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Post Lap-Band diet weeks 5-6
After 4 weeks you may gradually add more food. You may now move on to the soft food diet. At this point you tolerate almost everything, but still some foods may still cause problems like bread, red meat and rice.
Prefer softer foods that are easier to digest. Chew your food very well and if you experience vomiting at any time, go back to the liquid diet for the day or until you start feeling better.
If you have any doubts, always ask for advice and we will gladly help you in any way we can.
When you get to the point that you tolerate very well solid foods, be careful because liquids will not make you feel full, so watch out for high caloric drinks. Avoid sugar or use artificial sweeteners. This cuts down calories you don’t need.
After 4 weeks you may gradually add more food. You may now move on to the soft food diet. At this point you tolerate almost everything, but still some foods like bread, red meat and rice may still cause problems.
Use the following list to give you an idea of what you can eat on weeks 3 and 4:
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| Liquids or beverages and milk |
Good options: Tea, non-carbonated drinks, natural fruit juices, crystal light, coffee, water, skim milk, low fat and sugar free yogurt (same as liquid/pureed diet).
Limit or try to avoid: Artificial fruit juices, soda, alcohol, limit carbonated beverages, iced tea with sugar, milk or yogurt products with nuts or seeds, chocolate milk, sweetened condensed milk, whole milk. |
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| Fruits |
Good options: Cooked fruits (do not add sugar), unsweetened canned fruit, fruit without membranes, banana, applesauce, peaches, pears, plums, fruit cocktails, fruit juice like lemonade, diet ice tea, diet cranberry, grapefruit.
Limit or try to avoid: Canned fruits or fruits with high syrup. |
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| Vegatables |
Good options: Soft cooked vegetables like carrots, squash, green beans, peas, vegetable juice.
Limit or try to avoid: Raw vegetables that are difficult to digest or cause discomfort (gas) or have tough skins. |
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| Soup |
Good options: Broth, vegetable cream soups made with skim milk and a little margarine for flavor , egg drop soup, low sodium bouillon, consommé (same as liquid/pureed diet).
Limit or try to avoid: All other
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| Bread, cereals and starches |
Good options: Mashed potatoes, cooked refined cereal, rice, pasta, toast or crackers, dry cereal.
Limit or try to avoid: Biscuits, croissants, breads, seeded breads, granola, popcorn, sugar cereals, French fries, cornbread. |
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| Meats or protein supplements |
Good options: Poultry, fish, tuna, ground lean meat, eggs, low fat cottage cheese, stews, sugar-free protein shakes like Designer’s Protein, Boost Breeze, no sugar added Carnation Instant Breakfast.
Limit or try to avoid: Fatty meats, wait until you tolerate ground meat for at least 2 weeks, then you can try diced meats. |
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| Fats, sugars and others |
Good options: Margarine, fat free salad dressing, fat free cream cheese, mayonnaise, sugar free gelatin, sugar free popsicles, pudding, low fat frozen yogurt, sugar free custard, sherbet.
Limit or try to avoid: Olives, nuts, seeds like sunflower, sesame, bacon, spices, etc. |
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Remember you may drink skim milk, yogurt, natural fruit juice, sugar free pudding and water in between meals, just wait 1 hour between each.
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Sample Menu
Breakfast (8:00 a.m.)
1 scrambled egg or 2 egg whites
1 slice of toast
orange juice (1/2 hour later) or ½ cup chopped fruit |
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Lunch (1:00 pm)
½ chicken breast
2-3 tablespoons cooked vegetables
2-3 tablespoons rice or mashed potatoes
1 tablespoon oil or margarine
4:00 or 5:00 pm
2 oz cottage cheese or tuna
1 teaspoon low fat mayo
3 saltine crackers |
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Dinner (6:30 pm)
3 tablespoons flaked fish or tuna
2 tablespoons cooked vegetables
2 tablespoons rice or 2 saltine crackers
2 tablespoons chopped fruit |
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HOW MANY RECOMMENDED SERVINGS PER DAY CAN I EAT?
Fruits and vegetables
1 to 2 of fresh fruit
2-3 of fresh vegetables
½ cup cooked fruit or vegetables / ½ cup fruit or vegetable juice
These foods provide vitamins and minerals. Needed for body functions and to prevent nutritional deficiencies and infections. |
| Grain, cereals, breads
Two to three
½ cup rice, pasta or noodles, ½ cup cooked cereal, 1 slice of wheat or rye bread, 4crackers
These foods provide proper amounts of B-vitamins, iron and energy. |
| Meat, fish, poultry, eggs
Three
1 oz cooked lean meat (remove all visible fat), fish, poultry, 1 egg, ¼ cup cottage cheese,¼ cup liver sausage.
These foods provide proteins needed to heal wounds, prevent infection by consuming enough iron, prevent anemia. |
| Diary products
Two to three
1 cup skim milk, 1 cup low fat and sugar free or plain yogurt, 1.5 slices of cheese, ½ cupcustard.
These foods are rich in calcium and protein needed for wound healing and preventing osteoporosis. |
| Fats
3-4 teaspoons a day
margarine, butter, oil, mayonnaise
Sugar
Try to avoid it. There are a lot of sugar substitutes in the market now like sugar free marmalade, sugar free syrups, artificial sweeteners, sugar free popsicles, etc.
You can still enjoy your food without consuming large quantities of fats and sugar, which by the way it’s the perfect combination for weight gain and fat storage. |
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