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✓ Breakfast-^1 ⁄ 2 small banana
- 1 scrambled egg
-^1 ⁄ 2 slice whole-grain toast - 1 teaspoon margarine
✓ Midmorning snack
- Protein shake or 1 cup skim milk
✓ Lunch
- 2 ounces baked fish
- 1 small sweet potato
-^1 ⁄ 2 cup green beans
-^1 ⁄ 2 apple
✓ Midafternoon snack
- Protein shake or^1 ⁄ 2 cup sugar-free, fat-free pudding
✓ Dinner- 3 ounces chicken
-^1 ⁄ 3 cup brown rice
-^1 ⁄ 2 cup stir-fry vegetables prepared with 1 teaspoon olive oil
-^1 ⁄ 2 cup berries
✓ Evening snack
- 6 ounces sugar-free, fat-free yogurt
Some plans don’t allow any pasta, rice, bread, or potatoes — ever. Again,
please follow your surgeon and dietitian’s recommendations.No liquids are included in the meals. To keep from overfilling your pouch, you
need to continue to observe the “no drinking with meals” rule. Stop at least 5
to 10 minutes before you eat and do not drink for 30 minutes after you finish.You may also have noticed there is no junk food in the menu. Remember,
because you can’t eat as much, it is very important that the foods you eat are
nutrient rich. Foods like the ones in the menu above give you more nutrition
bang for your calorie buck!