Stock Up Recipes Before Surgery
(3)With a little planning, you will likely be able to enjoy loads of delicious foods after your surgery. Make a file of LAP-BAND®-friendly recipes by eating phase so you'll have them ready. (Look to cookbooks, websites, and anyone you know who has had the procedure.) "When you have a meal plan, you're less likely to stop on the way home to pick something up," says Jill Jarrett, RD, dietitian for University of California, San Diego, Center for the Treatment of Obesity. "We all get busy and having those recipes handy will help you plan grocery shopping as well."
