This is where Megan Rush writes about food for a diet a doctor has set. Most of it is bariatric and diabetic recipes, because those are the readers who write to her most. The diverticulitis diet has its own space too, in both of its phases. She is a cook and the author of six cookbooks, not a doctor. Every post starts in her kitchen, not in a textbook.
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Blood Sugar Control · Diabetic Friendly Recipes · Diabetic Air Fryer Recipes · Life After Bariatric Surgery · Gastric Sleeve Diet · Gastric Bypass Diet · Bariatric Meal Prep · Bariatric Air Fryer Recipes · Diverticulitis Diet · Healthy Eating Basics
Food Order and Blood Sugar: Why Eating Vegetables First Flattens Your Spike
Lactose Intolerance After Bariatric Surgery: Dairy Swaps That Work
Eating Out With Diverticulitis: Menu Tips to Avoid a Flare-Up
Gastric Bypass Reactive Hypoglycemia: How to Manage Late Dumping Syndrome
Air Fryer Avocado Fries: Crispy Healthy Fats for Bariatric Snacks
Diabetic Air Fryer Tofu: Crispy Plant-Based Protein Recipes
Gastric Sleeve Acid Reflux: Dietary Shifts to Manage Post-Op GERD
Diverticulitis Stage 1 Diet: Safe Liquid to Soft Food Transitions
Bariatric Safe Cold Medicine: How to Treat Flu Symptoms After Weight Loss Surgery
Dawn Phenomenon Solutions: How to Stop High Morning Blood Sugar
Muscle Loss After Bariatric Surgery: How to Protect Your Lean Mass
Weight Gain After Gastric Sleeve: Actionable Steps to Reverse Long-Term Regain
High Fiber Breakfast for Diverticulitis: Morning Meals to Prevent Future Flares
Apple Cider Vinegar Blood Sugar: Separating Myths From Facts for Diabetics
Protein Shakes After Gastric Bypass: Overcoming Taste Fatigue and Nausea
Air Fryer Shrimp for Diabetics: Fast and Low-Carb Seafood Dinners
Air Fryer Egg Bites: High-Protein Recipes for the Soft Food Stage
Spicy Food After Bariatric Surgery: When and How to Introduce Heat Safely
Bone Broth for Diverticulitis: Soothing Your Gut During a Flare-Up
Chewing Food After Bariatric Surgery: The 30/30 Rule for Better Digestion
Bariatric and diabetic recipes, one question at a time
Each article takes one question and answers it in full. For example: how much protein fits in a gastric sleeve portion? What does the number on a food label mean for blood sugar? When can you eat seeds again after a flare-up? The answer always comes with quantities, timings and swaps. So you can cook it tonight, without a calculator. Nothing here replaces your medical team; instead, it makes their rules easier to live with.
The rules are the ones in those books, from the Bariatric Cookbook to the Diabetic Air Fryer Cookbook. The blog is where they meet a real week of meals. First comes the shopping list. Then the batch of soups for the freezer, and then the air fryer dinner on a Tuesday night. In short, bariatric and diabetic recipes that still taste like food.
New posts arrive every week, and the older ones get a fresh look when a rule changes. Use the search box to find one dish. Otherwise, start from a topic below. Each one gathers every article on that subject, from the first week after surgery to the long run, so nothing gets lost in the archive.