Sausage?

lol ok it sounds a little dirtier than I wanted! I have sausage (hot italian sausage) in the crock pot for the family for dinner tonight. I am allowed to have soft meats/purees, and looking at the nut info on the package, it seems alright...
260 cal
14g protein
total carbs 3g- sugars 2g
what is worring me is this one...total fat 21g 0 trans 8g saturated.
serving size is 1 link, and i plan to take it out of the casing.

I would love to test it out, I am so sick of ff refried beans, cottage cheese, crab meat and yog.
What is everyone's experience with sausage?
Thanks!
Jenn

Hi Jenn,

I think this is really dependent on the grind of the sausage. Most Italian sausage is a pretty coarse grind and uses the more solid fat from under the skin so that it doesn't smear during the casing process (I make a lot of sausage, can you tell?). So those little bits might be a problem. I wasn't cleared for ground meat for a while--I know it was more than a month.

The fat might make you feel queasy, but it might not. Does your surgeon have restrictions on fat intake?

I ate sausage 6 weeks out and had no trouble.  However I parboiled it to get rid of some of the fat.  I could only eat about 1/2 of it.  Usually if I eat 1 slice and wait 5 minutes I can tell if I am going to have a problem. 

Did your doctor or NUT give you a limit on fat intake?  I'm not supposed to go above 5 g per serving, but I do stray up to 10g on rare occasions.  Personally, I wouldn't eat it.  Too high in fat and calories for this girl.

Perhaps you could try an Italian turkey sausage?  140 calories, 8 g of fat, and 16 g of protein per link (Butterball brand).

I didn't have a limit to fat just make sure I got the protein in. I had brats and italian sausage fairly early out. I just cut the casing and only ate the meat under it.

I doubt you'll be able to eat much of it, even if the fat doesn't bother you. You are a pretty recent post-op. Try a small bite and wait - see how it makes you feel before eating more. Have a back up plan in case that can't be your dinner.

 

I stick to turkey sausage when I can - less calories and less fat.

 

Amy

Thanks all! No, we have a strict sugar limit, but not fat, unless I missed it...I will doube check that one. We shall see. Leaning owards waiting on the sausage at the moment, as I just tried to eat my ff ref pureed beans, and was only able to have a few bites. This is new for me, so far I have been able to get in (most) of the 1/2 cup of mush until last night...thinking it will be a shake kinda night so i can get my protein in!
Jenn

I try and always do turkey sausage...its got a far more soft texture to it and the fat and calories are drastically lower. And really its pretty tasty and Im not a turkey fan

I prefer chicken sausage. Turkey sausage tastes too much like turkey (yuck). Aidell's and Al Fresco both make very good chicken sausages that are less fat and calories than their regular pork counterparts. Al Fresco even has a chicken andouille sausage that is really good for flavoring soups and eggs.

I've been eating chicken sausage since about 5 weeks PO and haven't had any problems. As with everything, you have to take very small bites and chew and chew and chew and chew and chew..........

I never watched fat intake, and still don't... but I can tell you that ground beef and sausage nearly killed me early on, even when I chewed it to a pulp.  Ow ow ow!!!  If you decide to do it, start small and work up from there.

 

Audrey