What's on the menu today, RNY-ers?

Back again, trying to keep this going because I loved loved loved seeing what other people are eating! It's really helpful for me and enough of you posted that it must be helpful for you :)   We are all on this journey journey together and I'm thrilled to get ideas/recipes from all of you. I just packed breakfast and lunch to take to work for the next three days. I find I really enjoy the methodical weighing and measuring of my lean protein and then adding spices and flavors.    So here goes...this is what I am eating today and I can't wait to get ideas from what you're eating!   Liquid diet Dec2-16, RNY Dec 16, liquid diet until Jan 1 and now on soft and lean foods (chicken, turkey, shrimp, fish). Zero complications. 40 lbs gone in one month. I'm a very very very happy patient! (Other than my lack of bowel movements lol)   How long since my surgery: 3 weeks Breakfast: 2 oz Wegman's fat free turkey and two slices crumbled bacon (leftover from last nights egg white frittata)   Lunch: 3 oz sushi grade tuna sashimi with soy sauce and one ounce avocado   Dinner: 3 oz Trader Joe's grilled chicken, 1 tbsp canned green chilies, 1/8 cup light shredded Mexican cheese   Snacks: 1 oz of tuna sashimi (last remaining piece)   Total grams of protein: 600 calories, 89 g of protein, 9 g carbs (which are right inline with my daily goals)   Exercise/Vitamins/Water: Brisk outdoor walk/halfway through my vitamins/at least 64 oz of water   Feel free to copy and paste the below to use in your reply. Also! I am eawilson21 on MyFitnessPal if you want to request me!     Time passed since surgery: Breakfast: Lunch: Dinner: Snacks: Total grams of protein: Exercise/vitamins/water:  

Sorry for this appearing as a long crazy paragraph!! I put in paragraphs but it posts like crap. This is a really user-unfriendly site, technically speaking!

We are part of the huge national weather system with snow coming at record levels and cold temps falling as I type.  My whole strategy is to cook lots of soups, bake a chicken, hard boil eggs (incase the electricity goes out)  bake bread, make SF jello/pudding, and draw pitchers of water in case we have 2 or 3 days without utilities.  DH is at the grocery stocking up on fruit and veggies and we can light the charcoal grill if we have to.   That doesn't really tell you what I'm eating today but basically:  tuna salad, left over salmon patties, and fruit.

Good luck surviving the snow and COLD! Your plans sound good and your menu sounds pretty delicious! Do you make salmon patties? If so I would love the recipe. I used to make them with canned salmon and eggs and diced onion and lots of Italian bread crumbs. Must find a substitute for bread crumbs :)

Salmon patties:

I think you can use 1/2 lb of salmon for 2 to 4 people.  I divide it into 6 to 8 patties that fill a medium size skillet.  It is a baked patty but browned first in a minimum amount of olive oil.

Fresh salmon is better than canned and you don't have to sort through it to remove the bones.  A small amount goes a long way.  Remove the skin from the salmon.

I mince or chop it and you can use your food processor.  Include the onion and celery if you want a smoother texture.

A heaping teaspoon or your choice amount.  Horseradish sauce. 

A few dashes of HOT SAUCE

2 eggs  for approx 7 to 8 patties.

Lemon juice

Salt/pepper Optional

I do use bread crumbs because it doesn't add that many carbs.  I suppose you can do without the crumbs since the egg will hold it all together.

Prepare your oven proof pan with olive oil, heat it and drop the patties to brown.  Flip to brown on the other side and put it in a 350 to 400 degree oven.  It depends on how fast you want it to bake.

 

I have learned to measure by sight and smell.  Cooking is truly an art for me.  If I have a new recipe I will try to follow it the first time through and after that it takes all kinds of twists and turns.  Cooking is really built on science but has a gigantic creative side also.

Good lunch with the weather and everything

I had a protein shake for breakfast and I'm having another one right now for lunch.  I'm not feeling very hungry today for some reason.  So I'm just making sure I get my fluids and protein in.

I was gonna make chili for dinner tonight but I'm not sure I'm gonna be in the mood for making it or eating it.  If not, I'll have some Greek yogurt.

I'm inspired that five years out you eat so well! I think after a month of only protein shakes, I need a little break. I also love savory food so I am thrilled to have turkey and chicken and the like :) I still have lots of powders and even bottles and cartons of protein drinks so I will see what I can get through and the rest I will give away at my support group :)

I've learned to make really yummy protein shakes and really really yummy yogurt.  I am planning to mix some plain Greek yogurt with banana flavored pudding mix and stir in some chopped walnuts and a few chocolate chips.  It's Chunky Monkey Greek yogurt.  Not quite as good as Ben and Jerry's but really yummy.

Wow! I'm still on a boring full liquids/modified solids. My surgery was 12/19.  I'm so ready for some meat! So far B: 2oz weight control oatmeal made with milk S: pure protein chocolate shake. Thinking lunch will be cottage cheese, snack: another shake, D: 2oz mashed potatoes because that's yummy to me. Then snack prob some Mexican tortilla infused chicken broth with 1/2 lemon squeezed in. I have no problem getting fluids in.

i enjoy everyones meals also!