So, my surgeon requires a pre-op 7-day clear liquid diet w/ less than 20gms protein per day, which I started today (band date 9/17) I'm looking for menu suggestions! Thanks!

Well, I can tell you what I'm allowed to do on my 14 day pre op diet.

shake for Breakfast and lunch.

A small piece of fruit with lunch. (smaller than a baseball, slightly larger than a golf ball)

A midafternoon snack of 1 ounce of low or no fat cheese (one string cheese is acceptable), or a 90 calorie yogurt or 1.2 c. no fat cottage cheese.

dinner is 4 ounces of lean Protein, chicken, turkey, lean beef; 1 c. vegetables by volume; 2 slices of whole grain bread. I often use fat free mayo and make a sandwich. My other mainstain is using the skinless chicken tenders you buy in the fresh meat dept. of your grocery. That makes it quick and easy to cook and weigh. I switch up the seasonings I sprinkle on: Greek, Italian, Mrs. Dash....

Then you are allowed 10 baby carrots for an evening snack.

My instructions said that I could rearrange this as needed or desired but could not eat anything that was not on the list. A lot of days I get too busy and don't bother with the Snacks, other days I eat it all.

Hope that helps!

I thought your diet sounded familar. I am one of dr Elliot's patients as well. My surgery is the 23rd. I just finished day 3. the first 2 were tough but day 3 is getting better. As for the origional post you may want to see if you can strain chicken noodle soup(tastes better than just broth)good luck.

Thanks ya'll. Unfortunately, I'm not allowed ANY solids at all, and since most shakes are 15+ gms protein, I'm limited to one shake per day and a bunch of sugar free puddings and jellos. Uck. Good luck to you both!

broth it will be your saver in the liquid phase. I get the bouillon cubes and dilute it a little more than required. 2 cups of Water and 1 cube.

Specially when you get sick of the sweet tasting stuff.

Other than the broth, water, crystal light type drinks, SF Jello, SF Hard candies and SF Gum there really is not much.

The broth is what helped me specially days 3 to 5. Sipping it and drinking a ton of them because the warmth just calmed my tummy down.

It will all be worth it in the long run :thumbup: