Hello,

I am just wondering if anyone might have some suggestions for thanksgiving. I will be on the puree (mushy food) stage during thanksgiving and I am in need of some ideas That I can use to be able to eat and still enjoy this time with my family. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Does your doctor have a nutritionist or dietician who works with them? You might try asking them for some suggestions.

Anything that you normally serve could be blended to baby food consistency, I would think. Things that would lend itself well to that would be baked sweet potatoes, creamed spinach, turkey & gravy.

Maybe someone else has been through TG during the mushy stage and would have better ideas. Good luck to you.

I wasn't doing mushies over Thanksgiving, but I think there is a lot of stuff you can eat (just don't go overboard). Mashed potatoes (just mush up the lumpy potatoes or pick them out), any kind of soup (pumpkin, squash...if its chicken, just pick out the non mushy stuff), squash souffle. You can probably have some pumpkin pie - just don't eat the crust. I'm not a fan of pureeing certain things (I don't eat poultry, red meat, or pork...just seafood - the thought of pureeing either is gross to me so I never did it) but you could certainly puree some turkey with gravy or cranberry sauce or something like that if you like that.

Also for dessert you could have jellied cranberry sauce. Just be careful it does have A LOT of calories. I had craving for it recently and discovered it has over 100 cal for 1/4 cup! I bought fresh cranberries to make my own with Splendra.

Squash or mashed yams/sweet potatos.

Since I don't cook Thanksgiving dinner I always make sure to go to the gym before heading out.

I was on mushies over thanksgiving last year. I ate sweet mashed potatoes at the big meal and regular mashed potatoes the next day. I was so excited about my band I didn't even feel deprived. Enjoy the holiday!