This recipe really surprised me, since it was such a welcome change from all the fake chocolate attempts found in typical protein powders.
Ingredients:
Blend all ingredients in smoothie maker. Serve chilled.
Pair with cottage cheese for a lean pre-op breakfast.
Directions:
Buy six large Cortland apples. Peel and core. Chop in food processor with one teaspoon lemon juice, and one tablespoon cinnamon. Store in 1/2 cup containers and freeze. For breakfast, microwave one container for 1 1/2 minutes with the lid slightly open. The apples will cook in its own juice, and you will have warm cinnamon apples for breakfast, all for just pennies.
After your surgery, you can freeze the apple mixture in ice cube trays (1 cube=1 ounce) and add them to your protein shake for a revolutionary taste.
Do you miss eating Chinese food now that you are sticking to a post-op puree diet?
See Basic Seitan Instructions.
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Have you seen these containers of marinated mozzarella balls at the gourmet cheese isle in your supermarket? Here’s one quick way to add 4 grams of protein to your meal with just one ounce of mozzarella.
Ingredients:
Directions:
Spray small frying pan with oil spray.
This is very mild and light protein drink for those who want something different than the heavy coffee or chocolate tastes. The almond milk adds an extra gram of protein, so calculate that in addition to your powder’s amount.
Ingredients:
Directions: Combine in blender or smoothie make. Serve chilled.
15.5 grams protein Meal:
Recipe:
Marinara Cream Sauce
Total 32 oz sauce = 34/32=1.0625 g per ounce of sauce
Lemongrass Soy Crumbles:
Directions:
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Sabra Classic Hummus, 2oz Singles are perfectly sized portions are delicious in a meal with other foods. Excellent for pairing with tuna salad (10g) for a 14 gram protein meal, or as a standalone 4 gram protein snack. Eat it with a baby spoon for a quick flavorful and salty craving fix.
In the pureed stages, these cheese crisps protein snacks can be chewed once for instant pureed texture. Chew with discretion, and know yourself! 6 crisps -or 1 ounce- is 7 grams of protein.
“The key for me was watching the bubble turn brown first.” ~ Stace Russell-Samuels, Florida
Directions:
Tear/cut cheese into postage-stamp size pieces and space them at least an inch apart on the parchment paper.
Before RNY, I prepared portions of tuna blended with pickle juice and greek yogurt. It totaled to 10g of protein per 2 oz portion. Here I used one portion of the tuna puree to make a breakfast omelette by mixing it up in a pot with 1 tablespoon of shredded cheese and one ounce eggbeaters. The results: A yummy pureed meal with 16.5 grams of protein!
This is my all-time favorite essential recipe for the bariatric puree stage. I add this dill dip to tuna salad, salmon pate, gefile fish, and even mashed potato. This is an easy way to supplement extra grams of protein to complete a meal.
Ingredients:
Directions: Combine all ingredients and stir with a spoon.
Yields: 1/2 pound Greek Dill Yogurt Dip at 3 grams protein per ounce