Old Fashioned No Sugar Apple Pie. Insanely Good for a Bariatric Thanksgiving!
Before anyone goes CRAZY over all this crust, this pie is not a bariatric dessert - it's simply a No Added Sugar version of an Old Fashioned Apple Pie to serve to everyone who comes to Thanksgiving...
View ArticleAunt Gail’s Italian Sausage & Apple Lower Carb Stuffing
The best stuffing you will ever eat. Excellent combination of flavors and textures that is lower in carbs as well. If I am going to choose ONE carb to eat at a holiday meal this is the one that is...
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Pumpkin Roll with Vanilla Cream Filling – Sugar Free
5 from 1 reviews Print Pumpkin Roll with Cream Cheese Filling, sugar free Prep time: 30 mins Cook time: 20 mins Total time: 50 mins A bariatric friendly version of the Libby's pumpkin recipe that...
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Roasted Turkey – Breast Down
5 from 1 reviews Print Roasted Turkey Breast Down Prep time: 20 mins This simple twist on Roast Turkey 101 will produce a Moist & Juicy platter of tender meat that you will actually be able to...
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Sugar Free Cranberry Sauce – 2 ingredients, superb recipe!
Print Cranberry Sauce - Sugar Free Cook time: 20 mins Total time: 20 mins Serves: 2 cups Outrageously delicious! Once you try this, you will make it to use as a dessert compote and topping for...
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Roasted Winter Squash Soup
Soup so good you’ll dream about it. Roasted Winter Squash Soup tastes amazing and it’s full of good carbs. For a healthy protein meal, pair with deli turkey rolled in a butter lettuce leaf. No peeling...
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Parmesan Creamed Spinach
Even those who say they don’t like Spinach – this stuff is lick the plate good. If you are going to eat carbs, make them the vegetable kind. Use bites of this delicious dish to moisten your bites of...
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Apple Brie Bacon Bites
Bariatric Friendly Starters for your Thanksgiving Meal and not a cracker in sight. This one is not a recipe but more of a ‘how to’. I love Honeycrisp apples as they are juicy and crisp and make the...
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Warm No Sugar Cranberry Sippers
A tip to get you through the holidays: find low and no calorie food and drink to enjoy so you don’t have a chance to feel deprived. It’s nice to relax in the evening with a warm cinnamon drink and this...
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New Post Op? A Soft Food Holiday Plate for your New Life!
If you have just had bariatric surgery and don’t know WHAT to do about Thanksgiving or if you will be having your surgery just before Christmas and are already fearful of how you will handle the day....
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Tips for Roasting a Bariatric Friendly Turkey!
In the years before my bariatric surgery in 2001, preparing a Thanksgiving meal would take me a week. I would spend weeks thinking about and finding the right recipes for too many dishes. Now that we...
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No Pie, Pumpkin Pie!
This is the classic recipe on the pumpkin can that your grandmother used to make! Who needs crust? We all love the creamy cinnamon pumpkin custard! An awesome bariatric friendly dessert, snack, or...
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Cheddar Jalapeño Squares
Show up with a pan of these at your next holiday pot luck dinner and smile when your dish is the first to empty! I grew up in the tiny Vermont village of Marshfield, one town over from even smaller...
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California Roll Bites
These perfect bites really taste like a bite of a California Roll made with shrimp. A wonderful appetizer for a bariatric post op and anyone else within a few feet. A cooked form of ‘sushi roll’ that...
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Hot Chocolate Gummies
I love making gummies. I love eating gummies. They are sweet and chewy and have zero sugar and lots of flavor. I make them in silicon molds and after an hour in the fridge they pop right out. They are...
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BLT Deviled Eggs
I make deviled eggs for holiday appetizers because everyone loves them! This version is a BLT – Bacon Lettuce and Tomato. It can’t get any better! They are super low carb and bariatric friendly. Make...
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Holiday Cheesecake. This. Is. It. Drop the mic.
I am not coy in letting you know that I am the Cheesecake Queen! I bake a no sugar cheesecake to celebrate the most important occasions in our house. It is the best dessert that just happens to...
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Susan Maria’s Signature Antipasto Salad
This dish is a cheat in that the amount of attention it gets is over the top considering how easy it is to prepare! It’s wonderful on so many levels. It’s really delicious. Everyone at the gathering...
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Loaded Twice Baked ‘Potatoes’, Perfect for Your Holiday Pot Luck!
Loaded Twice Baked ‘Potatoes’, the Perfect Casserole for Your Holiday Pot Luck! Fully loaded with all the right flavors of ‘sour cream’, bacon, cheddar and scallions, this simple dish will be the...
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Take Back Thanksgiving!
Take Back Thanksgiving! This year let’s make Thanksgiving about the day and the people and not buy in to believing that our worth is tied to a bowl of mashed potatoes that we *must* make. Think it...
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SML’s Turkey Day Menu for 2016
SML's Bariatric Friendly Holiday Menu for 2016 The BariatricEating 2016 Thanksgiving Menu Make these incredible ‘bariatric friendly’ dishes for your Thanksgiving Day Appetizers - Small Bites Apple Brie...
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Crunchers Party Mix!
The best part of a party is enjoying what everyone else is having but not hurting your weight loss goals! Next time you’ve got a gathering of friends break out a pretty bowl of Crunchers Party Mix to...
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Dips Without Chips for Holiday Appetizers
Survey says PLANNING is how post ops remain at goal. They don’t eat chips and dip at a party just because they have a craving or have lost all their weight… they happily live with the changes that got...
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Holiday Cherry Cheesecake, sugar free with Truvia & Splenda
Nothing more exciting than a Holiday Cherry Cheesecake and this one is the best you ever tasted that happens to be made with Truvia and Splenda! It’s also not difficult and has just five ingredients....
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Baked Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potato is a healthy carb – the gorgeous rich color tells you that this vegetable is full of beta carotene vitamin A! Don’t let anyone tell you that this is a bad food for you – sweet potatoes are...
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