Full Description
A practical, empowering guide to maintaining your weight afterweight loss surgery
Weight Loss Surgery Cookbook For Dummies is a book aboutfood and maintenance: what foods to buy, how to prepare them, andhow to enjoy a nutritious post-surgery diet. It helps you solidifynew eating habits and enjoy some new recipes, as well as betterunderstand nutrition and your food intake so that you can maintainyour weight long after surgery. * Features simple, delicious meals that conform to post-weightloss surgery requirements * Offers easy-to-prepare recipes that are high in flavor and lowin fat and calories, that you can eat immediately after yoursurgery and beyond
Weight Loss Surgery Cookbook For Dummies makes it easy toshed the pounds and keep them off!
Contents
Foreword xxi
Introduction 1
Part IBite 7
Chapter 1: Fueling the New You: Ingredients for Success 9
Chapter 2: Step By Step: What to Expect and What to Eat the Days and Weeks after Surgery 15
Chapter 3: Maintaining Healthy Eating For Life 37
Chapter 4: The Art of Meal Planning 67
Chapter 5: Kitchen and Pantry Makeover 81
Chapter 6: Tips for Food Preparation and Cooking 93
Part II: Now You re Cooking! Healthy and Hearty Dishes 113
Chapter 7: Balanced Breakfasts 115
Chapter 8: Bunches of Lunches and Brunches 131
Chapter 9: Umm ... Tastes Like Chicken: Poultry Dishes 149
Chapter 10: Let s Meat in the Kitchen: Beef and Pork Recipes 165
Chapter 11: Let s Not Forget: Lamb and Other Meats 183
Chapter 12: Catching On to Fish and Seafood 195
Chapter 13: Viva la Vegetarian 209
Part III: Simple Recipes to Enjoy Anytime 221
Chapter 14: Scrumptious Smoothies 223
Chapter 15: Alluring Appetizers 233
Chapter 16: Sumptuous Soups and Stews 245
Chapter 17: Completing the Meal: Pasta and Side Dishes 255
Chapter 18: Smart Snacking 267
Chapter 19: Divine Desserts 275
Chapter 20: Super Simple Cooking for One ... or Two 285
Part IV: The Part of Tens 295
Chapter 21: Ten Tips for Long-Term Success 297
Chapter 22: Ten Easy-to-Prepare Meals Your Family Will Love 301
Chapter 23: Ten Sample Menus for Different Calorie Levels 309
Appendix: Metric Conversion Guide 321
Index 325
