Guest guest Posted July 29, 2004 Report Share Posted July 29, 2004 hi, as far as the mandolin, i find it very useful. it is very easy and quick if you want to jullienne veggies and you get a nice uniform slice very quckly with relatively no mess. julie, i also had a gastric bypass may 2002 and i have lost 180 pounds. are you still losing? where in new york are you? i am in vermont, right across lake champlain from plattsburgh, ny. as far as protein goes, it is vey important with this surgery to make sure you get enough protein in your diet. i know it is difficult without eaing meat, but if you are not vegan you can eat dairy foods, eggs, beans or fish. if you cant eat dairy, there is always soy products which are very high in protein as well as calcium. and soy products have come a long way as far as flavor goes. i find that my problem is i cant have much fat or any dairy or i get very sick. so thnigs like cheese and peanut butter are out of the question for me. it is probably the most difficult part of this surgery to relearn how to cook and what to eat. let me know if you need any advice or recipe ideas. shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2004 Report Share Posted July 29, 2004 First of all let me say I think Shari that it's wonderful that you have lost sooooo much weight. You must feel so much better for it and feel better about yourself too. Also, this is very kind of you to be wanting to help someone who has had the same surgery as you - this is the kind of support that is really important on a list like this one ;=) I think it would be very difficult to have to re-learn everything to do with food - how and what to eat and when to eat it as well as how to cook and prepare it. A huge job - you are to be commended. Yes, I think if a vegetarian and not vegan it is possible to find lots of protein- rich foods easily - including all the usual suspects (beans, lentils, tofu etc.) - and those having to keep fat down to a dull roar can opt for the low-fat versions of dairy and those interestingly modified eggs eggs that the chooks on TV are always clucking about in their support groups *lol* Any questions, be sure to ask the list - there are some extremely knowledgable people here who might not have time to post on a regular basis but who happily come to the rescue in times of need! But before someone else points this out, I'll do it for them - Shari wrote: >if you are not vegan you can eat dairy foods, eggs, beans or fish . . . Strictly speaking of course, vegetarians don't eat fish, but I'm sure you know that ;=) Many 'vegetarians' now as in centuries gone by, of course, do in practice eat fish now and then - 'pescatarians' is what stricter vegetarians prefer to call them - as if that's *all* they eat! Aren't labels funny *lol* I'm always trying to avoid them, but people seem to live by them sigggghhhhh. Anyway, just a footnote to Shari's wonderful post. Best love, Pat ;=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2004 Report Share Posted July 29, 2004 shari bailey wrote: >hi, > as far as the mandolin, i find it very useful. it is very easy >and quick if you want to jullienne veggies and you get a nice uniform >slice very quckly with relatively no mess. > > > Hmm. In my vocabulary, a mandolin is a musical instrument. My dad plays one. LOL So what does a mandolin-as-chopping-instrument look like?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2004 Report Share Posted July 30, 2004 a mandolin is a plane slicer. it is angled and has a blade in the middle. it has attatchments for different types of slicing and a thing you hold in your hand to hold the veggies so you dont cut yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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