The Nutrition for Weight Loss Surgery Blog
Poke Bowls
With something to please everyone, these Poke Bowls have become a regular feature of our family menu. Makes 4 small serves 1 1/3 cups cooked brown rice 240g smoked or cooked salmon, sliced (or in my house, Sirena Chilli Tuna, drained) 1 carrot, cut into match sticks 1...
How To Choose a Weight Loss Surgery Friendly Breakfast Cereal
Enter the breakfast cereal aisle of any supermarket and the choice is overwhelming. Many varieties are sugar laden, highly refined and lack any significant nutritional value. However don’t be disheartened. In amongst the not so healthy options are some fantastic...
Berries & Cream Breakfast Muffins
Makes 12 ½ cup coconut flour ½ cup almond meal 1 cup rolled oats 1 teaspoon baking powder 30g hemp seeds 3 large eggs 2 tablespoons honey (optional) 1 small tub Chobani raspberry yoghurt ¼ cup milk ½ cup apple purée 1 cup frozen mixed berries 6 teaspoons Philadelphia...
How Often Should I be Eating After Weight Loss Surgery?
Over time you will have heard many different views on how often, or when you should eat. Three meals per day, six small meals, not after 8pm – all of which may have some merit. What we do no for sure is that there is no 'one size fits all' answer to how often or...
Justine’s Twists to Make Your Lasagna Weight Loss Surgery Perfect
Lasagna is a popular family meal and a wonderful comfort food. Unfortunately many traditional recipes are carbohydrate heavy and rich in fat making them more appropriate as an indulgence than a regular on the family menu. By following these six twists you can boost...
Middle Eastern Lamb
Makes 4 cups 2 teaspoons oil 1 onion, sliced 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground cumin 400g lamb, trimmed of fat, diced 2 tablespoons fresh mint, chopped 1 tablespoon lemon rind, finely grated 1 cup salt reduced beef stock 400g no added salt, chopped tinned...
Satisfied versus Full – How Do You Know?
Prior to having weight loss surgery, our clients talk about wanting to ‘feel full’ after eating. It may surprise you that eating until full should not be your goal after weight loss surgery. But isn’t that why you would have surgery, to feel full after eating less...
Asparagus and Cauliflower Salad
Prior to weight loss surgery, many surgeons will ask you to follow a meal replacement program to help shrink the size of your liver. It makes the surgery easier for them, hence safer for you. For some time, Optifast has been one of the most common meal replacements...
Book Review: Get Back On Track After Your Weight Loss Surgery
We have heard it so many times before. "If only they had operated on my brain at the same time they were operating on my stomach!" A lot can be said about the 'head battles' after weight loss surgery and as dietitians, we are well aware this is not something we are...
Slow Roasted Tomatoes
The perfect, prepare ahead side dish that is oh so good! I use these super sweet tomatoes as a delicious addition to salads, as a cracker topper with ricotta or cottage cheese or even stirred through some pasta. You don’t need to stress about exact cooking times or...
