Certainly not my typical liquid lunch

May 14, 2014

 I received the package from the nutritionist about my pre and post op foods this week. The post op was pretty spot on to what I expected. After all, I have been on the waitlist 4 years and have done a neurotic amount of research in that time. However, the pre-op diet was a bit more…structured…than I expected. From what I had read, some doctors have you go on simple, low calorie foods in small portions the weeks before surgery. I was not expecting 4 weeks of Glucerna. I am going to email the nutritionist to see if I can add a pinch of xanthan gum to them and blend with ice. The xanthan gum is a food thickener and, if I add ice, not only will I get more water in, I pray it will taste like a thick, chocolate shake.

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