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Topic: RE: I thought we weren't supposed to eat soup anymore!!!
I had RNY and we're not supposed to drink fluids with our surgery. I love soups though and make all my own. I make them thick and hearty and do fine with them. I just leave out the starchy stuff. Chili is just fine because it is dense enough. I make both white and red chilis. There's a white chili thread here that is about the same as the one I make and it is great. Add some cheese and yum!!
Topic: Nutrition information
Hi, I'm new to the forum so if this has been covered before please forgive me. I'm wondering if there is a website that allows me to enter ingredients from a recipe to get the nutritional value for it? Id appreciate your help here. I cook almost everything from scratch and often there's no nutritional info with recipes. Thanks. Elena
Topic: RE: greek yogurt as... whipped cream??
Thanks all! I love her dearly, but I MUST take the wind out of SIL's sails at Thanksgiving!
Bev, I look forward to hearing from you about the meringue - that sounds like my best bet!
Bev, I look forward to hearing from you about the meringue - that sounds like my best bet!
Rebecca
Circumferential LBL, anchor TT, BL/BR, brachioplasty 12-16-10 Drs. Howard and Gutowski
Thigh lift 3-24-11, Drs. Howard and Gutowski again!
Height 5' 5". Start point 254. DH's goal: 154. My guess: 144. Insurance goal: 134. Currently bouncing around 130-135.
Circumferential LBL, anchor TT, BL/BR, brachioplasty 12-16-10 Drs. Howard and Gutowski
Thigh lift 3-24-11, Drs. Howard and Gutowski again!
Height 5' 5". Start point 254. DH's goal: 154. My guess: 144. Insurance goal: 134. Currently bouncing around 130-135. 
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on 11/6/10 11:56 am - Bumfuknowhere, Canada
on 11/6/10 11:56 am - Bumfuknowhere, Canada
Topic: RE: I thought we weren't supposed to eat soup anymore!!!
I'm almost 5 years post op with a band and I eat soup often. I don't eat any of that canned crap but I make my own homemade soups and make sure they are really hearty. I often take very little broth with mine so it doesn't get all washed down. I find chili very filling but I make mine very thick so it keeps me full for a long time. I know of some bandsters that just eat the solid stuff in the soup and then throw out the broth. Some do that with cereal as well, they eat the cereal and throw out all leftover milk.
Topic: RE: I thought we weren't supposed to eat soup anymore!!!
Chili is a great post WLS meal. it is full of protein from the meat and the beans. I find it filling,not as long as a dense protein but works pretty well for me. add some cheese on top and it is even more protein.
Soups like home made beef stew work better for me than say,canned chicken soup etc. I try to use losts of beef in the soup and mostly low carb vegs like brocolli,cauliflower,green beans etc and less potato and corn The tomatoes I use are fine.
Soups and stews are definately doable for us you just have to tweak the recipe a little.
Good luck.
Holly
Soups like home made beef stew work better for me than say,canned chicken soup etc. I try to use losts of beef in the soup and mostly low carb vegs like brocolli,cauliflower,green beans etc and less potato and corn The tomatoes I use are fine.
Soups and stews are definately doable for us you just have to tweak the recipe a little.
Good luck.
Holly
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on 11/6/10 11:16 am - Bumfuknowhere, Canada
on 11/6/10 11:16 am - Bumfuknowhere, Canada
Topic: RE: Quinoa Burgers - recipe
Great recipe Linda. Made it tonight and it was a huge hit. Loved it with the tzatziki.
Topic: I thought we weren't supposed to eat soup anymore!!!
I had lap band in March, I was told not to eat soup anymore since it's not filling. I see lots of really good soup recipes on your posts. Are they really chunky? Is that ok to eat? I love beef stew and chili but haven't made any because they are like soup. Thanks for input!
Topic: RE: Friends.. i need your help- PUREE stage
Ahhh...the dreaded and HATED puree stage!
Some of my favorite things were:
Ricotta cheese, warmed with either sweet or savory spices. With some spaghetti sauce and a sprinkle of Italian season it's like the inside of stuffed shells or lasagna. With cinnamon and some Splenda or a little cocoa powder, it's a cannoli!
Refried beans with some American cheese melted in (at this stage melted cheddar or other hard cheese tends to be too tough)...stir in some sour cream and silky-smooth guacamole. HEAVEN.
Unsweetened applesauce, warm with some Splenda and baking spices like nutmeg or ginger - stir in a swirl of creamy peanut butter.
Greek-style or regular plain yogurt with Splenda/spices/or other extracts. Even whip in some non-fat cream cheese for an instant cheesecake goodie. Or a little sf instant pudding powder.
Take a can of any beans that you love and whiz them in the processor with spices a little chicken broth and heat. Very comforting.
Cottage cheese in tomato soup - so good. Or make my Mock Rice Pudding without the raisins. You will have died and gone to LALA-Land!!
http://eatingwelllivingthin.wordpress.com/2010/05/17/not-your-grammas-rice-pudding/
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Some of my favorite things were:
Ricotta cheese, warmed with either sweet or savory spices. With some spaghetti sauce and a sprinkle of Italian season it's like the inside of stuffed shells or lasagna. With cinnamon and some Splenda or a little cocoa powder, it's a cannoli!
Refried beans with some American cheese melted in (at this stage melted cheddar or other hard cheese tends to be too tough)...stir in some sour cream and silky-smooth guacamole. HEAVEN.
Unsweetened applesauce, warm with some Splenda and baking spices like nutmeg or ginger - stir in a swirl of creamy peanut butter.
Greek-style or regular plain yogurt with Splenda/spices/or other extracts. Even whip in some non-fat cream cheese for an instant cheesecake goodie. Or a little sf instant pudding powder.
Take a can of any beans that you love and whiz them in the processor with spices a little chicken broth and heat. Very comforting.
Cottage cheese in tomato soup - so good. Or make my Mock Rice Pudding without the raisins. You will have died and gone to LALA-Land!!
http://eatingwelllivingthin.wordpress.com/2010/05/17/not-your-grammas-rice-pudding/
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Linda
Total lost: 200 - RNY Feb 2004 - Dr David Lauter, Bellevue WA
my recipes...(a lot of them I created for use on BariatricEating.com and now you can find them on my own blog) : click>>> Eating Well...Living Thin
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Total lost: 200 - RNY Feb 2004 - Dr David Lauter, Bellevue WA
my recipes...(a lot of them I created for use on BariatricEating.com and now you can find them on my own blog) : click>>> Eating Well...Living Thin
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Topic: RE: I NEED chocolate!
Oh, baby... Reese's were always my favorite!
I've got a lot of dessert/cookie/cake recipes that use chocolate - it's a food group, you know.
http://eatingwelllivingthin.wordpress.com/
Just and FYI: I also use a new sugar replacer called Whey Low. I've baked for years with it for my diabetic father in law and step dad. They've never had a problem using it, and three out of three WLS RNY'ers in my family have never dumped on it. Super stuff...(and no, I don't work for them. I WISH. Should own stock at the very least.)
They have a diabetic blend, but it's not as great as the granular - definitely not as sweet and things don't turn out as well. The regular granular works beautifully. I explain about when and where I use Splenda or Whey Low here:
http://eatingwelllivingthin.wordpress.com/sugar-replacers-explained/
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I've got a lot of dessert/cookie/cake recipes that use chocolate - it's a food group, you know.
http://eatingwelllivingthin.wordpress.com/
Just and FYI: I also use a new sugar replacer called Whey Low. I've baked for years with it for my diabetic father in law and step dad. They've never had a problem using it, and three out of three WLS RNY'ers in my family have never dumped on it. Super stuff...(and no, I don't work for them. I WISH. Should own stock at the very least.)
They have a diabetic blend, but it's not as great as the granular - definitely not as sweet and things don't turn out as well. The regular granular works beautifully. I explain about when and where I use Splenda or Whey Low here:
http://eatingwelllivingthin.wordpress.com/sugar-replacers-explained/
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Linda
Total lost: 200 - RNY Feb 2004 - Dr David Lauter, Bellevue WA
my recipes...(a lot of them I created for use on BariatricEating.com and now you can find them on my own blog) : click>>> Eating Well...Living Thin
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Total lost: 200 - RNY Feb 2004 - Dr David Lauter, Bellevue WA
my recipes...(a lot of them I created for use on BariatricEating.com and now you can find them on my own blog) : click>>> Eating Well...Living Thin
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Topic: Quinoa Burgers - recipe
These have been a big hit, so far!
Quinoa does have a high carb count, but it also has quite a bit of protein, for a grain/seed. I do dump oatmeal and white rice, but have never had a problem with quinoa.
http://eatingwelllivingthin.wordpress.com/2010/11/01/love-my-quinoa-burger/
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Quinoa does have a high carb count, but it also has quite a bit of protein, for a grain/seed. I do dump oatmeal and white rice, but have never had a problem with quinoa.
http://eatingwelllivingthin.wordpress.com/2010/11/01/love-my-quinoa-burger/
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Linda
Total lost: 200 - RNY Feb 2004 - Dr David Lauter, Bellevue WA
my recipes...(a lot of them I created for use on BariatricEating.com and now you can find them on my own blog) : click>>> Eating Well...Living Thin
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Total lost: 200 - RNY Feb 2004 - Dr David Lauter, Bellevue WA
my recipes...(a lot of them I created for use on BariatricEating.com and now you can find them on my own blog) : click>>> Eating Well...Living Thin
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