Bariatric Air Fryer Cookbook is a cookbook for life after weight-loss surgery, once solid food is back on the menu. Fried food is usually the first thing to go after the operation, so this book brings its crunch back with an air fryer and almost no oil: recipes for one or two people, ready in 30 minutes or less, with protein and macros on every page.
Above all, this is the book for anyone at the stage where solid food comes back, who is tired of eating the same three things. In particular, you want meals you can share at the table without breaking your portions. Megan Rush wrote it for that stage, when the diet is no longer a list of rules but a way of cooking.
What is inside
- The air fryer, from the start. What the appliance does, why it suits a bariatric diet and the tricks that keep food crisp and healthy with little effort.
- Practical recipes. Low-carb, low-calorie dishes for one or two, each with nutritional values, preparation time and the right portion.
- Portions you can share. Meals built so the rest of the family eats the same dish, only more of it.
- The 5-day pouch reset. A short plan for when weight stalls or starts to come back.
- Three bonuses. A QR code inside the book unlocks the recipes for phases one to three, Bariatric Shopping Lists and a Mindful Eating Guide.
Between them, these parts follow one thread: keep the new eating habits without giving up taste. As a result, the air fryer becomes the tool that makes the habits easy to keep.
How the recipes are presented
First of all, every recipe is short. The ingredient list fits a small shop, the steps fit one page and the timing fits a weeknight. Under each dish you find the protein and the macronutrients, so you can track your intake without a calculator.
Moreover, the portions are written for a bariatric plate first and for the table second, which is the opposite of most cookbooks. Finally, the earlier phases are not forgotten: the liquid and puréed recipes for phases one to three come as a download, so the printed book stays focused on solid food.
What readers say
Three verified purchasers in the United States, all five stars:
Wonderful recipes and even better if you need the bariatric recipes. We always have to settle for something we don’t like. This book has some great bariatric choices. What’s not to love?
MWilkins, Amazon, September 2024
The book has a lot of good recipes in it. I will help me get my goal. And is perfect for someone who had Gastric Bypass Surgery.
Tazzie, Amazon, November 2024
Love this! Great recipes! And meal follow plan!
Tracy M Parks, Amazon, July 2025
In short: crispy food after bariatric surgery, portioned for a pouch and ready in half an hour. Available on Amazon.
Also by Megan Rush
For the earlier stages and the surgery itself, Megan’s other cookbooks pick up where this one leaves off: Diverticulitis Cookbook, Diabetic Air Fryer Cookbook, Bariatric Cookbook, Gastric Sleeve Cookbook and Gastric Bypass Cookbook.