Hi everyone,

Banded on 1/27 and have lost 25# total so far including Pre Op diet. However, that has all been under my careful control. I will be heading out of town to see my kids at college while still in Mushy/Pureed food stage. This freaks me out as I know I will be eating meals in restaurants. HELP! I'm not really sure what I should look for, attempt to eat, etc.

What did you eat at restaurants, food suggestions, any ideas??

Thanks so much for your help!

Maybe for Breakfast -

Poached Egg and cottage cheese

lunch - Egg salad, Soups, mashed potatos, frozen yogurt

dinner - Mexican - Eat the inside of a bean burrito? Refried Beans with avocado, sour cream to thin it out more.

Soups are easy!!

This can be a scary adventure! I personally would stick with soup or something of that nature. Avoid breat at all cost. Eat very very very slowly. Don't let the pace of what everyone else is doing change the rate of your bites. The food suggestions that someone else posted are good choices...yogurt or soup are my best friends when I'm eating around a group of people that don't know I'm banded. Good Luck and enjoy your trip!

Soft pasta. Something like canneloni or lasagne normally goes down easily. Or some kind of quiche.

Yogurt, egg whites (some people have trouble with eggs), mashed potato (no gravy), mashed cauliflower, squash, chili (Wendy's), bbq chicken (KFC, no bun). I would bring ready to drink protein shakes so that you have SOMETHING in the event you are desperate (premier brand from Costco is very good, Muscle Milk Light). Bring some plastic spoons as you can usually find greek yogurt anywhere (including 7/11 or Cumberland Farms) but they may not have spoons.

I went to restaurant and had a chicken enchilada no tortilla, beans and sliced avacado. It was nice to dip the chicken in the enchilada sauce. not spicy at all. There will be plenty of things, don't worry enjoy your kids..!