Food at the Tood

I felt we needed to add a page on this site specifically devoted to the issue of food at the Villa Plenitud recovery retreat.

As I've mentioned a few times on the site, you are not going to the Four Season's or to the Ritz Carlton Recovery Retreat. The Villa Plenitud is a lovely place that has been specifically built to be a recovery retreat for patients recuperating from surgeries of all sorts. We consider ourselves extremely lucky to be part of the Villa Plenitud family and feel that the staff of caregivers there are "just what the doctor ordered" when it comes to caring for our people postop.

Regarding food...I would like to say this about that.

If there are, let's say, only five or six people at the Villa Plenitud at one time, one cannot expect Ron (owner/operator/chef extraordinaire) to whip up five or six different dishes for the evening meal. It's not only an outrageous thought, but even if it were possible...it would be extremely costly and time consuming to the point of absurdity.

Ron creates a delicious menu daily. He makes one main dish for the evening meal and side dishes that go with it. If people have specific issues with food (ie they are vegetarians, don't eat anything but chicken, don't eat pork, but eat beef and chicken but don't eat fish...or only eat fish, etc etc.) this MUST be discussed with Ron BEFORE YOU GET THERE so he can make arrangements for your specific needs. Let me say right here and now that if you are going to be eating special meals specifically suited to your dietary needs, likes or dislikes....you will be required to pay an additional $10 a day.

"Bland Alternatives for the Sensitive Tummies"

The first few days after surgery our tummies can be a bit sensitive and you may not be in the mood for a big meal, if any meal at all. Just so you know...there are bland alternatives to the main meal such as baked potato, oatmeal, dry cereal, toast, bananas, chicken broth with or without rice, crackers, puddings and jello (but only if requested in the morning, for obvious reasons) and it's possible I'm leaving out a few other options, but you get the picture here. Basically what I'm saying is that it isn't "the main meal that Ron has prepared or NOTHING! You DO have alternatives, albeit quite bland and boring. But then again, those first few days after surgery you are not really in much of an eating frame of mind or body (the good news for those of us who would like to shed a few pounds!!)

Yes...I've always said that there's nothing quite like the "Surgery Diet"!!