Bariatric Friendly #TacoTuesday Chicken Taco Bowl (2024)

FAQs

Can I cheat on my bariatric pre op diet? ›

Cheating on a pre-op diet is not recommended as it could have serious consequences. Depending on the severity of cheating, it could significantly delay or even cancel your gastric sleeve surgery.

Who doesn't love tacos? Even gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, and lap band patients can enjoy Taco Tuesdays or tacos on any day of the week! While the tacos might look a little different, high protein, low carb tacos can be served and eaten in a variety of creative and delicious ways.

Rotisserie chicken is packed with high quality protein, is inexpensive, easy to pick up for dinner, and so versatile. It's a staple in the diets of many post bariatric patients for good reason.

A large, fatty liver makes it harder for the surgeon to see and gain access to the stomach underneath. This can increase the duration of your surgery and therefore your time under general anaesthetic.

So what can you eat before surgery? During this time, you'll need to avoid bread, rice, and pasta, but can still enjoy many familiar foods. Three weeks before your surgery, you may eat a wide variety of lean proteins, plus cheese, eggs, and many dairy products.

You can eat deli meat, but only sparingly because of the high sodium content, and choose meats that are highest in protein, such as turkey breast, ham, and top round roast beef. Other foods high in protein include dairy products, such as cheese and milk.

If you frequently enjoy a slice of pizza, you may wonder, 'When can I have pizza after gastric bypass surgery? ' Fortunately, you do not have to eliminate pizza from your diet forever after a bypass surgery, but you should wait for at least 6 weeks before you can comfortably enjoy your delicacy.

Salads, with their raw fruits and vegetables, don't typically fit into the first three phases of the post-surgery diet. It's common to wait until the stabilization phase before incorporating salads into your meals. The adjustment period is essential, considering the changes in your digestive ability post-surgery.

Avoid the use of drinking straws, carbonated beverages, chewing gum and ice. They can introduce excess air into your surgically created pouch and cause discomfort. Avoid sugar, sugary foods and beverages, and fruit juices.

Can you eat scrambled eggs after bariatric surgery? ›

The general rule is that immediately after surgery, you should have 2 weeks of liquids followed by 2 weeks of soft/pureed food before returning to solids. Liquids can include meal replacement shakes or soups and purees must include very soft foods such as overcooked veg, runny scrambled eggs or semolina.

Bariatric Surgery patients are able to incorporate bananas and other fruits back into their diet at five to six weeks after surgery, as the stomach needs to slowly regain the strength to digest fibrous foods.

Each meal should equal a TOTAL of 2 to 4 ounces (1/4 to 1/2 cup) of liquids. Your at-home clear liquid diet may include: Vegetable, chicken or beef broth (should be low-fat or fat-free). You can add in a beaten egg white or Eggbeaters to boiling broth for a healthy “egg drop” soup.

When ordering, ask for vegetables or fruit as a side to your meal instead of the starchy carbohydrate options. Remember, avoid items like potatoes, french fries, hash browns, rice, pilaf, quinoa, couscous, macaroni, and bread until you are ready to maintain your weight.

This deviled egg recipe substitutes Greek yogurt instead of mayonnaise and the paprika, spicy mustard and black pepper provide a flavor kick. Recommended as part of a post-bariatric surgery diet and enjoyed by all.

What happens if you don't do the liquid diet before weight loss surgery? Unfortunately, you'll be at a higher risk of complications and your surgery may take longer due to the larger liver that can impede surgical visibility. Your recovery may also take longer.

2) By cheating on the liquid diet and eating solid foods, you risk slowing your weight loss journey by introducing extra calories into your post-operative diet. 3) By introducing solid foods too quickly, your body may only partially absorb some of the necessary vitamins and minerals.

Set Yourself Up for Success

“Not following the diet can lead to surgical complications or nutrient deficiencies and result in less weight loss,” Miller says. “Following the pre-op diet will optimize your health and prepare the body for the changes it will go through.”

The preoperative diet is required for all patients before weight loss surgery. This diet will help to make your liver smaller which makes it safer and easier for your surgeon to perform surgery. Start this diet 2 weeks before your surgery date. With 1 item from each box, you will have 5 eating events per day.