If you know me, or have been following me any length of time, you know I am a foodie and heart and I LOOOOVVEEE to cook, So eating after surgery was a huge change!  There are special diet restriction both before and after your procedure.

2 weeks prior to surgery is an all liquid high protein diet and after is as follows:

Days 1 – 2 Sugar Free Clear liquids only

Days 3 – 13 High protein liquids only

Days 14 – 28 Pureed / Blenderized foods

Day 29 – 60 Soft foods

Day 60 – solid food

I’m sure you can imagine this is not much fun!  I searched and searched for recipes for pureed food, or for a way to make chicken broth out the can taste better.  And we don’t need to talk about how sick I was of protein shakes.  NOTHING!

Now I’ve been writing recipes for as long as I can remember so out of necessity I began experimenting with my own creations. I have just finished writing a digital survival guide for my bariatric friends called “The Bariatric Chef“