Ok, pathetic choice of a game....but I need some suggestions!

What are/were your favorite mushies? I'm just about "souped" out...egg beaters, fat free refried Beans, tuna and cottage cheese are on my list. Sometimes I add a sprinkle of shredded cheese to melt on top of the eggbeaters.

I'm just starting the mushied phase and have 2+ weeks before I can progress to the next phase. So I need some choices. I'm still drinking Isopure drinks and Protein shakes too.

What was a typical serving size for you? I'm two weeks post op and my nutritionist recommends only a medicine cup full of mushies at each meal, is that common?

Thanks!

Lemon pudding, mashed up avocado, Hamburger Helper pureed in the food processor (not too attractive to look at but..yum!), Baked potato, mashed potatoes, lasagna pureed, chicken salad pureed..

A medicine cup full?!?! That seems awfully small to me!

My sister makes a most amazing ricotta chees bake... just ricotta and italian seasonings baked in small ramekins. Really comforting!

1/2 cup of mashed potato with a pat of butter...mmmmmm:drool: and of course sugar free chocolate pudding!! Ohh and don't forget a sugar free fudgesicle!!! I did pureed ham salad and tuna salad...that was very satisfying also! A medicine cup of food may be too small, but check the ounces he/she is recommending. I think 1/2c to 1c of pureed food is more of a filling meal, but check with your doctor. :biggrin:

Edited June 2, 201016 yr by Carosel2002

Home made potato Soup with a little cheddar cheese.

corned beef hash

purreed chile

Half a cup at a time is what my Dr reccomended I dont think I would have made it on a medicine cup full.

Greek style yogurt with honey dribbled on top! Yummy!! and high in protein and low in calories and sugar! cream of Wheat is good too. Best wishes!

Hummus, mashed potatoes with a little horseradish mixed in and creamed spinach are some of my favorites!

My favs were

Part Skim ricotta cheese with tomato sauce microwaved

Canned chicken (like tuna) in food processor with a pickle- I still eat this now and I am past mushies!!

Guacomole

Thanks everyone for your suggestions! I too, will be doing 'mushies' starting Friday....AND I CAN'T WAIT!!!!

I don't know if this is considered a 'mushy', but something I love and never had problems with... Smoked Salmon!!! You have to try to find one that is not too salty, though. Costco has one I really like. I eat it for bfast almost every day.

many people have told me this is gross, BUT... I like cottage cheese with hummus on it. I think I had about 1/4 cup at a meal initially.

These are all great suggestions! I'm getting banded next week and I'm most concerned about the mushies stage, so this is a great help!

Keep 'em coming!

Wendy's chili

I am in my second week and I am able to eat about a cup and a half at dinner. I have half a large can of soup for lunch and a Boost high protein for breakfast. I am eating 800-850 calories a day. Am I eating too much...looking at the small amounts everyone else was eating at the mushie stages.

I remember mushies as being reaaaaaallllllly good! It was such a great progression after all those liquids.

My favourites were:

a salad of skinned cucumber, skinned tomato, tinned flavoured tuna (which made the dressing), chickpeas and avocado.

lentil dahl with a dollop of natural yogurt and a squeeze of lemon juice

mashed pumpkin, potato and mixed vegies with some gravy

fruit smoothies made with yogurt, milk and fruit

I love cottage cheese and since I was a kid, I would mix it with applesauce. So now there are flavored applesauce so I loved the peach applesauce with my cottage cheese. I also love the packets of already made tuna salad. They're like 1.00 each and easy to take places. I'm not fond of mashed taters but they filled me up fast. I cannot imagine only a medicine cup full? I've seen calorie ranges from 800 up to 1300 on here. I do better when I go on the higher side because otherwise, your body starts to hoard the energy/calories thinking you are starving it.