Hey there, I am 18 days out and have moved from full liquids to purees or mushies. I CAN'T stand pureeing my food, texture is just gross. As a reults I am eating alot of soup, yogurt, jello and applesauce. Can anyone give me some ideas to change up what I am eating? Don't like cootage cheese (its a texture thing). Thanks for any advice you can give me.

You can puree just about anything. I really like the Wendy's chili - I have also pureed spaghetti with meat sauce. I add a packet of beneprotein to everything i puree too. I am on puree for 2 more days. Mushies next yay!

I tried purees and like you found them repulsive, I just stuck with liquids making them thicker and thicker until I could go to mushies. Sorry I don't have a lot of suggestions, just know that you're not the only one who felt like this and you will survive! And Ohhhh mushies were oh so good once I got there!!

Mashed veggies are great. Mashed potato or carrot or pumpkin or whatever. Don't mix them keep them seperate so that you can taste what you are eating. I also ate things like tuna lasagne. It is very soft and qualifies as a mushy and you don't need to blend it up - that would just be gross.

I honestly love fruit baby food. It's smooth and refreshing, and so nice to finally eat some fruit. It's also really cheap, and really good for you. They make it for babies, it has absolutely nothing bad in it but fruit and water. Plus all the flavors they have are so good, it's really just like drinking a smoothie, it's just a bit thicker. Try it out! The vegetables aren't my favorite, and the meat ones are completely out for me, but I do love the fruit.

I pureed a lot of different Soups and stews, and they didn't taste gross, I liked getting the different flavors, and could add more cumin, coriander, garam marsala, or whatever was the main one.

I also kept a list of all the foods on TV that were driving me crazy - you really can puree almost anything. I pureed chili w/turkey dogs for a chili dog, beef massaman (thai coconut curry - my favorite, and it comes with a lot of sauce), spaghetti and meatballs (tasted better than the lasagne). I did a lot of baked potato mushed with cheese, melted.

I also did a lot of the roasted chicken that you can get from the store, add chicken broth and it's kind of like chicken soup or chicken salad w/o the mayo

Good luck!

what about refried beans? i eat mine with sour cream and guacamole. YUM

For those who don't really like Cottage Cheese, I puree the Cottage Cheese to "dip" texture, and add 1/4 or less of Ranch dressing mix - it's wonderful!

NurseSophie-That sounds amazing! I love mexican food and haven't been able to figure out a healthy way to eat it! I'm going to the store right now to buy low fat refried beans and guacamole!

I made a big pot of stew for the family and pureed some of that for myself. Actually, I was surprised - it tasted EXACTLY like stew, just pureed, and I quite liked it.

We were traveling for about 5 days, which I found difficult, but in one hotel restaurant, the soup was ham with spring vegetables, and I asked them to puree the soup for me - it was WONDERFUL, tasted just like it should, I could taste the ham and it was great!

If it's a 'texture' thing with you, you'll have to figure it out, but it's only for a week or 2, so try not to sweat it.