Nutrition Guidelines after Gastric Bypass, Gastric Band

2. High Protein Food Sources
- PROTEIN will be an essential part of your diet after surgery.
- Protein helps with wound healing, muscle and skin re-growth, and repair, as well as
preventing hair loss.
- We recommend a daily protein goal of 60 grams for females and 70 grams for males
each day. Every meal and snack should have a good source of protein in it. See the list
below.
- Sometimes for the first 1-2 weeks after surgery it is helpful to consume a protein supplement
(as long as it is low in added fats and sugars). See the list below.
FOODS
Beans and Nuts
SERVING SIZE
GRAMS OF
PROTEIN
Fat-free refried beans
Beans (cooked)
baked, black, black-eyed peas,
½ cup
6
brown, garbanzo/chick peas,
kidney, lentils, lima, pinto, white
½ cup
7.5 (average)
Nuts & Seeds
almonds, cashews, peanuts,
pistachios, pumpkin seeds,
sunflower seeds, walnuts
1 oz. 6.5 (average)
Hummus ¼ cup 4
Reduced-fat peanut butter
Dairy
2 Tbsp 8
Skim or 1% milk
1 cup
8
Low-fat/Light yogurt 4-6 oz. 5
Reduced-fat cheese 1 ounce 7
Low-fat cottage cheese ½ cup 13
Sugar-free fat-free instant
pudding
½ cup (made with skim milk) 4
Carnation Instant Breakfast, No
Sugar Added
1 packet (made with 1 cup skim milk) 12
Non-fat milk powder
Meat and Seafood
1 Tbsp 1.5
Egg (scrambled or boiled) 1 large
6
Lean Beef (cooked) 1 oz. (3 oz. = size of a deck of cards) 8
Lean Pork (cooked) 1 oz. (3 oz. = size of a deck of cards) 8
Lean Chicken (cooked) 1 oz. (3 oz. = size of a deck of cards) 8
Fish (cooked) 1 oz. (3 oz. = size of a deck of cards) 6
Tuna (canned)
Alternative Items
1 oz. (3 oz. = size of a deck of cards) 7
Egg beaters
½ cup
12
Tofu 3 oz. (size of a deck of cards) 11
Veggie burger (soy, bean,
veggie)
1 burger 11-16
Please save this packet and review it for the best results after your surgery!