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November 25, 2005

Gastric Bypass Recipes

Filed under: gastric bypass diet, gastric bypass recipes — Administrator @ 5:50 pm

Gastric bypass recipe
Pumpkin Mousse

Ingredients:
two (1 ounce) boxes sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix
two cups milk (I employ fat free evaporated- it makes it extremely rich)
one cup canned pumpkin
one teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:
Put all ingredients into blender. Mix well and pour into microscopic dessert dishes. Refrigerate.

I personally as well utilise the cheesecake flavored pudding for an even better taste

Green Beans with Caramelized Onions
An spectacular take on an old favourite, this is Diane Shields’ low-fat, low-carb green bean casserole. Delicious!

Ingredients:
one tablespoon olive oil
one tablespoon white sugar
one (16 ounce) pack frozen
pearl onions
one (16 ounce) pack frozen
cut green beans, thawed
one tablespoon fresh dill weed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions:
Heat the oil and sugar in a massive skillet on top medium-high heat. Add the onions; cook and stir until caring and golden black, about ten minutes.

Mix the green beans with the onions, and cook for about three minutes. Dislodge from heat and season with dill, salt and pepper

No-Sugar Pumpkin Pie
Ingredients:
Pastry for single-crust 9-inch pie
one can (16 ounces) pumpkin
one can (12 ounces) evaporated skip milk
three eggs
5-1/2 teaspoons Equal® for Recipes
or even eighteen packets Equal® sweetener
or even 3/4 cup Equal® Spoonful™
1/4 teaspoon salt
one teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

Instructions:
Roll pastry on floured surface into circle one inch larger than inverted 9-inch pie pan. Ease into pan; trim and flute edge.

Beat pumpkin, evaporated milk and eggs in medium bowl; beat in remaining ingredients. Pour into pastry shell. Bake in preheated 425°F oven fifteen minutes; reduce heat to 350°F and bake until knife inserted near center comes out clean, about forty minutes. Cool on wire rack.

Nutrition (1/8 slice of pie): 175 calories; eight grams protein; twenty-two grams carbs; seven grams fat

Sugar-Free Chocolate Cream Pie
Ingredients:
Pastry for single-crust 9-inch pie
1/3 cup cornstarch
1/4 to 1/3 cup European or even Dutch-process cocoa
10-3/4 teaspoons Equal® for Recipes
or even thirty-six packets Equal® sweetener
or even one and a half cups Equal® Spoonful™
1/8 teaspoon salt
three cups skip milk
two eggs
two egg whites
one teaspoon vanilla
eight tablespoons thawed frozen light whipped topping

Equal® sweetener can be substituted with more sweetener products. Nutrition contents can be different from those listed beneath.

Directions:
one. Roll pastry on lightly floured surface into circle one inch larger than inverted 9-inch pie pan. Ease pastry into pan; trim and flute edge. Pierce bottom and side of pastry with fork. Bake in preheated 425oF oven until crust is browned, ten to fifteen minutes. Cool on wire rack.
two. Combine cornstarch, cocoa, Equal® and salt in medium saucepan; stir in milk. Heat to boiling across medium-high heat, whisking constantly. Boil until thickened, about one microscopic.

three. Beat eggs and egg whites in microscopic bowl; whisk about one cup chocolate mixture into eggs. Whisk egg mixture into chocolate mixture in saucepan. Cook across incredibly low heat, whisking constantly, thirty to sixty seconds. Dislodge from heat; stir in vanilla.

four. Spread hot filling in baked crust; refrigerate until chilled and set, about six hours. Cut into wedges and place on serving plates; garnish every serving with dollop of whipped topping, if desired.

Nutrition (1/8 slice of pie): 188 calories; seven grams protein; twenty five grams carbs; seven grams fat.

Gastric Bypass and Hair Loss

Filed under: Gastric Bypass Hair Loss, side effects — Administrator @ 5:49 pm

Gastric bypass and hair loss is 1 of the biggest reasons that a lot of women decide against or even are undecided about having the gastric bypass done in the 1st place. The problem that virtually all are concerned with, hair loss, usually rears it’s horrible (hairless) head somewhere around six months after the procedure is 1st done.

The reasons why patients who have the gastric bypass another time lose their hair is due to undernourishment of the body. You see your body is so wore to having a certain level of caloric intake and then you get the gastric bypass done and all of sudden your intake drops off suddenly. It’s a shock on the body and the reaction is normally that it can’t compensate to provide enough ‘energy’ to run all of the normal functions… like growing and keeping hardy hair.

And periodically women who have the gastric bypass done, will find clumps of hair in their hair brushes, or in the shower drain. That can be kind of scary when you see it fall out in such a big quantity. However the great news is that the hair loss usually corrects itself after the body gets wore to functioning at it’s new levels.

Your body will start to recognize your caloric intake as normal after a while and start ‘figuring out’ how to run the whole ship on what you are supplying it. It just takes a select few time after your gastric bypass for this to happen. However usually, it will correct itself it’s just the first shock and trauma of it all can be a little intimidating.

There are a few things that you are able to do to curb the hair loss after gastric bypass surgery however nothing is full proof. Your doctor will recommend a select few fantastic vitamin supplements that speficially target hair and rejuvenation. If you religiously take these after your gastric bypass surgery it should lessen the hair loss if not minimize it all together.

Overall, hair loss after gastric bypass surgery is absolutely something to look at however in our opinion not something any woman or even human should apply as a reason NOT to have the surgery. After all, i am talking about getting your body down to a even more normal fit and manageable weight… your health is priority #1.

We do have even more hair loss information as it pertains to gastric bypass procedures througout our website right here so please feel free to investigate our more information.

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