Hi I was banded 1 week ago been managing purée basic meals with no probs but have a family was looking for ideas on meals we can all enjoy?? I love cooking and am enjoying every minute so far of my new relationship with food!!!!

Hi I was banded 1 week ago been managing purée basic meals with no probs but have a family was looking for ideas on meals we can all enjoy?? I love cooking and am enjoying every minute so far of my new relationship with food!!!!

I cannot stand even the thought of puréed foods.

When my mother was in a nursing home, her dinner one day was a pile of pink mush.

She took one taste and said "hmmm....pizza....want some?"

During that stage for me, I stuck with heavy creamed soups, mashed potatoes with gravy, etc.

My surgeon said he's not a fan of us pureeing food. He said go with heavier soups, etc.

B-52, pizza has been haunting me so constantly that I seriously considered trying to make a liquid-ish pizza concoction. Haha. I just have to keep telling myself: ONE MORE WEEK UNTIL SOLIDS, THEN TORTILLA PIZZA, HERE I COME!

My fav was Refried Bean soup. Keep in mind, I hate beans of any kind, but this tasted like real Mexican food & had flavor!

Mix/puree:

1 can of refried beans

1 can of chicken broth

1 can of rotel

Heat it up & enjoy!

I would add a small scoop of fat free sour cream to it also.

Hi I was banded 1 week ago been managing purée basic meals with no probs but have a family was looking for ideas on meals we can all enjoy?? I love cooking and am enjoying every minute so far of my new relationship with food!!!!

what sort of pureed foods are you enjoying now?? its a good question you asked. im interested to know what my family can enjoy with me as well. I dont have any more ideas to share right now. One week out from surgery is soon for Pureed foods... im over two weeks and have to be very careful about what im introducing. ive overdone it with my soups. put too much into them, even though they are still liquid, i think they were too spicy. Anyway, what have you been enjoying so far?? im looking forward to more solids myself.

Hello!!

I purchased a book for my kindle called "Eating Well After Weightloss Surgery" by Patt Levine. It has a lot of yummy ideas , and I like that if gives you suggestions of what time frame you can eat them!

Hello!!

I purchased a book for my kindle called "Eating Well After Weightloss Surgery" by Patt Levine. It has a lot of yummy ideas , and I like that if gives you suggestions of what time frame you can eat them!

thanks for this. i would have to try and get it in a soft cover i think.... i will check it out.

Great question!! Since I can only have puree protein, I've had cottage cheese and egg salad. This was my first day on puree foods so I can not wait to see what others are eating.

I made banded Wendy's tortilla soup and have been eating it every day! Not tired if it yet. Yummy. She's on utube

Great question!! Since I can only have puree protein, I've had cottage cheese and egg salad. This was my first day on puree foods so I can not wait to see what others are eating.

how did you prepare the cottage cheese and egg salad?? i would like to make some for myself when im on pureed. im making notes all the time.

You have to purée foods that are already moist no chicken breast or steak but thighs potatoes and other foods are ok I got the band on March 26 and I am the purée level now egg salad Tina salad no celery things like that

I made banded Wendy's tortilla soup and have been eating it every day! Not tired if it yet. Yummy. She's on utube

i want to check her out on youtube... what would i type in??

Thanks so much for replies I've been on amazon and found a recipe book specially for banded meals starting from purée and solid meals!! Looking forward to try some of ideas out .

Type in banded Wendy tortilla soup

how did you prepare the cottage cheese and egg salad?? i would like to make some for myself when im on pureed. im making notes all the time.

I purchased low fat small curd cottage cheese. I did not need to puree it. I just made sure that I chewed until I felt it was smooth. The egg salad, I used 2 hard boiled eggs a small amount of light mayo, small squeeze of dijon mustard, little salt pepper & dill. I used an strawberry slicer and I cut the egg once one way than spun it to cut it the other way. Then I mixed it all together. I did not puree it just again made sure I chewed it so it was smooth.

Dean21... can you give me the site on amazon for that book that you mention here please?? i may buy it myself. thanks a lot. judy