27 St George Obesity Surgery Unit | Bariatric Book | Meal Time Meal Ideas Tips Suitable Choices & Quantity Avoid BREAKFAST Breakfast cereals or instant porridge Wheat biscuit & flake cereals mixed with warm, low-fat milk; made soggy and stirred to a puree consistency. Well- cooked instant porridge. 1/2 - 1 Weet-bix Protein, Vitabrits, 1/2 cup: Special K, 1/4 - 1/2 cup porridge with low fat milk Breakfast cereals with dried fruits or nuts. High sugar, low fat cereals. Baked beans Puree baked beans 1/2 cup baked beans Commercial products with added sugar Scrambled or poached eggs Make it nice and runny / poached One egg Fried eggs Meal replacements or protein drinks You can continue with your commercial protein drink or use other protein supplements. 100-150 mls of: Optifast®, Kicstart, Optislim, Isowhey, Musashi protein supplement, Protein FX, Benprotein with Skim Milk (1-2 scoops with 100 mls) Sustagen, Up & GO and commercial milkshakes LUNCH/ DINNER Protein-based soup Cook your own homemade soup. To make your soup high protein, make sure it includes protein sources such as meat, fish, chicken, eggs, tofu or legumes. You can also add some protein powder – e.g. whey protein powder to boost the protein. Vegetable soups (i.e. pumpkin soup) do not contain adequate protein. “Cup a soups” are not nourishing and low in protein and should not be included. Casseroles Cook a casserole dish you and your family enjoy. You can freeze several 1/2 cup portions. Make sure it includes protein sources such as meat, fish, chicken, eggs, tofu or legumes. Casseroles with pasta and too many vegetables do not have enough protein sources. Soft tofu Soft and silken tofu is rich in protein, and available at most supermarkets, just make sure you ‘chew’ it well. Preparation is simple. Just heat and serve with a basic Asian sauce – see recipe ideas below. TLY Joyce’s Silken Tofu (See recipe ideas) Firm tofu Meal replacements or protein drink You can continue with your commercial protein drink or use other protein supplements. 100-150 mls of: Optifast®, Kicstart, Optislim, Isowhey, Musashi protein supplement, Protein FX, Benprotein with Skim Milk (1-2 scoops with 100 mls) Sustagen, Up & GO and commercial milkshakes Canned fish All plain or flavoured canned fish in olive or canola oil are suitable. 1/2 to 1 tin is tolerated. John West tempters tuna or salmon. Soft Diet Meal Plan At this stage the priority is still your protein sources. Therefore we recommend that you eat mostly protein at each meal. We will introduce all the other food groups and aim for a balanced diet at a later stage.
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