New Newbies. Baby post-ops. Whatever you wish to call yourselves. Bariatric Foodie has not forgotten about you! It’s dessert week and we know a lot of you are stuck on liquid diets! It’s the pits, yes, but remember that this, too, shall pass. And when you are trim and fit and totally hot…what will a few weeks on liquids …
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WLS-Friendly Apple Crumble
This and many more holiday recipe ideas are available in The Bariatric Foodie Holiday Survival Guide on Amazon. Apple. Crumble. Yes. Let’s just take a quick moment to revel in our memories of apple crumbles. If you don’t have a memory I’ll lend mine. Picture it. Suburban Maryland. The 1980’s. You know…back when it snowed when it was supposed to and half …
Read More »Protein Shake: Mocha Cheesecake
~by Nikki Just when you thought we’d run out of decadent ways for you to get your protein, here we come again with a brand new shake! I have to admit this one took me by surprise. When I first thought it up, I figured I’d have to tweak it here and there to get it where I wanted it. …
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~~posted by Jen Nikki and I had an amazing time with all our friends who made it out to the Holiday Preview yesterday! It was such a fun time and great to put faces to the names we see online all the time. I love making new friends, and yesterday was no exception. For those of you who had planned …
Read More »Elvis’s Favorite Banana Pudding
~~posted by Jen As you can imagine, Nik and I are going bananas this week getting everything ready for the Holiday Preview on Saturday. So what more fitting way to pay homage to the chaos than some yummy banana recipes? Nik’s Protein Banana Nut Bread is absolutely divine, if you haven’t tried it yet, you should!! On a side note, …
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~by Nikki So my kitchen this week has become “Holiday Preview Command Central.” If you are coming and haven’t gotten your tickets yet, here is a good reason to get them TODAY. Unbeknownst to Jen, I left the $25 pricing up on the PayPal button. Now that I’ve outed myself I have to fix it, but am willing to take …
Read More »White Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake Protein Shake
~~posted by Jen The Inspiration! Back in the days before my RNY Gastric Bypass on July 21, 2008, I adored dessert. Sometimes if we went out for dinner, I would have them wrap half of my dinner so I could order double dessert. Thinking back on my eating habits in those days now kinda nauseates me at times, but I …
Read More »Caramel Apple Protein Shake
The Inspiration! (Recipe courtesy of former Bariatric Foodie co-writer Jen Stockinger.) I’ve seen lots of newer post-ops asking about protein shake recipes on OH lately, so this morning I decided to share a new shake recipe instead of the super secret meatloaf. The meatloaf recipe will be posted this weekend, so stay tuned! I was trying to think up some …
Read More »Protein Shake: Chocolate with Spiced Cookies
~by Nikki I have a secret. Come close so I can tell you. I sometimes eat sugar in tiny amounts! Eek! Not much of it though. Mostly because there is a specific chain of events that has to happen in order for me to not dump (or go into “carb coma”) as a result. I have to: Eat a full …
Read More »How to roast your own pumpkin
~by Nikki Currently there seems to be a shortage of canned pumpkin due to the summer heat and its affects on the pumpkin crops. We’ve heard from fellow Pouchers that when they do find canned pumpkin, it is more expensive this year than in the past (if you’ve found a good deal, please post in the comments so others can …
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