What to Eat after a Body Lift (Sample Menu #3) - For Lacto-Ovo Vegetarians
5/24/2020
The following is a sample daily menu of 1700 calories and 100 grams protein. This would be adequate for a person weighing 160 lbs who has just had a post-bariatric body lift. This sample menu is particularly for those who are lacto-ovo vegetarians (those who consume eggs and milk, but no other animal products). Nutrient content was obtained using data from www.myfooddiary.com.
| Breakfast | Calories | Protein (grams) |
| 2 large eggs scrambled | 120 | 12 |
| 1 tsp butter | 34 | |
| 1 cup of skim milk | 86 | 8 |
| 2 slices whole wheat bread | 136 | 5 |
| Mid-morning Snack | ||
| 1 mozzarella string cheese | 80 | 6 |
| 1 medium apple | 95 | |
| Lunch | ||
| 1 cup fat free cottage cheese | 162 | 23 |
| 1 cup fresh raspberries | 63 | 1 |
| 1 cup low sodium V8 juice | 45 | 1 |
| 2 whole wheat Carr's crackers | 80 | 2 |
| Afternoon Snack | ||
| 2 tbsp creamy peanut butter | 190 | 7 |
| celery stick (2 stalks) | 20 | 1 |
| Supper | ||
| 1 cheese quesadilla
| 90 296 40 | 8 |
| 1/4 avocado | 57 | |
| 2 tbsp salsa | 8 | |
| 1/2 cup shredded iceberg lettuce | 5 | |
| Evening Snack | ||
| 3/4 cup Fage nonfat Greek Yogurt | 90 | 18 |
| 1/2 cup fresh blackberries | 30 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 1727 | 101 |