| Who ever said that dieting and eating healthy had to | | | | medium heat, cook each patty in a frying pan until |
| be boring? Certainly not the group over at Bariatric | | | | golden brown and crisp. Top with artificial sweetener |
| Food Products, who’s owners Gene Carbonell | | | | or sugar-free maple syrup, and serve. |
| and Jan Chadwick have developed 4 outstanding new | | | | Nutrition Information for Sweet Potato and Fruit |
| recipes featuring the very bariatric-friendly products | | | | Fritters: |
| they sell on their online store. | | | | (per serving) |
| The following recipes, in addition to the many others | | | | Calories: 216 |
| featured on their website, combine bariatric approved | | | | Protein: 14g |
| foods and other natural, fresh foods to create new | | | | Carbohydrates: 38g |
| and exciting ways to prepare meals, drinks, desserts, | | | | Fat: 3g |
| and snacks. The idea is to simply provide dieters and | | | | Creamy Spinach Chicken |
| post-bariatric surgery patients with some flexibility in | | | | Our third recipe is for a hearty and healthy entrée |
| their diets. These recipes also allow dieters to keep | | | | called “Creamy Spinach Chicken”. This rich |
| their diet interesting and exciting… something, as | | | | creamy chicken and garden vegetable combination is |
| most of us already know, is very difficult to do. | | | | ideal for lunch or dinner, and is both diet and |
| Without further ado, here are 4 exciting recipes for | | | | post-bariatric surgery friendly. |
| dieters and post bariatric surgery patients: | | | | This recipe starts off with bringing 4 ounces of |
| Wildberry Sparkler | | | | water to a boil and adding in 1 package of Cream of |
| Our first recipe is a beverage called “Wildberry | | | | Chicken Soup with Vegetables, your choice of either |
| Sparkler”. A wildberry sparkler is a fruity tasting | | | | 1 cup pre-cooked frozen leaf spinach or broccoli, and |
| drink that is not only a healthy, refreshing choice for | | | | an 1/8 teaspoon of garlic powder. Stir well. Once ideal |
| a lunch or dinner beverage, but one that is also | | | | consistency has been reached, pour sauce mixture |
| post-bariatric surgery friendly. | | | | over 2 ounces of pre-cooked, boneless chicken |
| To make a wildberry sparkler, combine 1 packet of | | | | breast. |
| Wildberry Drink Mix with your choice of either 8 | | | | Nutritional Information for Creamy Spinach Chicken |
| ounces of diet 7-up soda or diet seltzer into a | | | | Calories: 202 |
| blender. Blend on low for 10 seconds, and then serve | | | | Protein: 34g |
| over ice. You may garnish the beverage with a fresh | | | | Carbohydrates: 13g |
| mint if you desire. | | | | Fat: 2.5g |
| Nutritional Information for Wildberry Sparkler | | | | Fiber: 5g |
| Calories: 100 | | | | Chocolate Covered Pretzel Surprise |
| Protein: 15g | | | | Our last recipe is an absolute fantastic dessert called |
| Carbohydrates: 7g | | | | “Chocolate Covered Pretzel Surprise”… a |
| Fat: 1.5g | | | | dessert so wonderful tasting that you’ll have |
| Sweet Potato and Fruit Fritters | | | | convinced yourself that you’ve cheated on your |
| Our second recipe is for a super sweet dish called | | | | diet. Don’t worry though, before sentencing |
| “Sweet Potato and Fruit Fritters”. Yum! While | | | | yourself to the corner for a timeout, rest assured |
| this dish promises to be absolutely delicious, it also | | | | that this recipe is both diet and post-bariatric surgery |
| promises to be both diet-friendly and post-bariatric | | | | friendly. |
| surgery approved. | | | | We start this recipe with 1 packet of Chocolate |
| To make this dish, combine 1 package of Vanilla | | | | Pudding with Marshmallows and Chocolate Chips. |
| Creme Pudding, a 1/2 cup of cooked mashed sweet | | | | Prepare the pudding according to the package |
| potato (canned sweet potato works great too), a 1 | | | | directions. When finished, open up a package of |
| 2 of a mashed banana, 2 tablespoons of crushed | | | | Pretzel Twists and proceed with dipping each pretzel |
| pineapple, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, and a 1/2 | | | | into the prepared pudding and then placing it on a |
| teaspoon of nutmeg into a mixing bowl. Mix | | | | sheet of wax paper. Then, freeze your chocolate |
| ingredients and then flatten batter into 5 patties. On | | | | covered pretzels for 40 minutes, and serve. |