The Easy 5-Ingredient Bariatric Cookbook: 100 Postsurgery Recipes for Lifelong Health

The Easy 5-Ingredient Bariatric Cookbook provides 100 recipes designed for people recovering from bariatric surgery. Each recipe uses only 5 ingredients and aims to support a healthy lifestyle after weight-management surgery. The cookbook includes step-by-step guidelines for post-surgical eating habits, helping you progress through the four stages of recovery. It covers practical dietary changes, such as separating beverages from solid foods during meals, and teaches how to adjust to your new relationship with food. Recipes span entrées, smoothies, sides, and sauces—including examples like Spinach and Feta Egg Bake and Buffalo Chicken Meatballs. All recipes emphasize high-protein and low-sugar nutrition. The cookbook focuses on Phase 4 recovery and addresses the three main types of bariatric surgery: gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, and gastric band.