Fresh Start Bariatric Cookbook: Healthy Recipes to Enjoy Favorite Foods After Weight-Loss Surgery

Rediscover the pleasure of food after weight-loss surgery

Post-surgery nutrition is more than a medical guideline―it's the foundation for your long-term success, healing, and relationship with food. Written by a registered dietitian specializing in bariatric care, Fresh Start Bariatric Cookbook delivers more than 100 protein-forward recipes tailored to each stage of recovery.

Stage-by-stage guidance―Icons mark each recipe by surgical recovery phase―liquid, puréed, soft, and general diet―so you never have to guess what to eat.

100+ nutritious, surgery-safe meals―Support lean muscle retention and sustained weight loss with dishes designed to keep you satisfied.

Support for different surgery types―These dishes are crafted to meet your needs after gastric sleeve surgery (or vertical sleeve gastrectomy), laparoscopic adjustable gastric band placement, and more.

Whether you're in your first few weeks post-op, or months into your new lifestyle, Fresh Start Bariatric Cookbook is your guide to long-term success.

SARAH KENT, MS, RDN, CD, is a Senior Dietitian and Certified Health and Wellness Coach at Froedtert Health. Previously, she served as Lead Dietitian for the bariatric surgery program at Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin, a nationally certified Center of Excellence for bariatric surgery. In addition to providing a range of pre- and post-operative nutritional services, Sarah helped facilitate support groups for bariatric patients.