Posted - October 19, 2014

Healthy Halloween Eating Pre or Post Weight Loss Surgery

Healthy Halloween Eating Pre or Post Weight Loss Surgery

Healthy halloween eating the weeks and months that follow and precede weight loss surgery can be tricky, food wise. It’s important to adhere to the nutritional guidelines set out by your practitioner, but it’s also important to carry on eating a diet that’s fulfilling and enjoyable. Food is one of life’s pleasures, after all.

With Halloween approaching, you may be wondering what you can eat that’s fun, in-line with the festivities, but will also prevent weight gain or the reoccurrence of health problems.

Healthy Halloween Eating

Healthy Halloween Eating

Before sharing a list of tasty morsels to munch on come October 31st, it’s first crucial to emphasize that portion control and the nutritional profile of what you eat is as important as the food itself. There’s no point gorging on snacks, and assuming the action to be healthy!

It’s also essential to follow the advice given to you by your health care practitioner. There are various stages to recovery following surgery, and everybody will be at a different point.

Halloween Treats

Something that virtually everybody is able to eat is soup and liquid meals. They’re encouraged following surgery, but also remain a staple in the diet many months after. Soups and broths contain heaps of nutrients, and are usually low in calories.

A favorite among lovers of healthy Halloween eating is, of course, pumpkin soup. Pumpkin soup has a creamy texture, and when mixed with carrots and onions, has a diverse flavor, too. Pumpkins are everywhere at the moment, so get in the spirit of the occasion by making a batch from scratch. It tastes better, plus you know what’s in it.

Halloween gelatin can also be a treat. Mixtures come in a variety of witch-like flavors, and can be sugar-free too. Gelatin is the perfect addition to a pre or post surgery meal plan, as it’s effortlessly digested and seriously low in calories.

Halloween Naughtiness

Why not play a trick on the younger members of your family, by devouring the blood of a vicious ghoul you slayed before they arrived? Ok, so really it’s sugar-free Kool Aid, but they don’t have to know that. Consuming several glasses of fluid per day is critical to good health and a balanced waist-line. Sugar-free Kool Aid is easy to get and comes in a variety of Halloween-esque colors. Have some fun, while also taking care of your body. Water’s best for hydration, but a little variety is the spice of life.


ATTENTION patients of Dr. Al-Kalla

Dr. Al-Kalla will be leaving Weight Loss Specialists of North Texas at the end of July. If you would like continue as his patient, please let us know and we can assist in getting your medical records transferred.

You may also choose to stay with Weight Loss Specialists of North Texas and we’ll gladly transfer your care to another provider on staff.

Thank you.