At 5 months you should be able to eat a variety of foods. journal your foods to know which foods may upset your new tummy. Stick to high protein, low fat foods. Condiments are a plus and can add flavor so you don't get bored. Salsa, mustards, sauces are excellent with many foods.
And popcorn for me is a no-no FOREVER. To many calories. Also if a kernel gets stuck, that could be big trouble. When i need a popcorn fix, I take a whit cheddar rice cake, put it in the microwave for 30 seconds and spread lightly with butter. One rice cake is only 45 calories.
Shelley

great idea!!!!! That's why I asked...Thanks so much.
I can leave it alone cuz we just don't have it around here, but I know with my mom here I will be tempted, and that is a great alternative

Side note to the chili gas--Add 1 tsp. of baking soda while it is cooking and it will cut out the gas altogether. Also, I do eat popcorn but I do not eat the kernel part...the puffy part will melt in your mouth. I can eat just about anything now as long as it does not have sugar in it. I try to eat a lot of protein so that doesn't leave much room for other than a bite or two of other foods but I like what I eat!

I tried chili and did well with it. Gas no problem, at least not for me! LOL!
I think the popcorn is a complete no-no from my doctor anyway. They think it is too hard on the pouch and can plug you up at tghe little hole on the bottom of the pouch. I used to chow down on popcorn before my RNY but I don't touch it now.
Chili is a good chioce cause you got meat and beans in it, lotsa protein. I use deer burger and it is nearly fat free.

At 5 months out you should be on a pretty normal diet. The only thing I struggled with at that point were eggs and beef.

I occasionally share a bag of popcorn with my husband, but it is always the small snack size bag and always fat free. For one cup of popped corn it's only 15 calories. And it feels like a real treat once in a while. Chew well though - you don't want it to get stuck

I agree, at 4 months out I was allowed "all foods as tolerated." However, I still avoid most "white" food (rice, pasta, flour, sugar, etc). Just make sure you always eat protein first and take 3 bites of protein for every 1 bite of anything else.

I totally understand people who choose not to eat popcorn. However, it is one of the few "white," non-protein foods I eat. I use the tender white popcorn and make my own (and I chew it to a liquid before swallowing). If you choose to eat popcorn, make sure you eat protein first, follow the no drinking while eating rule, and go slowly. Popcorn (or any snack-type food) is very easily turns into a mindless eating type thing and none of us wants to return to that! Also, I had a dumping episode once after eating movie theatre popcorn without having protein first.

JJ