Go for a picnic in this room and learn about how to best nourish yourself in the weeks before surgery to build up your body's defenses and maximize its healing potential. You will also find appetizing ideas for post-op meals you can prepare and get practical tips on how to reorganize your kitchen, refrigerator, and cabinets to make your life as simple and pleasant as possible during recovery. Once you get through these first few courses, you can then get your fill with an understanding of how your condition and certain symptoms and issues associated with your recovery will impact what and how you eat, what particular foods, drinks, and meals are best to nourish yourself with during different time periods in your post-op journey, and what are the best ways to eat and drink without disturbing the healing process. And for desert, you can learn about the many foods, beverages, and food supplements that should be avoided before and after your surgery.