1000 Calorie Bariatric Meal Plan
Bariatric surgery can be deemed as the perfect tool to help a person achieve a healthier weight.
Additionally, practicing the 1000 calorie bariatric meal plan can prove a helping hand in the same direction.
Now, most people take this surgery as the ‘one and done method to treat obesity.
While that’s not the case, a person must bring some elementary changes into their diet and lifestyle to tackle the same situation.
What is a 1000 calorie bariatric meal plan?
The diet must contain mostly high protein, low carb, and low-fat food items.
Additionally, you have to keep your daily calorie intake limited to 1000 calories only. Certain food options aren’t permitted during this meal plan. They are:
- Process, package, refined, and sugary items like cakes, desert, candies, ice creams
- Chocolates
- Sweetened or frozen yogurt
- Potatoes and other starchy veggies
- Nuts and nuts butter
- Brown and white rice
- Juices and other sweetened and caffeinated beverages
- Any kind of sports energy drinks
- Pasta or Noodles
Regardless of how disciplined and strict a diet plan is, your body may take some good time to adapt to the same.
Hence, you must not jump on with this 1000 calorie bariatric meal plan without reading through the guidelines and instructions mentioned below.
General guidelines for the 1000 calorie bariatric meal plan
- Put yourself on a trial of the same meal plan for around 7 days before bringing it to your daily schedule
- Make the water your go-to beverage daily
- Consult with your surgeon or physician regarding every aspect of this diet plan before progressing
- Opt for home-cooked food while keeping a distance from every processed or packaged food item
- You may need to include most of the liquid diet recipes ( consult with your bariatric surgeon for this)
- The focus here is to prepare your body for the surgery process so you must go nice and easy in the same direction
Weekly sample planner for 1000 calorie bariatric meal plan
Day 1.
1000 calorie bariatric meal plan – Chocolate protein shake
Breakfast- 1 serving of chocolate protein shake with 1 banana
Snack- 1 serving of almond butter with 1 apple
Lunch- 1 serving of grilled chicken with roasted kale
Snack – 1 serving of Bran flakes with skimmed milk(8 oz) and 1 small banana
Dinner- 1 serving of grilled steak with roasted broccoli and baked potato
Total calorie count for the day – 1005
Day 2.
Breakfast- 1 serving of strawberries with peanut butter and 1 slice of wheat toast
Snack – 1 serving of skimmed milk
Lunch- 1 serving of mushroom eggs with red bell peppers
Snack- 2 Oranges
Dinner- 1 serving of grilled chicken breast with brown rice and mixed greens
Total calories for the day-1009
Day 3.
1000 calorie bariatric meal plan – Plain tuna salad
Breakfast- 1 serving of spinach and tomato omelet with onion flakes
Snack- 1 serving of plain tuna salad
Lunch- 1 Avocado
Snack- 1 serving of spinach and avocado smoothie
Dinner- 1 serving of roasted kale and pecans
Total calories for the day- 998
Day 4.
1000 calorie bariatric meal plan – Raw almonds
Breakfast- 1 serving of protein shake with 1 apple
Snack- 2 Oranges
Lunch- 1 serving of cucumber avocado salad
Snack- Almonds (1 oz)
Dinner- 1 serving of baked spinach chips
Total calories for the day-996
Day 5.
1000 calorie bariatric meal plan – Denver omelet
Breakfast- 1 serving of Denver omelet with spinach and tomato
Snack –1 serving of almond butter with banana
Lunch- 1 Avocado
Snack- 1 serving of tex mex tuna salad
Dinner- 1 serving of spinach, ginger, and avocado smoothie
Total calories for the day -995
Day 6.
1000 calorie bariatric meal plan – Spinach avocado salad
Breakfast- 1 serving of scrambled eggs with grilled spinach
Snack- 1 serving of Arugula salad with 1 apple
Lunch- 1 serving of spinach avocado salad
Snack- 1 serving of Tuna avocado salad
Dinner- 1 serving of non-fat Greek yogurt with strawberries
Total calories for the day-998
Day 7.
1000 calorie bariatric meal plan – Grilled lemon chicken
Breakfast- 1 serving of scrambled eggs with 2 strips of bacon
Snack-1 cup of spinach avocado soup with almonds
Lunch- 1 serving of grilled lemon chicken
Snack- 1 serving of curry- tuna salad with mixed greens
Dinner- 1 serving of tuna sandwich with kale crisps
Total calories for the day-991
Bottomline for 1000 calorie bariatric meal plan
This 1000 calorie bariatric meal plan can prove fruitful for your overall health and wellbeing before the surgery process.
Still, you must follow it under the strict guidance of a trained medical professional.
Printable (PDF) 1000 calorie bariatric meal plan
| Meals | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | 1 serving of chocolate protein shake with 1 banana | 1 serving of strawberries with peanut butter and 1 slice of wheat toast | 1 serving of spinach and tomato omelet with onion flakes | 1 serving of protein shake with 1 apple | 1 serving of Denver omelet with spinach and tomato | 1 serving of scrambled eggs with grilled spinach | 1 serving of scrambled eggs with 2 strips of bacon |
| Snack | 1 serving of almond butter with 1 apple | 1 serving of skimmed milk | 1 serving of plain tuna salad | 2 Oranges | 1 serving of almond butter with banana | 1 serving of Arugula salad with 1 apple | 1 cup of spinach avocado soup with almonds |
| Lunch | 1 serving of grilled chicken with roasted kale | 1 serving of mushroom eggs with red bell peppers | 1 Avocado | 1 serving of cucumber avocado salad | 1 Avocado | 1 serving of spinach avocado salad | 1 serving of grilled lemon chicken |
| Snack | 1 serving of Bran flakes with skimmed milk(8 oz) and 1 small banana | 2 Oranges | 1 serving of spinach and avocado smoothie | Almonds (1 oz) | 1 serving of tex mex tuna salad | 1 serving of Tuna avocado salad | 1 serving of curry- tuna salad with mixed greens |
| Dinner | 1 serving of grilled steak with roasted broccoli and baked potato | 1 serving of grilled chicken breast with brown rice and mixed greens | 1 serving of roasted kale and pecans | 1 serving of baked spinach chips | 1 serving of spinach, ginger, and avocado smoothie | 1 serving of non-fat Greek yogurt with strawberries | 1 serving of tuna sandwich with kale crisps |
| Total calorie count for the day | 1005 | 1009 | 998 | 996 | 995 | 998 | 991 |
See Also
1200 Calorie PreBariatric Surgery Diet
1000 Calorie Vegetarian Meal Plan