Band advice please

[Mazza]

Hi

I'm moving onto food from today - hooray!

I have just made a lentil curry for tea and made my OH some rice to go with it, what on earth do I have?

I'm really going to miss my rice :wave_cry:

Would be grateful for any suggestions on what to have, so far I have only come up with vegetables or mash

Cheers Maz x

 

[BlueDiamond]

How about some garlic potatoes?? Thats if u can eat them, or onion bahjee's...perhaps SAG ALOO BE GOOD FOR YOU AS WELL OR CAULIFLOWER BAHJEE ................LOL AM MAKING MYSELF HUNGRY NOW LOL

 

[Mazza]

Oooo thanks - some excellent ideas x x x

 

[bexmoss86]

How about some cous cous? Dont know how well it would go with lentil curry but

 

[Mazza]

How about some cous cous? Dont know how well it would go with lentil curry but

Thanks

 

[serenitylove]

be carefull with cous cous could cause same prob as rice, i live on mash my prefered is horseradish mash

 

[Mynewlife]

Hiya Serenity

how much mash at each sitting do you have, and does it fill you up. I love mash but havent had any in ages as I thought because it was so soft, it was a type of slider food:wave_cry:

regards

MNL

 

[Mazza]

be carefull with cous cous could cause same prob as rice, i live on mash my prefered is horseradish mash

Mmm thought it might, thanks for the warning! horseradish mash sounds lovely. Thanks for the tip

 

[Red 42]

I am sooooo looking forward to being able to have mash....I love it....mmmmm and gravy....:drool:

 

[serenitylove]

Hiya Serenity

how much mash at each sitting do you have, and does it fill you up. I love mash but havent had any in ages as I thought because it was so soft, it was a type of slider food:wave_cry:

regards

MNL

i also use a jacket potatoe size potatoe and find that enough not a huge one tho lol i eat every meal in a bowl then i dont over do it

 

[TMD68]

What does rice / cous cous do please? have my op 2 weeks on Friday and just starting to get clued up in readiness x

 

[julieann]

I have a band and have always been able to eat rice and cous cous!

 

[Lesleydb]

Same here I can eat both rice and pasta xx

 

[Mazza]

I was told to avoid it until 3 months post op but also that I may never be able eat it. Thought it best to give up rather than suffer the consequences.

 

[j.u.s.t.l.i.z.]

What does rice / cous cous do please? have my op 2 weeks on Friday and just starting to get clued up in readiness x

it all depends on your level of restriction, i used to be able to eat rice but now im at sweet spot i cant manage it no more as it quickly gathers in the band hole and causes a block, pasta does the same for me.

 

[Mazza]

it all depends on your level of restriction, i used to be able to eat rice but now im at sweet spot i cant manage it no more as it quickly gathers in the band hole and causes a block, pasta does the same for me.

Hi Liz, they obviously told me to avoid it because eventually I will be at that level of restriction. Which is why I thought it was best to get used to going without from the start. Do love rice though :cry:

 

[Mazza]

Woops sorry meant to ask you what sort of thing you have as alternatives?

 

[j.u.s.t.l.i.z.]

Woops sorry meant to ask you what sort of thing you have as alternatives?

i dont really have an alternative, i now for example will just have some curry in a bowl no rice or nan bread, i can manage a few prawn crackers but tend to avoid them as they are high fat.

its the same for the pasta, i just have the spag bol on its own or you can eat it on a jacket potato which is nice with a light sprinkle of grated cheese on top.