Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery: Over 140 Delicious Low-Fat High-Protein Recipes to Enjoy in the Weeks, Months and Years After Surgery
by Meredith Urban-Skuros, Michele Bontmpo-Saray, Patt Levine
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Book Reviews of Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery: Over 140 Delicious Low-Fat High-Protein Recipes to Enjoy in the Weeks, Months and Years After Surgery
Book Review: If you only buy one cookbook after WLS, this should be it!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I LOVE this book! It has the kind of recipes I loved to prepare prior to WLS, only in a new (for me) low-fat, high-protein way.
I've prepared about 15 recipes from the cookbook and each and every one has been positively delicious - even in the early days when I had to puree them!
I made the Beef Stroganoff the other night and it was so delicious (and smelled so good) that I couldn't wait to warm up the leftovers the next night.
My family eats what I eat/prepare and they have really liked: Chicken Breasts with Creamy Tomato Sauce, No-noodle Zucchini Lasagna, Asian Marinated Scallops, Shrimp Italiano, Moussaka, Shrimp with Coconut-Curry Tomato Sauce, Tofu and Veggie Curry and several of the egg dishes.
The other thing I absolutely love is that each recipe has it's own nutritional information - seeing how much protein and calories each dish has, along with other nutrients, is so important! The authors also include information about how to prepare each item during each stage of the post-surgery process (less than 4 weeks, 4-8 weeks, etc.)
The less-than-positives (which shouldn't stop you from buying this book NOW) is one recipe that I needed to "doctor" (Orange-ginger Tofu - easily rescued with more orange juice and zest) and the fact that I never looked at slicing veggies like eggplant and zucchini horizontally &/or vertically, as is written in the book (shouldn't it be lengthwise &/or crosswise??) - this created some discussion amongst my family members!
Yes, some of the recipes take a little bit of time - cook on the weekend and portion out for your other meals. And some use ingredients that are a little more expensive - buy on sale or consider what you are saving by not buying Haagen Daz and chips and avoiding fast food a couple times a week!
Trust this Italian foodie - this is good, real food!
Book Review: Handy post-surgery
Summary: 5 Stars
Tasty, healthy meals that have handy recommendations according to surgery type and post-op stage.Book Review: Everyone would love these recipes!
Summary: 4 Stars
What a great cookbook! I got Lap-band surgery and was looking for recipes that both me and my family could enjoy. I found them! The recipes in this book are amazing! They are easy to prepare and delicious! They were something my family would eat with me. I love that each recipe breaks down what stage post-op you can enjoy the recipes at. That was so helpful. I highly recommend this book for people with any type of weight loss surgery!Book Review: Good Mix of Recipes
Summary: 4 Stars
I especially appreciate the serving guidelines provided for each recipe. It gives quantity and timeline by surgery type. The ingredients are not too exotic -- all things you can find in your local Safeway-type store.Book Review: Eating Well
Summary: 5 Stars
This book has some great recipes that can be shared with the family not just the person who had surgery. They break it down so that you know which recipes you can eat/drink during the weeks and months following surgery. This book was recommended to me by people who have already had gastric bypass.