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7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/12, 09:00 AM Ok with having Gastric Bypass comes some challenges. My biggest is get the most nutrition in each meal. Mostly we are concerned with protein first, then carbs. I am looking for a protein meal that is for now on the softer side, meaning like fork tender. I have slow cooked chicken often but that gets boring. I was thinking of making meatloaf, but I need to watch the fat...I know Amy had a turkey meatloaf recipe but canna find it. Also I like variety lots of it as eating the same "soft" foods is killing me. I need the foods to be low fat, NO Sugar, splenda is ok. And lean as possible while being as nutritional dense as possible. Any ideas? -------------- A journey beigns with a single step. 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/12, 09:02 AM Ok found the turkey meat loaf. But still looking. -------------- A journey beigns with a single step. 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/10/12, 09:03 AM The turkey meatloaf is really good....it's in the thread with the challenge recipes on it...not your mothers meat loaf...really good!!!!!
mikencharleston Posts: 1,585 Joined: 2002/01/09	2006/10/12, 09:05 AM Mutt - I have most of the recipes in the food forum in a Word document if you would like it emailed to you. I've tried the majority and most fit what you're looking for.
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2006/10/12, 09:06 AM mutt - the meatloaf recipe is in the challenge recipe thread. Fish is pretty soft. Can you make a ground beef sphaghetti type sauce and have it on rice? Buffalo is very lean, ground buffalo would be good in a meatloaf recipe with some grated carrots and chopped onon in it to keep it moist. Have you tried baby food? I know some people who eat it because it is fast and conveneient - lots of 'soft' types of protein to choose from there. Lowfat cottage cheese? Scrambled egg and egg whites.... -------------- I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor. -Henry David Thoreau
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/12, 09:10 AM Ok Mike yes send it I will IM my email. Amy I can not eat rice or pasta right now. baby food is not a option, I think it does not have enough in it for me or something I will ask my wife she will know. I am eating about a 1 lb tub of low fat cottage chees/riccotta cheese a week, yogurt, pudding, I can eat slow cooked meats, not sure where to get buffalo will have to see. I eat eggs all the time too. I am also eating sweet potatos and soft veggies as well, I have to eat my protein first, then the carbs come a bit later. So there I am. I wanted the meat loaf thing cause my wife found a Lean Cuisine meal with meat loaf and mashed potatos. it is so good. thanks you all! -------------- A journey beigns with a single step. 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
mikencharleston Posts: 1,585 Joined: 2002/01/09	2006/10/12, 09:26 AM Email is on the way.
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/12, 09:32 AM Got it thanks Mike! -------------- A journey beigns with a single step. 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/12, 12:07 PM Spaghetti squash how to cook it? -------------- A journey begins with a single step. 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/10/12, 12:12 PM bake it
mikencharleston Posts: 1,585 Joined: 2002/01/09	2006/10/12, 12:40 PM I add a beef bullion cube to the ground turkey and a little worcestershire and it has a cleaner (not greasy) taste than ground beef.
ATIGER Posts: 992 Joined: 2003/02/26	2006/10/12, 12:34 PM there is xtra lean ground beef at walmart that only has as much fat as chicken - priced a little high but it may be what you are looking for.
flyonthewall Posts: 1,823 Joined: 2005/01/18	2006/10/12, 02:29 PM Great idea about the beef bullion and worcetershire sauce. I'll have to try that!
jbennett Posts: 1,558 Joined: 2001/02/28	2006/10/13, 07:51 AM Ostrich is really good and very low fat. When I tried it it was some of the most tender (and tasty) red meat I've ever eaten. You said you already eat a ton of eggs, but boiling eggs and eating them if you get sick of eating turkey meatloaf and buffalo is option to fall back on. Try to eat some legumes (black beans, garbanzo beans, etc). The fat in those aren't too bad and the protein is fairly high. If I think of anything else, I'll post it. I wish you well, Mutt. -------------- --JBennett "I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!" "Pain is only weakness leaving the body." "Never think of how weak you are; think of how strong you're going to be."
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/13, 07:56 AM Thanks for all the advice and help. I have to be care full of red meats as they do not digest as well as they used to. Also need to keep sugar, fat and the very fiberous veggies (corn, lettuce) out for a while. -------------- A journey begins with a single step. 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
jbennett Posts: 1,558 Joined: 2001/02/28	2006/10/13, 08:03 AM Hey Mutt. I did some research for you. Hee are some websites that may help: http://www.endowsec.com/pated/edtgs22.htm http://www.stronghealth.com/services/surgical/bariatric/diet.cfm http://www.dhmc.org/webpage.cfm?site_id=2&org_id=28&morg_id=0&sec_id=0&gsec_id=35554&item_id=35554 Hope they help... -------------- --JBennett "I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!" "Pain is only weakness leaving the body." "Never think of how weak you are; think of how strong you're going to be."
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/13, 08:21 AM Thanks I am on a bariatric diet right now. BUT next week should be cleared for a more normal diet. -------------- A journey begins with a single step. 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/13, 10:03 AM Thanks JB. That one site (stong health) is actually the hosiptal that I had the surgery at! Also last night I got a recipie from the web on food network to microwave the spaghetti squash....anyone tell me if it is suspose to be a bit firm and not mushy? -------------- A journey begins with a single step. 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
CristalBelle Posts: 1,389 Joined: 2003/06/27	2006/10/13, 12:15 PM Mutt, spaghetti squash is usually a bit firm, like real spaghetti, but just like spaghetti, the longer you cook it, the softer it gets. Hurray for 4 comma's in one sentence!!