Weight Loss Surgery Cookbook

118 Part II: Now You’re Cooking! Healthy and Hearty Dishes

T Chunky Salsa Appetizers

Packed with peanutty flavor and bananas, this dish is sure to become a favorite. If you

want to prepare this ahead of time, simply add a little lemon juice to your chopped

banana to keep it from turning black. Although this recipe may seem higher in sugar,

only 3 grams come from the added honey.

Stage: Regular foods

Preparation time: 2 minutes

Cooking time: 30 seconds

Yield: 1 serving (^3 ⁄ 4 cup)

1 tablespoon all-natural peanut butter (chunky

or creamy)

(^1) ⁄ 2 teaspoon honey
1 medium banana, peeled and chopped
In a small bowl add peanut butter and honey and microwave for 15 to 30 seconds, or
until heated. Add banana and mix well.
Per serving: Calories 220 (From Fat 70); Fat 8g (Saturated 1g); Cholesterol 60mg; Sodium 60mg; Carbohydrate 33g
(Dietary Fiber 4g); Protein 5g; Sugar 18g.
T Triple Berry Yogurt Parfait
This recipe (shown in the color section) is the perfect indulgence for the berry lover in
all of us. Although this recipe may seem high in sugar, the sugar naturally occurs from
the fruit and yogurt, not from added sugars. Berries and natural sugars are usually well
tolerated after surgery, so you can enjoy this appealing recipe with strawberries, blue-
berries, and raspberries layered with creamy yogurt. If you make the berry mixture a
day in advance, it becomes more syrupy.
Stage: Soft foods
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Yield: 1 serving (1 cup)