I read this book as someone who is always on the lookout for low calorie recipes, rather than someone who has had bariatric surgery, and from this perspective, my findings were as follows:

The book starts with information and advice for those who have had surgery, then moves on to recipes, first come the smoothies / shakes (wonderful to noted that chocolate is still on the menu!). We move on to breakfast with choices such as oatmeal prepared the night before in a slow cooker, also pancakes, quiche and muesli (amongst many others). The next chapter covers sides and it is wonderful to see lots of appetising vegetable dishes (including veg inspired pasta substitutes!). Dinner follows in the next chapter with international dishes included. Gratifyingly, desserts are also featured, included delicious- sounding fudge brownies

This book doesn't include illustration, but nutritional information is helpfully featured..

Overall, this is a book that is some to inspire many whilst consistently promoting good choices.

My thanks to NetGalley, author and publisher for the opportunity to review this book in exchange for an advance copy.

Greta book. Easy to follow and to the point. I do wish It had more recipes. Highly recommend. I haven’t had bariatric surgery and don’t qualify but I was looking for healthier food options.

This book is informative, thorough & easy to follow. While there are not a ton of recipes included they all sound healthy, delicious, and nutritious. Unfortunately there are no images, which I personally prefer in recipe books, the inclusion of nutritional information is a valuable addition. I think this would be especially beneficial for individuals who have recently undergone bariatric surgery or are considering it and would like to understand what their journey may involve.

This book was very informative for anyone facing bariatric surgery or even on a weight loss journey. It has great recipes to add variety to meal planning. The beginning of the book helps you to understand many things about the process of after surgery.

Literally every recipe has me drooling I can’t wait to test these out and devour them! I’ve already ordered ingredients for three recipes!

The introductory chapters are full of great information about living the bariatric lifestyle and dealing with making the necessary changes to your eating habits. Wait until you get to the recipes! The Mediterranean Style Dip, Baked Beans, and Soup with Beef & Barley all have easy to follow directions and sound absolutely delicious. Need a holiday meal or recipe? A picnic or potluck dish? New breakfast idea? You’ll find them all in this wonderful book. PS - you don’t have to be a bariatric patient to enjoy these recipes and eat healthier- this is a cookbook for everyone wanting to make healthier choices.

The book itself needs to be proof read again. There are multiple spelling errors that mainly occur with the letter "L". There are random numbers strewn throughout the dialogue and there are multiple times that sections are repeated using different words in the same paragraph or the one following. This introduction section also has a few areas where punctuation is missing. The way the layout appears, on my phone, there are also breaks in the middle of a paragraph. Overall the recipes seem amazing and I can't wait to try some of them! I did not have Bariatric surgery but my daughter in law did and since I need to lose weight I have been trying to follow the post surgical diet for awhile now. Hopefully this will bring some newness to my routine choices.

Absolutely loved this!! So many great recipes and so much helpful advice. I’m 18 months post bariatric bypass and 60kgs down and I can’t wait to make some of these recipes! Thank you so much

This cookbook was super helpful! I wish it had pictures to go with the recipes but a lot of them sounded really good and the couple I tried were easy and pretty tasty.

Really enjoyed going through this book. Found a lot of recipes that will be useful to me. The book I have is from 2019 so there are many different things in it. If you have or are going to have gastric surgery, this is a good book.

A good cookbook filled with recipes, tips and suggestions for post-op bariatric patients. Recipes vary from light meals to a little heartier, yet still edible for sleeve and bypass tummies.