making substitutions like riced cauliflower for rice, spaghetti squash for pasta, sugar-free condiments/sauces, etc.

What Sue says. Just go to Pinterest and YouTube. Best of luck on your journey.

I just adjusted a lot of my favourite recipes. If I was looking for something specific I’d google & then adjust the one I thought was closest to my needs: swap out an ingredient, add an extra ingredient, change the cooking method, etc. But I was someone who often tweaked recipes so it wasn’t really a change - pointless asking me for the recipe cause a lot of it would be made up on the go. ?

I got “The Gastric Sleeve” cookbook on Amazon. I actually had a bypass but it works for both surgeries. I wouldn’t say I LOVE it but it gave me a lot of different ideas about stuff I could have at different stages. I felt like I kept seeing the same recipes over and over again online.

On 8/25/2022 at 9:01 PM, Sarah.C said:

I got “The Gastric Sleeve” cookbook on Amazon. I actually had a bypass but it works for both surgeries. I wouldn’t say I LOVE it but it gave me a lot of different ideas about stuff I could have at different stages. In addition to it I took another book hole in my life, but it was just a supplement. I felt like I kept seeing the same recipes over and over again online.

I also ordered it for myself simply as a collection of new recipes for the collection and was pleasantly surprised by its content. But to be honest I like to take different recipes from forums because I can learn all the nuances and get instant feedback from people who have tried them.

Edited November 21, 20223 yr by Haltand

On 6/25/2022 at 3:14 PM, simplysmile said:

Hi All!

I'm scheduled for the sleeve on August 3rd. I'm trying to be proactive and get anything I may need or find useful in the long run. I happened to come across bariatric cook books and honestly I had never thought about this before. Has anyone used these and found them beneficial? If so, any suggestions?

Thanks! ?

Bariatric Cookbook and Meal Plan Megan Moore, spiral. Gastric Sleeve Bariatric Bible 2022 William Torres. (Even though I had bypass not sleeve). 7 weeks post op and I've gone back to them once a week.