Vacation eating?

 We travel a lot my daughter is a gymnast and we stop to eat and eat outa lot. This am at breakfast I tried to eat as if I had surgery. A small cup of yogurt but it was berry with some bits in it which is ano no right? I had water and I ate a quarter of a multi grain waffle plain. I grabbed a apple for later which I will eat skin free. How does that sound? For rides I figured I could bring protein bars and water or some fruit. I do have a question can we eat pickles? Is it any food with seeds we can't it? I love pickles and as I type this I realized that has skin to.  Any suggestions for travel? Thanks!!!!

The little bits in your yogurt will only be a problem when you're on full liquids or pureed foods.  After that, they will be fine.  The amount of sugar in the yogurt is something you'll need to watch for, though.

Docs often advise avoiding things with seeds and tough skins (like apples with the peels on) in the beginning but after that you can eat them if you tolerate them.  They do not bother me.

Your breakfast sounds really low in protein so I would suggest looking for higher protein choices when you can, or else you can supplement that with a protein shake.

The first few months after surgery are much different from later.  Every surgeons plan is different, but I will answer you with what I could eat.

The problem with yogurt and berries is how many carbs it has.  If it has added sugar than you many dump on it.  Your best bet would be to pack a small cooler with some yogurt in it.  I eat greek yogurt every morning for breakfast. You can also get plain yogurt and spice it up with some of the sugar free coffee syrups .  The meals provided by hotels differ greatly.  Many do provide yogurt.  Start reading labels and see how much added sugar it has.  I was able to eat eggs at about a month out.  They didn't sit well with me.  I still avoid them.  The problem with the waffle is that bread expands in your pouch.  Early on you want to reserve that space for protein.  A good rule is protein first.

An apple is fine several months down the road.  Make sure you eat it with protein.  Cheese sticks are a much better snack.  Early out you could eat sugar free apple sauce, but again it is high in carbs and you want to concentrate on protein.  Almonds are another great snack.  some people do well with beef jerky.  I don't.

Lunch and dinner:  refried beans from taco bell and wendy's chili are a great when traveling.  Another great option is to share a meal with someone.  I had a 4 piece grilled chicken nuggets and side salad from chick fil a the other day it was the perfect size.  Someone did a thread a few days ago and what to order when eating out.  It had lots of great advice. 

Pickles are fine later.  I sometimes pour some pickle juice on my tuna.  I was told to avoid foods with seeds while I am healing.  Others were not. 

 The sugar uhhhhh I forgot to look at that! I will bring protein powder and get Greek yogurt. Thanks for the heads up on those pointers. I have become addicted to this site. You all have no idea how helpful all of this is to me! I feel lost sometimes I got here w bad food choices ...never again!

I would have had an egg with some cheese and fruit...suggestion for the future.

I can have food with seeds.  Pickles sometimes do a number on me.  I think it is the skin.

Good luck!

Sarah

You can eat much less expensively, and much more healthily (for you and your athlete daughter...gymnasts rock!) if you pack a cooler the night before or the morning you leave for a meet.  With just minor modifications, you two can basically eat the same things.  She obviously needs more carbs than you, as her body is burning them efficiently while she competes and trains, but they should be good high quality complex carbs, and you'll be able to share them in a few months, too.  I'll be 19 weeks out tomorrow, and whenever I leave the house for more than 2 hours, I pack an insulated lunch bag.  I eat every 2 hours during the day, and I am very strict with myself.  In 19 weeks I still have not felt hunger, so it's even more important to remember to feed myself, so I can live.  One of my faves is parmesan cheese chips, sometimes plain, sometimes with turkey pepperoni.  Oven to 400, and a big pinch of cheese in piles on a well greased cookie sheet, pepperoni slice on top if wanted.  I cook it with the heat on for 7 minutes, turn the heat off and leave it in another 3, and then let them cool outside the oven for another 5 minutes.  I make 3 or 4 trays at a time, and put them in Tupperware.  Everyone loves them, lots of people here have different variations on them.  Another staple in my food bag is cheese...what we aren't spending on crap food anymore, we certainly make up for in cheese.  Gouda was a fave early on, as it is softer.  But my favorite snack slice is extra sharp white cheddar.  I will always have a GNC Total Lean ready to drink shake with me (25g protein, 6g carbs, 6g fat, 170 cal), as well as a Balance Bar (fave is Cafe Cinnamon Bun...YUM) or a Zone Perfect Bar (fave is fudge graham...s'more!).  Cheese sticks with some good deli meat wrapped around them...Hebrew National makes a lowfat skinless all beef dog that I have discovered and love, wrapped in a piece of cheese...Del Monte fruit cups (not the kid kind, the ones in the produce section) take note tho a serving size is half the cup, not the whole thing...lowfat yogurt (I get Kroger generic and the stats are fine for me...some people don't like 12g of carbs, but I keep mine in check so I can have one every day for breakfast), and I always have one of the fridge drawers full of sugar free jello and pudding, and a box of sugar free popsicles in the freezer.  Post op, I find most fast food nearly revolting, with a few exceptions...if you HAVE to get drive thru food, Wendy's chili is an okay choice...I can only eat 1/3 to 1/2 of the small size...honestly I haven't found anything else that truly sits well with my pouch and my brain.  I hear Chik-fil-a has grilled nuggets now, and think I may give them a try.  PoetKelly makes roasted chickpeas, and I bought 2 cans and am going to give it a go today for some crunchy type snacks to have, whenever she talks about them my mouth waters!  I think you'll find that making better food choices will come naturally once you're through the hard part of recovery (the time when it all hurts or makes you sick and you're literally fighting for every drop of fluid and calorie you need, trust me, it can get rough, but 19 weeks out it is already a memory growing foggy and LIFE IS GREAT!) and you have learned what your body needs from you...my cravings are fantastically focused and I can usually look at my food diary (I log and measure everything I eat, it helps tons) and say oh yeah, that is why I am craving that...I'm low on >>>>> whatever it happens to be.  I don't crave candy, or pop (other than diet, which I do drink), or chips or Cheetos or any of it.  Early out I did, but I figured out what the craving really meant and fed myself that instead.  You'll do great, and you'll feel great for it, so it just gets easier and easier to be on the right track, because the results are tangible.  Sorry so lengthy, I get chatty sometimes!  Good luck to you, and to your daughter as well for a good season!  

Gina :~)