Bariatric Foodie Play with your food

Most foods sold in the United States, with a very few exceptions, MUST have a nutrition facts label on them. It looks something like this: It’s a lot of information, isn’t it? And, to add insult to injury for us, at the bottom it says it’s based on a 2,000 calorie a day diet. Yeah, that’s not us. Well….it’s not …

Yes, yes I know you got good grades all year but a little summer school never hurt anyone. Does the nutrition label look like gibberish to you? Do you think it’s impossible to learn to get good information from it? Or perhaps you have a good basic knowledge but just feel like you don’t “get” everything on the label. I’m …

After WLS, we figure we’re eating better. More fresh ingredients, lean proteins, lots of water. But of course, as curious creatures of nature we’re never 100% sure. So I thought about life now vs. life before and came up with a few signs…symptoms if you will…of healthier eating habits. So without further adieu… Five signs that you MIGHT be eating …

Boy, oh boy, a lot of my microwave made it into this picture, didn’t it? …Or two (maybe three) people who really, really, REALLY like cheesecake. While in Michigan, I happened upon a 4 inch springform pan. My plan was to make a cheesecake in my Magic Bullet to submit for the Kitchen Magician contest. By the way, THANK YOU …

 I know you all think I’m exaggerating but honesty – this dish disappeared so fast I didn’t have a chance to take a picture of it. I wanted to share it anyway because it is good. I’m sorry I don’t have a picture. This day I had to scrub down my whole kitchen before cooking (because it was driving …

Ahhh…the fourth of July. The fireworks. The pageantry. The barbecues. Fear not, my faithful foodies! I’m hear to help! Is your family hosting the BBQ this year? If so, great! I have menu options galore. If not, you might want to give my “surviving the family barbecue” survival guide a read just to ensure you don’t take away someone’s life, …

Well…maybe not THAT bag…  Ok, I’m just going to admit it. I have an affinity for Click Espresso Protein. I am not addicted, I don’t think, as evidenced by the fact that I’ve been out of it for a few months and have not gone bonkers. Partly because of my beloved decaf mochaccino. But now I have a few …

I’ve been meaning to do a review on this for a looong time. It seems almost too good to be true. A cereal that is higher in protein than in net carbs??? How could this be? It has to be nasty, right? I decided to find out for myself. My grocery store carries several different varieties of this cereal, of which I …

You know how some people sleep on flights? Others play on their laptops or read a book. I do magazines. Food magazines. Lots and lots of food magazines. That’s most often where I get inspiration for the things on this blog. I look at that food and I wonder what I could do to make it healthier/lower cal/more WLS-friendly. Anyhoo, …

 As Bariatric Foodie forges into the future (wow, that was a lot of “f’s”), you’re going to hear me talk more about eating healthy as a whole family. Why? Well, several reasons. First, because I don’t think that we go into WLS with the intentions of only changing ourselves. While we know and understand that we can’t make others …