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  • Pre-op Daily Meal Values,This is what your suppose to be eating before your surgery.

    *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

    ------------------------------------Calories:----------2000----------2500-----

    Total Fat-------------------------Less than----------65g-----------80g-----
    Sat Fat---------------------------Less than----------20g-----------25g-----
    Cholesterol----------------------Less than---------300mg--------300mg---
    Sodium--------------------------Less Than--------2400mg------2400mg---
    Total Carbohydrate----------------------------------300g----------275g-----
    Dietary Fiber-----------------------------------------25g-----------30g------



    Below is Daily Meal Values and sample of what to eat and intake of foods after Surgery:

    The ABC's of Eating Right

    In all stages of the gastric bypass diet, the way to eat is just as important as what to eat. Things to remember:

    • The new stomach can only hold 1/2 cup at a time
    • Eat 3 to 6 small meals a day
    • Chew food thoroughly and eat slowly
    • Avoid chewing gum&emdash;it could block the stomach outlet if swallowed
    • Do not overeat
    • Relax and enjoy your new life

    Sample Menu
    Breakfast
    Lunch
    Dinner
    • banana - 1/4 med
    • Scrambled egg - 1
    • toast, white -1/2 slice
    • margarine - 1 tsp
    • broiled chicken breast- 2 oz
    • carrots, boiled - 1/4 cup
    • margarine - 1 tsp
    • pasta salad - 1/4 cup
    • haddock, baked or broiled - 2 oz
    • green beans - 1/4 cup
    • dinner roll - 1/2
    Morning snack

    Afternoon Snack

    Evening snack
    • graham crackers - 2
    • pudding, sugar-free, made with 2% fat milk - 1/2 cup
    • fruit cocktail, waterpacked - 1./2 cup
    • cheese, American - 1 oz
    • saltine crackers - 2
    • mustard - 1 tsp

    *Consume nonfat milk between meals, throughout the day. Drink no more than 2 to 3 ounces at a time, for a daily total of 2 cups.

    This Sample Diet Provides the Following

    Calories

    1011

    Fat

    37 gm

    Protein

    71 gm

    Calcium

    1065 mg

    Carbohydrates

    97 gm

    Iron

    6 mg


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