bread

Why are we not allowed bread early out?  When can we add it back into our diet?

I was told in my nutrition class that bread tends to expand and get stuck. They said the same with crackers, rice and pasta.

Be sure and check your doctors allowable list for surgery first and then remember if it's white "don't bite".     I actually would be surprised if you could tolerate bread early out---I am at 22 months and tolerate only very small amounts of breads now and then it must be firm texture breads.  Soft bread seem to get  that stuck feeling. 

It's not recommended early out because it is calories and carbs without much nutritional value.  You need your pouch space for protein when you can only eat a little.  People have different opinions about when to add it back into your diet.  My opinion is that, after you are easily getting all your protein in, you can add whole grain bread back in very small amounts.

I am over 6 yrs from RNY and started to have some bread about 1 yr ago and even then, it has to be toasted.

It's void of nutrition and you don't have room in your pouch for foods like that.  Eat things that nourish you, not just take up space.

However, we are all grown and can make our own choices.

 Bread is not void of nutrition. It may be less nutritious than other choices but there are some nutrients you can ONLY get through whole grains, so if you choose a whole grain bread it can be very nutritious.

I eat bread. Not much and not every day. But I do eat it. 

You're absolutely right. When I hear bread I envision a big ole loaf of white bread. 

 I heart bread. I could eat a good crusty sourdough and ONLY a piece of good crusty sourdough for dinner.  With nothing else. So in my mind I'm not getting any nutrition from this. I think that I tend to think in terms of protein first when it comes to nutritive content... if I ate a piece of whole grain bread I wouldn't have room for anything else... thereby not meeting my nutrition needs. 

Of course neither did my apple I just ate. Apple, bread - bothe excellent vehicles for peanut butter IMO.   :)

 You know pre surgery I knew of only three kinds of apples: Granny Smith, Red Delicious and Gala.

Since that time I have discoverd a gajillion apple varieties. There is this one sold in MD called a "winter banana" which, as the name suggests, tastes sort of banana-esque right at the end of their season as winter approaches. Those I LOVE PB on. But I don't like PB on a tart apple. Something about it confuses my tongue. 

I'm actually quasi-jealous of your recent Honeycrisp apple posts. Those are my favorite apples and it seems like the season is over super quick and then I can't find them around here, even at a premimum price. :(