Curly Fries

Prep Time: 7 minutes                        Cook Time: 10 minutes                   Add to MyFitnessPal

Curly fries - those time-honored savory treats from childhood - are a classic July food. They're also packed with starch, breading, and fried in 10-day-old oil. But dang they taste SO good! And it turns out, they're a piece of cake to make and they can actually be good for you.

They go great with Smye's Catsup

Using this particular spice mixture, these taste nearly identical to those served at a particular fast food restaurant that famously serves roast beef sandwiches - but feel free to play with the spices and make to suit your own tastes.

Grilled Cheese

Prep Time: 2 minutes                       Cook Time: 10 minutes                 Add to MyFitnessPal

The age-old comfort food from a snowy day in childhood - the grilled cheese - is back and ready for BariDelicious eating. I think you'll be very pleasantly surprised with these results.

It's even dippable

Simple Salmon

Prep Time - 2 minutes                     Cook Time - 7-10 minutes                 Add to MyFitnessPal

It's that time of year - the fish are spawning, migrating, and biting. And whether you fish or not, that means Salmon! This is the first of several salmon-based recipes I'll be posting in the near future.

Typically I don't care for anything with fins unless it's raw, but this... oh this is the good stuff! And it's probably the easiest recipe I'll ever post. Whether or not you consider yourself a true gourmand or haven't been in the kitchen since you were in the womb, try this one. You won't regret it.

The skin tastes like bacon - just different

Turkey Cesar Avocado Classic

Prep Time: 3 minutes                                                                                    Add to MyFitnessPal

When I made the decision to have bariatric surgery, I said 'goodbye' to sandwiches - those staples of the American lunchbox, the seemingly perfect vehicle for all manner of delightfully protein-based fillings. I mourned, I said 'farewell' and then I found BariBread.

I had the bread, but it can be even harder to figure out exactly what to put on it to yield a bariatric-friendly sandwich. Among my favorite sandwiches from childhood is the Turkey Cesar Avocado Classic, but could I make it bari-friendly?

Hint: The answer is yes

Instant Personal Pizzas

Prep Time - 5 minutes           Cook Time - 2-5 minutes                  Add to MyFitnessPal

 

This one is a little bit of a 'cheater' recipe. I'm going to make the assumption that you've already made up some BariBread, that you are using jarred sauce (my partner & I make up several dozen jars & can them every summer). Don't make your own sauce yet? Don't care for the stuff at the store? Don't worry - I'll be doing a series of posts on sauces in the next few weeks, so I've got you covered. For the sake of this recipe, I'm using the 365 marinara sauce in a jar for the nutrition info. All in all though, so long as you don't buy a sugar-bomb, you shouldn't have any problem finding a suitable sauce.

PHOTOS COMING SOON