Bariatric Foodie Play with your food

Pssst…pledgers? Have you submitted your week 2 pledge yet? If not, go do it now! I’ll wait…  Remember the other day when I posted Creamy Brocolli &Cheese soup and how I told you that it also makes a great pasta sauce for the family? Well, I made this the other night for the divas and they absolutely LOVED it. Pasta and …

 It’s Super Bowl Sunday…and I know you…all of you. You’ve gone and made your family and friends wonderfully yummy treats to eat during the big game but…have you made anything that is yummy that YOU can feel good about eating? Or did you resign yourself to “going with the flow” or “just having a few bites” (which, I dunno …

Most of America is in the midst of winter. If you are not, I am jealous! Snow days are a big fear of mine. Snow day = risk of grazing. It just happens. I get bored…my mind automatically travels to the kitchen. Therefore, it’s essential to stay occupied when the weather is bad. Here are a few ways I do …

~by Nikki  I feel like, over the past few weeks, I’ve worked a lot on Frapps. Having developed quite a few, I feel like you all have a good foundation on which to play with your protein drinks. It’s time for me to move on…to the realm of…oatmeal. It’s a favorite food of mine. It is also very carby. …

~by Nikki What’s that on the side there…we’ll talk about that in a minute… OK…hear me out here! Because I know what you’re saying, “Broccoli??? For beginners????” First and foremost, you should check with YOUR plan to see when you are cleared for cruciferous veggies. I should note that these are cooked to within an inch of their lives and …

~by  Nikki I’m a baking fanatic. Jen is not. So it’s no surprise that I am completely obsessed with measurements while Jen cooks more intuitively. I would imagine most cooks are like Jen. I mean really…do you always measure a tablespoon or do you sometimes throw a “pinch” of something in your cooked recipes? Even though we cook differently, Jen …

~~posted by Jen Yes I love these!  Y’all have heard me mention my morning protein smoothie by now, I’m sure. Well this morning I was out of my usual EAS Vanilla Soy Protein Powder that I use for my Blueberry and Tropical Smoothies. I had plenty of Chocolate EAS Soy on hand, so I decided to try something new, just …

  Warning: These rarely come out pretty but they are always good! I love mozzarella sticks. Do you? The kind you get from the take-out place cause all sorts of problems for WLSers, though. There’s the fat (they are generally quick-fried). There’s the carbs (they are generally dipped in batter). But as we like to say here at Bariatric Foodie…play …

~~posted by Jen Dig in! Earlier this week Nik shared her scrumptious Buffalo Chicken Salad. I too, am a hardcore devotee of Shari’s original Buffalo Chicken dip. That stuff definitely helped me get real food in when I was early out. My ex-husband Ken LOVES LOVES LOVES buffalo wings. I am not kidding. So I created this dish for him …

~by Nikki Chai. Once an exotic drink found mainly in Indian restaurants, now it seems EVERYONE makes in varying forms to suit every tea making skill level. I myself own several variations of “chai mix.” I have some General Foods International Coffee Chai (I rarely use it. Too many calories and it takes a LOT to make my whole mug taste …