I’ve had problems with protein supplements since surgery. Basically- they make me puke. The ones that don’t make me puke make me feel so sick to my stomach I WANT to puke! So I am on this quest to find a protein supplement that tastes great, doesn’t have a million carbs in it, and doesn’t [...]
Tonight’s dinner was yummy! We used boneless chicken thighs and cooked them with onion, garlic, shallots, and red bell pepper and served it with a variation of tabbouleh. We didn’t have bulghur wheat so we used brown rice. We also added some zucchini and roasted eggplant as well. I used this Ina Garten (Barefoot Contessa [...]
As I have mentioned before, with the type of weight loss surgery that I have had (a DS- duodenal switch) I have malabsorption. I have tried pretty hard to journal my food (write down everything I have eat or drank during a day) so I know how many calories, fats, and carbs I am putting [...]
Before I had my duodenal switch I did not really enjoy spicy food. Sometimes even Taco Bell was just too spicy for me! After surgery I just can’t seem to get enough of the spicy stuff. I have been putting red pepper flakes on practically everything! I also seem to be able to just taste [...]
With all of the protein drinks I have tried I always taste the whey isolate and do not particularly find it appealing. I am getting ready for my liquid diet before my surgery and was reading up on what I am allowed to have while on the clear liquids. The Alpine Punch flavor of Isopure [...]
The last time I went grocery shopping Crystal Light products were buy two get two free so I bought four containers of Crystal Light. Apparently Crystal Light has new packaging- the containers are kind of oval shaped and the powder is in foil packets (like Kool Aid) instead of little plastic tubs. That is all [...]
I love to watch the Food Network, especially shows like Iron Chef and Good Eats where I learn about different kinds of foods and food preparations. One of the vegetables I have always wanted to try was celery root (also known as celeriac). It is one of the ugliest vegetables I have ever seen but [...]
So when I received the awesome package with the new Fruit2O Essentials to try I received all six flavors and in my last review I only talked about the Citrus flavor (which was awesome by the way). I have since tried (or forced other people to try) all of the other flavors as well. Cranberry [...]
First off, I realize chocolatey should be spelled chocolaty but that is how it is spelled on the package! I bought these because there was a coupon for $0.75 off when I went to print off my coupons for this past week’s shopping trip. I think they were $1.99 per box of 6 so with [...]
Last week I posted about how I have replaced my excessive soda drinking with excessive Fruit2O water drinking and a representative for the Fruit2O brand read my blog offering to send some of their new Fruit2O Essentials for me to try out! How cool is that?! I received a package today and when I opened [...]
