Jozena Kelly
★★★★★
“I had surgery 10 years ago and searched for a cookbook that I could enjoy. I FOUND IT! … the recipes are delicious. I encourage anyone needing help with food after surgery to get this book.”
When your diet is no longer a choice
Home cooking that still tastes like home
About Megan Rush
Megan Rush is a cook and the author of six cookbooks for people whose diet is no longer a matter of choice: after bariatric surgery, with diabetes, with diverticulitis. She came to this kitchen as a patient before she was a cook, and it shows in what she writes. Her recipes respect the rules a doctor has set and still taste like food you would choose to eat.
What the surgeon or the dietitian says comes first, always. Every recipe is built for the person who will eat it, from the size of a bariatric portion to the carbohydrates a diabetic has to count. On the blog she takes the same diets one question at a time, in plain words for the kitchen.
Diverticulitis Cookbook
Diverticulitis has three stages, and each one wants a different plate: clear liquids and rest during a flare-up, low-fiber meals while the gut recovers, then the fiber that keeps the next attack away. The Diverticulitis Cookbook follows that order with more than a hundred easy-to-digest recipes sorted by stage, a thirty-day meal plan that takes the guessing out of what is safe today, and shopping lists and swaps for the days when energy is short.
Diabetic Air Fryer Cookbook
Fries, wings and desserts are usually the first things a diabetic gives up. In the Diabetic Air Fryer Cookbook they come back out of the air fryer, in more than a hundred recipes that stay under ten grams of net carbs and four hundred calories a serving, each with full macros, carb counts and diabetic exchanges printed beside it. Most are on the table in thirty minutes, and a thirty-day low-GI meal plan puts them in order, for type 1, type 2 and prediabetes alike.
Bariatric Cookbook
Weight-loss surgery changes the stomach in an afternoon; learning to eat with it takes months. The Bariatric Cookbook covers the whole road: the surgical options and what each one asks of you, an eight-week meal plan that runs from the pre-op diet through every post-op stage, a five-day pouch reset for when progress stalls, and recipes portioned for the new stomach, from single servings to dishes the rest of the family can share.
Bariatric Air Fryer Cookbook
Stage four, when solid food comes back, is where most bariatric patients lose their footing: the portions are tiny, the protein has to be high, and fried food is off the table. Not with an air fryer. The recipes in the Bariatric Air Fryer Cookbook are low in carbs and calories, sized for one or two, ready in thirty minutes, with protein and macros listed for each, plus a five-day pouch reset for the weeks when the scale stops moving or starts climbing back.
Gastric Sleeve Cookbook
A sleeve takes away most of the stomach, but not the cravings, and the weight can come back if the old habits do. The Gastric Sleeve Cookbook starts there: what the operation changes and how to live with it, strategies for food addiction and regain, an eight-week meal plan for the weeks before and after surgery, a five-day pouch reset when things slip, and recipes for every stage, portioned for a stomach the size of a banana.
Gastric Bypass Cookbook
A bypass reroutes the digestion, not just shrinks the stomach, so what you eat matters twice as much: some foods are simply gone, and portions are set by the pouch. The Gastric Bypass Cookbook explains the operation and the road after it, then gets to work: an eight-week meal plan across the pre-op and post-op stages, a five-day pouch reset for a stall, and quick, easy recipes portioned for every phase, whether it is dinner for one or a dish to share.
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Food Order and Blood Sugar: Why Eating Vegetables First Flattens Your Spike
Your dietitian told you to cut carbs, and you did, so the morning numbers finally improved. Dinner still spikes, however, and you cannot work out what you are doing wrong. The link between Food Order and Blood Sugar may be the missing piece, because it rarely comes up in a fifteen-minute appointment. The sequence in…
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Lactose Intolerance After Bariatric Surgery: Dairy Swaps That Work
You did everything right today. You hit your protein goal, sipped your shake slowly, and chose Greek yogurt over pudding. An hour later, however, you feel bloated and crampy, and you are running for the bathroom. Nothing went wrong with your effort, because the change happened inside your digestion. Lactose Intolerance After Bariatric Surgery is…
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Eating Out With Diverticulitis: Menu Tips to Avoid a Flare-Up
Looking at a restaurant menu after a diverticulitis diagnosis can feel incredibly daunting. The fear of triggering another painful episode of localized abdominal pain can cast a shadow over your social life. For many individuals, social dining becomes a source of anxiety rather than enjoyment. Fortunately, learning the art of eating out with diverticulitis history…
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Gastric Bypass Reactive Hypoglycemia: How to Manage Late Dumping Syndrome
You finish a meal you enjoyed, and an hour later a wave of panic arrives out of nowhere. Your hands shake, cold sweat covers your forehead, and your heart pounds against your chest. If these crashes follow your meals after weight loss surgery, you are likely dealing with Gastric Bypass Reactive Hypoglycemia. Doctors also call…
What Readers Say
Amazon reviews of Megan’s cookbooks, quoted as they were written.
Brian Kataryniak
★★★★★
“I was diagnosed with diverticulitis and this book is excellent if you suffer from that”
Dave & Steph
★★★★★
“As someone navigating life after gastric bypass, I found the recipes and guidance practical and easy to follow. … I’ve tried several recipes so far, and they’ve been easy to prepare and gentle on digestion.”
Jane
★★★★☆
“If you’re a new diabetic and don’t know what you should eat or not eat, this book will help you alot.I’m a retired RN and the recipes are spot on to control your A1C. Be sure to follow your doctor’s advice, but these meals are great. Recommend.”
MWilkins
★★★★★
“Wonderful recipes and even better if you need the bariatric recipes. We always have to settle for something we don’t like. This book has some great bariatric choices. What’s not to love?”
Dain
★★★★★
“I absolutely love how informative this cookbook is, and the ease of use for recipes makes it a cinch to eat after surgery (or even for those that haven’t had surgery). I (a bariatric patient) and my husband (not a bariatric patient) recommend this book highly!”
Celeste
★★★★★
“I really needed a guide to look at when panicked in the kitchen after a diverticulitis infection. … Months later, I still turn to it for guidance.”
Rob DeBord
★★★★★
“I got this cookbook to utilize our air fryer and to help with making good recipes for my type 2 diabetes. took a stroll through the book and the recipes look fairly easy and I think it’s going to work great”
Tonia Moyler
★★★★★
“When you have done the hard work and got the weight off. Keep the bar at the top by using this cook book and making these delicious low calorie meals. It will take the up and down out of dieting!”
Mrs L Lawson
★★★★★
“Good little cookbook easy to follow nice tasting recipes, would recommend to anyone who has had bypass surgery”
Tazzie
★★★★★
“The book has a lot of good recipes in it. I will help me get my goal. And is perfect for someone who had Gastric Bypass Surgery.”
Michelle Tuttle
★★★★★
“I love the way the book is written in stages for after surgery. The medical part is just an added bonus and the recipes. Sound delicious with a large variety of ingridents there is something for everyone. Highly recommended”
Jozena Kelly
★★★★★
“I had surgery 10 years ago and searched for a cookbook that I could enjoy. I FOUND IT! … the recipes are delicious. I encourage anyone needing help with food after surgery to get this book.”
Brian Kataryniak
★★★★★
“I was diagnosed with diverticulitis and this book is excellent if you suffer from that”
Dave & Steph
★★★★★
“As someone navigating life after gastric bypass, I found the recipes and guidance practical and easy to follow. … I’ve tried several recipes so far, and they’ve been easy to prepare and gentle on digestion.”
Jane
★★★★☆
“If you’re a new diabetic and don’t know what you should eat or not eat, this book will help you alot.I’m a retired RN and the recipes are spot on to control your A1C. Be sure to follow your doctor’s advice, but these meals are great. Recommend.”
MWilkins
★★★★★
“Wonderful recipes and even better if you need the bariatric recipes. We always have to settle for something we don’t like. This book has some great bariatric choices. What’s not to love?”
Dain
★★★★★
“I absolutely love how informative this cookbook is, and the ease of use for recipes makes it a cinch to eat after surgery (or even for those that haven’t had surgery). I (a bariatric patient) and my husband (not a bariatric patient) recommend this book highly!”
Celeste
★★★★★
“I really needed a guide to look at when panicked in the kitchen after a diverticulitis infection. … Months later, I still turn to it for guidance.”
Rob DeBord
★★★★★
“I got this cookbook to utilize our air fryer and to help with making good recipes for my type 2 diabetes. took a stroll through the book and the recipes look fairly easy and I think it’s going to work great”
Tonia Moyler
★★★★★
“When you have done the hard work and got the weight off. Keep the bar at the top by using this cook book and making these delicious low calorie meals. It will take the up and down out of dieting!”
Mrs L Lawson
★★★★★
“Good little cookbook easy to follow nice tasting recipes, would recommend to anyone who has had bypass surgery”
Tazzie
★★★★★
“The book has a lot of good recipes in it. I will help me get my goal. And is perfect for someone who had Gastric Bypass Surgery.”
Michelle Tuttle
★★★★★
“I love the way the book is written in stages for after surgery. The medical part is just an added bonus and the recipes. Sound delicious with a large variety of ingridents there is something for everyone. Highly recommended”