Bariatric Recipes

Cabbage has an interesting reputation amongst vegetables. It looks sort of like a head of lettuce when it’s raw (and, yes, I have bought a head thinking it is lettuce before. Don’t pretend you haven’t either!), it’s got lots of water in it and it is extremely affordable. All this leads some to believe that this is a simple food …

~by Nikki I totally stole this picture. Mine did not do this wonderful drink justice! First off, I give credit where credit is due. I would not have had ANY conception of this wonderful drink had it not been for my good friend Jupiter6 from OH. She is a stats goddess and anything I know about computing stats, making swaps, …

…is actually a misnomer. It’s actually carrot ginger butternut squash soup, but that’s not quite as snappy, so I changed the name. So shoot me! I posted this soup a while back and I’ve made it a few times since then, made some tweaks…not many, but a few. The question I get asked about this soup is HOW to serve …

~~posted by Jen Well we’re halfway through our first ever Soup Week! We’ve shared some delicious recipes, and lots of you are participating in our Cook Along Contest. Last week we gave you the Top 5 Soup-Making Essentials, so we thought this week we’ll cover the  Top 5 Soup Serving Solutions.  In no particular order, here they are: 1. Small …

~~posted by Jen This soup is kind of a cross between chili and vegetable beef soup. A good friend of mine makes her taco soup like this, except without the mixed vegetables, and she adds hot sauce to it. She serves it over corn chips, but that is not the best choice for us in our post-op eating plans.  I …

~~posted by Jen Quinoa and chicken and veggies, oh my! Beef Barley soup was one of my “go to” recipes in my pre-op life when we were having people over on a Fall or Winter weekend. It was delicious and always a crowd pleaser, but I needed to change it a bit to fit my new post-op eating plan. I …

Hey peeps! How’s it cookin’ so far for Soup Week? Did any of you try Jen’s Practically Famous Chili yesterday? It’s good isn’t it? Later on this week I’ll show you my interpretation of chili, but first we’ve got a whole bunch of other kinds of soup to talk about! Before we talk about this split pea and ham soup, though, …

~~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 …

~~posted by Jen Welcome to our first ever Soup Week! Yesterday I posted the BF Basics guide to making soup, along with the Downloadable Shopping list for the Cook Along. This recipe falls into the “slow cooker” category. It can be made on the stove, but the Crock Pot is just easier. For many years, I made chili the standard …

~~posted by Jen I’m sure you already checked out the Downloadable Shopping List I posted earlier today and saw that the first recipe we’re making is Jen’s Chili. I usually cook the meat and onions overnight on low in the Crock Pot the night before I plan to make the chili, so I wanted to give y’all a heads-up about …