Hello All,

I have a lot of leftover nutri-system dinners. The problem is they are all either lasagna or ravioli. I know we are supposed to avoid Pasta, but does anyone know if I can eat these pasta dinners? They have about 17g Protein. Why can't we eat pasta anyway? I don't eat any other carbs at all, nary a cracker, bread or rice.

Anyone know if this will screw me up? I am not interested in messing up a good thing. I am about 2.5 mos banded and have had one fill, second one is scheduled for July 15.

I have had a call in to Nutritionist, but have yet to recieve a call back.

Thanks a bunch!

There is no reason you can't eat the Nutri-system meals, since you already have them. Just be sure to chew really well so the pasta doesn't get stuck. I have noticed that when I eat pasta I don't always chew it well...now it gets stuck! And that's NOT fun! Some people are able to eat pastas with no problem. I'm just not one of them.

Hope this helps!

Pasta, by virtue of what it is, can very easily turn into a gummy ball that can block the stoma created by your band ..... and can take hours to digest enough to break apart. I can't eat pasta at all. Period. The most miserable experience of my life.

Go ahead and try it, but chew it REALLY, REALLY well and don't eat much and see what happens. There are plenty of people who can eat pasta; maybe you'll be one of them. The main thing is that you know that you might not be.

Sure you can. You can eat anything if you can tolerate it. But like with anything else, when you first introduce a food after banding, you want to take it easy to ensure you can eat it.

I do the NutriSystem thing but cheapy...I go to Walmart and stock up on the frozen WW or Lean Cuisine meals. And yes, the Pasta is good!

Thank you so much for your reply. The nutritionist finally called back and said I could eat the pasta Nutri-systems dinners, but only 4 oz worth at a time and only a few times a week.

I'm glad for that because I have brought them to eat when I am at other people's houses and they don't have the food I can eat. This has really helped a lot. The nutrionist said I just have to make sure I eat veggies with the pasta dinners.

I will use WW or Lean Cuisine when I run out of the nutri-system dinners as well.

Thank you for your reply. Good luck in your wt loss journey.

Samantha :-)

PS- Parrothead and June.

the visual of the gummy ball in my tummy is not pleasant. ewww!

When I do have to eat the pasta dinners, I will only eat half and supplement the rest with veggies.

I have only had the lasgana twice and it actually went down really well. I get a lot of other food stuck...go figure?

I don't know what will happen with my second fill, but I am beginning to understand to take each day at a time, heck, make that each meal at a time.

Thanks for your feedback and may your journey be successful!

Samantha :-)

My nutritionist said just make sure pasta and rice are well cooked (no al dente on the pasta) because they both continue to absorb liquid. Since you already heard from your nutritionist, that's best...safest to follow the advice of the pro's YOU have picked to guide you through this. Once you've had your band a while etc. you'll modify to suit. :tongue_smilie: