Nutrition Guidelines after Gastric Bypass, Gastric Band

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Phase 4: Solid Food - About 4-6 weeks after your surgery, you may begin to try solid foods, one item at a time to test your tolerance to them. - Do not worry if you cannot handle foods that you used to eat. Most people experience some problems at first with food tolerances, especially with meats and breads. - Once you are eating solid foods you can reduce the number of meals that you eat to 3 meals per day. Be as regular as possible with meals and meal times. - You will always need to get 60-70 grams of protein per day, and if you skip meals you will not get in enough protein. Food Choose Foods that may be Foods to limit/avoid difficult to tolerate for best weight loss Protein and Lean meats, eggs or egg Tough meat or meat Fried or breaded meat Protein substitute and tofu; with gristle; Some products; fried eggs Substitutes regular low fat patients do not tolerate casseroles or crock pot meals red meat. Milk and Milk Fat-free (skim) or 1% Chocolate milk; Chocolate milk; Products milk; sugar free or low fat sweetened condensed sweetened condensed yogurt (approximately 80 milk; 2% or whole milk; milk; 2% or whole milk; calories per serving) ice cream ice cream Fruits Fresh, canned, frozen or Be cautious with apples, Fruits that have added cooked fruit grapes, or other fruits with tough peels or skins and dried fruits. sugars or sauces Vegetables Fresh, canned, frozen or Vegetables with very Fried or breaded cooked vegetables tough skins or a lot of seeds vegetable products Bread Dry, coarse, or well- Soft breads that become Sweet breads; danish; toasted bread; crispy low gummy; breads with a doughnuts; pastries fat crackers or baked lot of nuts and seeds or tortillas dried fruit Cereals All cooked and dried Cereals containing fruits Cereal with added sugar cereals without added or nuts over 10-15 grams per sugar serving Potatoes, Boiled, mashed or baked Potato skins; rice; Instant noodle dishes Rice and potatoes; well cooked noodles Pasta whole wheat pasta or rice Other Sugar free gelatin or Chewing gum; sweets; Fried, salty snack foods; popsicles; sugar free fat popcorn; nuts; chili; creamed soups unless free pudding/custard extremely spicy foods low fat versions Please save this packet and review it for the best results after your surgery!
Sample Phase 4 Menu: Breakfast ½ slice whole wheat toast 1 scrambled egg 1 turkey sausage patty Lunch ½ sandwich (1 slice whole wheat toast with 3 thin slices lean ham, 1 slice reduced-fat cheese and 1 Tbsp light mayo) Dinner 3 ounces grilled chicken breast without skin with ¼ cup cooked vegetables sauteed in 1 Tbsp olive oil Snack ¼ cup almonds This provides approximately 68 grams protein and 1,000 calories. Please save this packet and review it for the best results after your surgery!
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