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Health and Nutrition > The Bariatric Eating Plan

When you first have your surgery, please use our Food Stage Pages for the best details as to  what full liquids, purees, and soft foods will work for you. The following is our BE Eating Plan to give you reasonable suggestions as to what your ‘three meals plus two planned supplements’ or ‘five small meal’ can look like. We are all about ideas!

Breakfast - 250 calories and 15 to 20 grams protein. Eating a protein breakfast fuels your body to rev up your metabolism to burn stored fat. If you are not a morning person - drink a protein shake or blend protein into your coffee! No excuses for skipping breakfast.

• Believe Protein Latte – Italian Cappuccino, Mocha Latte, Soothing Chai Tea, or Vanilla Crème Brulee
• ½ cup Greek yogurt with two tablespoons sugar free preserves
• Inspire Pure Whey Isolate protein drink mix – cold or warm, Caramel Latte, Peanut Butter Cookie, Dutch Chocolate Cake
• One scrambled egg with skim milk mozzarella cheese
• ½ cup part-skim ricotta with two fork-mashed strawberries, Splenda packet, and top with a few sliced almonds.
• Hard cooked egg
• Chocolate protein pudding; use skim milk when preparing Jell-O sugar free pudding mix and add a tablespoon Inspire Dutch Chocolate Cake or Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge protein drink mix to each serving, just before eating.
• Dannon Light & Fit yogurt blended with Kay’s Natural Protein Cereal
• Nestled Egg
• 1/8 Broccoli Bacon Quiche

Morning Supplements:


JOURNEY - 3 Easy & Complete Multiformula capsules

or


BARIATRIC ADVANTAGE - 1 BA Chewable Multi-Formula, 1 BA Calcium Citrate Lozenge or Chewy Bite, or 1 BA Chewy Bite



Mid morning protein supplement - a 100 calorie, 15 to 20 gram protein boost

• Believe Protein Latte – Italian Cappuccino, Mocha Latte, Soothing Chai Tea, or Vanilla Crème Brulee
• Warm mug of Inspire Peanut Butter Cookie protein drink mix or Dutch Chocolate Cake prepared as cocoa type drink – make smooth paste and add hot water or coffee
• ½ of an Isopure Orange Peach Yogurt Smoothie ready to protein drink, Labrada Banana/Chocolate/Vanilla, Isopure Green Tea bottled protein drink, or Extreme Smoothie ready-to-drink chocolate protein shake
• Mozzarella stick
• Dannon Light & Fit yogurt
• 1/2 Power Crunch protein wafer bar, or 1/2 Revival Peanut Butter Paradise protein bar
• Coffee blended with a scoop of Inspire Caramel Latte protein
• Single serving bag Revival Protein Chips

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Lunch – 300 to 350 calories and 15 to 20 grams of protein consisting of food you prepare for and take to the office. Don't leave what you eat at your desk to chance. Plan your lunch. You'll burn more calories digesting your midday meal as protein is more difficult to break down than carbohydrates or fat and will stay with you longer into your day.

• Deli roasted turkey and lettuce roll-up. Use a little salsa or ranch for dipping sauce, or roll with hummus, whole grain mustard, or mustard. Mayonnaise is 100 calories - 10g fat per tablespoon as are all fats, so measure and use as little as possible.
• 1/2 cup tuna salad and 6 cut up grape tomatoes
• Ricotta or Greek yogurt with salsa and olives
• Hummus with Revival Protein Chips
• Salmon or tuna tossed with shredded lettuce, baby tomatoes, and Newman’s Own Lite Italian dressing
• Creamy Garden Turkey Rollups
• Chili Relleno Puff
• Greek Style Egg Salad
• Ham and Cheese Pretzel Kebabs

no crackers, no rolls, no chips, no tortillas, no low carb wraps

Lunch Supplements:



JOURNEY - If you take Journey, no need to take any now.

or

BARIATRIC ADVANTAGE - 1 BA B-12, 1 BA Calcium Citrate Lozenge, or 1 BA Chewy Bite

Mid afternoon protein supplement - a 100 calorie, 15 to 20 gram protein boost

• Believe Protein Latte – Italian Cappuccino, Mocha Latte, Soothing Chai Tea, or Vanilla Crème Brulee
• Warm mug of Inspire Peanut Butter Cookie protein drink mix or Dutch Chocolate Cake prepared as cocoa type drink – make smooth paste and add hot water or coffee
• ½ of an Isopure Orange Peach Yogurt Smoothie ready to protein drink, Labrada Banana/Chocolate/Vanilla, Isopure Green Tea bottled protein drink, or Extreme Smoothie ready-to-drink chocolate protein shake
• Mozzarella stick
• Dannon Light & Fit yogurt
• 1/2 Power Crunch protein wafer bar, or 1/2 Revival Peanut Butter Paradise protein bar
• Coffee blended with a scoop of Inspire Caramel Latte protein
• Single serving bag Revival Protein Chips

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Supper - a target of 300 to 400 calories and 20 grams of protein consisting of lean protein and salad with lower carb vegetables.

Make this a standard meal comprised of grilled, pan sautéed or baked protein such as fish, chicken, or egg with different bottled sauces or jar salsas to moisten to partner with your salad and vegetables.  

• Pan sautéed shrimp, with bottled salsa
• Pan sautéed turkey burger -  yogurt & Cajun seasoning dipping sauce
• Baked salmon with lemon and fresh dill
• Broiled tilapia filet – seasoned with olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper
• Two egg omelet - sauté sliced mushrooms, red peppers, onion, add two well beaten eggs – add cheese and fold onto plate
• Shrimp Cocktail
• Any one of our bariatric friendly BE recipes that your family will also love

All protein can be served with a finely chopped salad of romaine lettuce, sliced grape tomatoes, cucumber cubes, and tossed with either a lower fat dressing (Newman’s Own Lite dressings are excellent) or make your own olive oil and balsamic vinegar dressing by blending  1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 teaspoon balsamic.  Toss in a big bowl to coat entire salad.  Bigger salads use 3 tablespoons oil and 1 tablespoon vinegar - be sure to season with salt and pepper.

Different salad ingredients add variety - sliced olives, cubed cucumbers, sliced grape tomatoes, chopped artichoke hearts. A simple duo of tomato and avocado cubes with a squeeze of lime to spoon over pan sautéed shrimp or salmon is simple and refreshing.

 

Evening Supplements:


JOURNEY - 3 Easy & Complete Multiformula capsules

or


BARIATRIC ADVANTAGE - 1 BA Chewable Multi-Formula, 1 BA Calcium Citrate Lozenge or Chewy Bite, or 1 BA Chewy Bite

If you are an evening ‘snacker’ use either your mid-morning or midafternoon supplement as an 8 to 9pm supplement so you will not snack mindlessly. Give yourself permission to have one of the 100 calorie supplement foods listed as a planned eating event.

 

Bedtime Supplements:

JOURNEY - If you take Journey, no need to take any now.

or

BARIATRIC ADVANTAGE - 1 BA Passion Fruit or Lemon Lime Chewable Iron