My dear sweet friend Robyn made a comment on one of my recent posts that she has trouble with nausea whenever she doesn't chew her food well enough. This got me to thinking about all of the trouble I've been having with eating - constant nausea after almost every meal - and I wondered if inadequate chewing was my issue.
So I tried chewing everything way more than I thought was necessary. Guess what! The nausea stopped! Chewing really was my issue, not my new stomach hating food.
Now that I have figured that out, my food choices have expanded dramatically. I have been able to eat (very small amounts of) steak, seafood, chicken, turkey, and ham. Yay!
I belong to a Facebook group for bariatric surgery patients that is very strict about eating habits and lifestyle changes in order to prevent future regain, and they advocate starting vegetables in very small quantities as soon as you're released to eat a normal bariatric diet. So I have been introducing cooked veggies and even ate a tiny bit of Olive Garden salad this week with no issues. Another big yay!
I am down 74 pounds since March 29, and I am very pleased with my progress. Thanks for hanging in there with me!
On to today's recipe. It is very quick and easy, has a high amount of protein, and tastes great! Joe and I both ate it for lunch the next day after we made it. There are lots of mushrooms and a thick, creamy sauce, so get ready!
Recipe
Italian Meatballs with Golden Mushroom Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 package Cooked Perfect Italian Style Beef and Pork meatballs
- 2 cans golden mushroom soup
- 1 cup Greek yogurt plain
- ¾ cup milk We used 1% but any milk will be fine.
- 4 cups mushrooms sliced
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
Instructions
- The meatballs come in a convenient microwave pouch, so take advantage of that and microwave them.
- Combine remaining ingredients in a large skillet and heat until sauce is bubbly and mushrooms are starting to soften.
- Add the hot meatballs to the sauce and serve or, alternately (especially if you have picky children like mine) serve the meatballs and spoon the sauce overtop.
Notes
Joe didn't think about our children's disdain for mushrooms and put all of meatballs into the mushroom sauce. Then, when it was time to serve the food, he had to set about rinsing sauce off of meatballs for the kids. He was none too happy about that.
Joe ate his meatballs as pictured, with the sauce and meatballs served over rice. I ate 4 meatballs in sauce with some asparagus, and I was very happy with them. The kids devoured their rinsed off meatballs and asked for more.
I found the Italian Style Beef and Pork meatballs to be very moist and rich. I really liked them a lot.
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Cooked Perfect® Meatballs. All opinions are 100% mine.
Robyn Wright of Robyns.World says
I'm so very proud of you and glad that chewing your food more has helped! I forget sometimes, especially when it is really yummy food, but I quickly remember! This recipe looks yummy too!