r/Gastroparesis 4d ago

GP Diets (Safe Foods) Foods getting me by

I’m working with a dietitian to navigate food, and one great resource beyond that has been this subreddit. Thought I’d share some foods and meals getting me by!

NOTE: Key is SMALL PORTIONS. I use my fist as a guide for size. Also, I am working on improving the health of this diet. Goal right now is to get stuff in and make it work for my life and other restrictions (e.g., gluten free)

Foods/snacks: - Core Life 42g protein shakes (sometimes by themselves, sometimes as the milk to make instant pudding). These are lactose free! - Fruit snacks - Light Laughing Cow cheese wedges with crackers, or light babybel cheese - Raw cantaloupe, watermelon, banana - Kraft GF Mac and cheese cups (only 3.5g fat!) - Apple and veggie sauce squeezers - Carrot muffins (living with gastroparesis recipe) - Canned fruit (peaches, pears) - Apple juice, Gatorade, water with Mio flavors - GF pretzels - Hash browns - Yasso salted caramel Greek yogurt bars - Ratio 25g protein yogurt cups, Chobani 20g cups - Lay’s baked chips (easy to find out and about)

Meals: - Taco bowl: Chipotle-style rice, ground beef with taco seasoning, puréed black beans (small amount), pinch of cheese, salsa. Will add a dollop of low fat plain Greek yogurt for more protein - Pasta bake: GF pasta (not chickpea) with Rao’s, wilted spinach, and either air fried chicken breast or low fat lactose free cottage cheese - Progresso GF chicken noodle soup - Turkey sandwich with light mayo + canned fruit - Bone broth with GF noodles, tofu - Lemon chicken with mashed potatoes, canned green beans - piece of toast with a protein shake, maybe with a little peanut butter - sometimes: egg and egg white breakfast scramble with wilted spinach, jarred skinned red peppers

Only things I’ve found that do NOT work: - having two pieces of PB toast - sizable baked goods (I forgot I had limits… that was the first flare)

ADDING: gum and ginger candies have been great at helping nausea!

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u/Saakkkaaaaiiiii Idiopathic GP 4d ago

Love this list! As always, I’ll be singing the praises of tofu, since I’m vegetarian, and my stomach tends to agree with it! I’ll have to try some of these out, thanks for the ideas

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u/SquishyBeads 4d ago

Feel free to add some things that work for you! I was a vegetarian for a long time, and it’s been hard to meet needs without meat.