Hi Everyone,

Has anyone that is a vegan or vegetarian had the surgery? My surgery is a month away and the nutritionists at my doctors office are not very educated about it. I'm curious what you are eating during each phase.

Brad

I am.. mostly vegan. When talking with the dietitian, they said that it isnt a good surgery for vegans simply because you need to start each meal with a Protein, and vegans tend to not be able to get enough protein. Vegetarians are another story because you can eat dairy, cheese, and eggs. As a vegan you are pretty much limited to legumes and nuts... and soy, but soy is really not something that you are supposed to eat if it isnt fermented, and most soy isnt, so I dont recommend to people that they eat it, I sure as hell dont. Which, the idea of Beans 3x a day is pretty gross to most people.

My dietary preferences are different, in the sense that I am a celiac and a pescatarian/ vegan, so I eat seafood and fish, no eggs, dairy, soy or wheat/gluten or refined sugars. A typical day of food for me is granola w/ fresh fruit and coconut-milk yogert OR potatoes with sauteed veggies for Breakfast (Will have to change after I get banded) Tuna and salad with hummus and veggies for lunch, dried fruit and nuts as a snack, and shrimp/crab/or fish with sauteed veggies and more salad for dinner. Then I may splurge on coconut-milk ice cream for dessert, which, ironically is pretty high in protein for a vegan and soy free dessert.

I assume that I will probably puree up some veggie/bean Soups. I have a recipe for a vegan black bean chipolte corn chowder that is to die for.

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I also have sprouted pumpkin seeds around. 1/8 cup works for me. If portion control is a problem, measure out the servings in advance and put in zip lock bags. I keep my nuts and seeds in the freezer. I also regularly have fresh ground flax seeds.

I've been eating seitan, and it goes down fine. I think I'll grind the next batch, though. I worry about chewing it into small enough bits.

I have more links, let me know if you want them.

Thanks Anita.....I would love the other links. Ive been making seitan and I planned on eating it as a source of protein after I was banded. Do you drink Kombucha? If so have you had any adverse effects.

Brad

I love homemade seitan, it's easy to make, yet I've been buying the seitan in the store lately, which isn't nearly as good...

I drank a lot of miso after banding. I talked to my nutritionist about the foods I wanted to eat.

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I can't eat a serving of food, so fiber is also lower, so I pay attention to fiber. I like Whole Foods Market recipes and Eden Foods recipes.

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I don't drink kombucha.