by Rodolfo N. Lentejas, Jr.

Created on: February 05, 2010

Undergoing a gastric bypass or bariatric surgery entails a lot of responsibilities. Though it would enable you to lose most of your pounds especially on the first year after the surgery, gastric bypass should not be considered as the end all in your problem with weight.  Modification of your lifestyle especially your eating habit plays a significant role in the success of your quest for a healthy weight as an unguarded eating may cause serious complications that may send you back to the hospital bed.

As the gastric bypass made your stomach much smaller than before, your food intake would now be very limited. In fact, after the gastric bypass, your new, smaller stomach can only hold a volume of about 1 ounce or 2 tablespoons before it stretches over time to be able to hold 4 to 8 ounces or about ½ to 1 cup, at a time. With such, it is very important to try some recipes for gastric bypass that are rich, even in small servings, in all the necessary nutrients that your body needs to function well, especially those which are rich in protein, calcium, folate and B vitamins and at the same time, are low in sugar, fat as well as fiber.

After one to two weeks of taking purely liquid supplements, you will then be required to stick into the pureed food diet before gradually progressing into the soft food diet and finally into the regular diet.

The following are the top ten highly recommended recipes after gastric bypass.

Pureed Recipes for Gastric Bypass:

No-Noodle Lasagna

Ingredients: Low fat ricotta cheese; spaghetti sauce (look for sugar free sauce); grated parmesan cheese. Directions: Put two tablespoons of ricotta cheese in a bowl. Top with one tablespoon of spaghetti sauce and one tablespoon of grated parmesan cheese. Microwave for three minutes. Variation: Once you progress to the soft food diet, you can add cooked ground beef to the lasagna.

Refried Bean Delight

Ingredients: Fat free refried beans; salsa; shredded cheddar cheese. Directions: Put two tablespoons of refried beans in a bowl. Top with one teaspoon of salsa and one tablespoon of shredded cheddar cheese. Then, microwave for three minutes.

Tiramisu Pudding

Ingredients: 1/2 cup fat-free ricotta cheese; 1/2 container Jell-O Sugar Free Vanilla Pudding Snack; 1/4 cup Cool Whip Sugar Free (thawed); 2 tbsp. Splenda No Calorie Sweetener (granulated); 1/4 tsp. vanilla extract; 1/4 tsp. unsweetened cocoa powder. Directions: Combine all the ingredients except the cocoa powder. Stir until smooth. Sprinkle

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