What I keep in my car and hospital food...

Ever since I started out on my WLS journey I always try to keep different foods in my car.  The two main reasons for this is if I am stuck in the middle of nowhere, I can have the food I need available.  The other is if I ended up in the hospital, I know I will have the right food there (please do not assume the staff in the hospital knows anything about WLS and your dietary needs).  You must be proactive in this area concerning the hospital.

I keep different nuts (small amounts of walnuts, almonds, dry roasted peanuts, roasted soy nuts, beef jerkey, and Cheerios.  I also keep a can of vegetable beef soup there and my favorite protein bar (Rockin Roll...GNC).  In the summer much of this will not keep, but during the rest of the year it is a security blanket for me.  So what's in your car??    Brian   PS  Don't assume the hospital will have the right vitamins either...

I have been admitted 3 times to a hospital (post WLS).  During these times my wife would bring in my "special food".  The nurses knew about it.  I would order the best food in the hospital I could find...then keep it for 2 or 3 meals (hoard it).  I would make sure the staff wouldn't take it away (unless it was going bad).  Just me.  Chicken breast or baked fish was like gold vs things like a ham sandwich (which was mostly bread).  Just keep it in the back of your mind if you have to go in post op.  We are coming to them, ready or not, as the years pass...Just be ready.   Brian 

 I don't feel the need to keep food in the car in case I end up in the hospital, but I do keep some walnuts or other nuts in the car for those times that I find I haven't eaten for a while and need to eat while driving.  If I stop for gas and need food, the choices usually suck.  Beef Jerkey or something similar is OK but the nuts come in handy.

Had not thought of hospital aspect. But I am finding I need to keep a full days worth of vitamins on me/car. I have forgotten to stock my shirt pocket and then that blows my whole day. 

I also keep one protein blender bottle ready just waiting for water and a beef jerky and a protein bar. So I am set for almost  a full days worth of protein if something happens and I get caught where my options or money is limited.

I just today bought a bag of hard candy to keep in the truck with me due to a couple of scary hypoglycemic episodes that have happened to me.  I never thought I'd have to worry about my blood sugar going too LOW.  That's about all I keep on me. 

I keep piles of emergency Doritos and french fries under all my seats, and a few hunks of ABC gum if I get real hungry

ROFL ...

I bought this and keep it in my glovebox....lasts me about 2-3 weeks then I refill it  from my huge 500 lb drum of nuts from BJ's....