Why is salad/lettuce not recommended?

I posted this by mistake on the RNY forum.  So, I thought I'd do it right now.  I was told by the nutritionist not to eat salad.  I assumed it was because it could get "stuck".  But then I thought it might fill me up too much to be able to eat my protein.  What have you been told about salad.  I sure do miss it.  Debbie

The latter. Virtually no nutrional value so on limited intake better to choose somehting that actually does something useful in your body. I eat it! After my protein and after some veggies. I just like lettuce! Kate

Thanks for the info.  I want to eat some so I'll try to eat it after my protein.  I like lettuce too!  And I like salad with lemon juice on it or rice wine vinegar!  Debbie

Debbie, I eat a lot of salad....with grilled chicken or some kind of protien w/ it.   You don't get a lot of protien in salad (unless you add eggs or chick peas or some other kind of beans. I did have one incident where a thin pience of lettuce slid down and while it didn't get stuck the way we think of it, it did get lodged for a while.    I'm not sure this helps.....but again, I think it's mostly about the protien.   I don't see why we can't eat it and my Dr. knows I eat a lot of salad! - Ann

Thanks.  I want to include some salad because I like it.  I'll try to eat my protein first so I don't get too full to eat the protein later.  I just thought it was a "getting stuck" issue.  Glad to know it's not that.  But bread???  That's a big problem for me.  Debbie

I love bread but haven't had any since I got banded.   I'm afraid to eat it 'cause I don't like the thought of getting stuck.  I'm glad i have the fear 'cause bread and pizza are my weak spots! - Ann

Hi if you toast the bread it may help that is what I do when and if I eat bread. Try this if you want to eat it sometimes. That is what my nutritionist told us to do. Dren

She told me that too and I tried it, it did NOT work.  Don't know why it causes me so many problems, but crackers don't bother me unless I eat way too many.  I need to stay away from white flour anyway.  Debbie

There's salad, then there's salad. Folks who say salad has no nutritional value aren't making their salads very well. Iceberg lettuce has little nutritional value. However, there is a vast array of darker highly-nutritious salad greens out there to serve as a base for salads...baby spinah, arugula, darker green lettuces, endive, raddichio, mesclun greens, field greens...lots of nutrition in these. There's no reason for bandsters to avoid salad...salad doesn't change the basic premise of "protein first, then produce, then starch"...eat your protein first, have salad as your produce. Not a damned thing wrong with that. Nancy

I'm just glad it doesn't get stuck.  I really thought that was the problem with salads.  I'll be glad to include them back in my eating plan.  I think it will cut down on some of my fat intake.  I don't like frozen vegetables without some butter on them.  I guess that's just habit.  Thanks...Debbie