I'm one week post op and I made it through one week of clear liquids and a 10 pound weight loss. Yippeee! Saw the doctor today for post op and she said all looked great and removed my steri strips (they were irritating my skin). She then said I could move on to pureed foods. I was so happy because I have been STARVING the past 3 days. The kicker - I get to be on them for three weeks!!! Isn't that a long time? She said the extra time is because I had a hernia repair and she doesn't want to push it. Anyone got any creative ideas for pureed foods that don't include baby food or blended meat? Thanks!!!

I'm one week post op and I made it through one week of clear liquids and a 10 pound weight loss. Yippeee! Saw the doctor today for post op and she said all looked great and removed my steri strips (they were irritating my skin). She then said I could move on to pureed foods. I was so happy because I have been STARVING the past 3 days. The kicker - I get to be on them for three weeks!!! Isn't that a long time? She said the extra time is because I had a hernia repair and she doesn't want to push it. Anyone got any creative ideas for pureed foods that don't include baby food or blended meat? Thanks!!!

..i reckon anything can be pureed within reason... i go for something with more flavour.

i used to make a smoked salmon pate which i made slightly runnier than a solid one so u can blend the salmon but get a nice taste too if u like salmon. I made green veg soup which was literally pureed cooked green veg added a few chilli flakes and parmesan , still have it everyday for lunch a year and half later, i put 4 mug fulls of frozen peas in it as they have protein in too. Home made soups are an ideal puree food tons of recipies on the net, broccoli and stilton, carrot and coraiander just make a big pot to l;ast u a good few days .Just dont go adding cream, add greek yoghurt or creme fraich or ricottoa all )% fat ofc .

and no 3 weeks isnt bad for pure, i was on that 4 weeks

sounds like me (i have been on pureed/mushy for about 2 weeks.

tuna/chicken (minced well and add alittle ff mayo) (i can now add diced egg) and it is delish......beans of all sorts pureed or mashed by fork (my fav is refried Beans w/ff salsa and ff shredded cheese.....very filling....(always go by what your dr recommends as all is different). this just works for me.

all the best robin. you are doing fantastic

Well, I would consider you lucky because I had 1 week clears, 1 week full liquids before going to thin mushies for week 3. Week 3 I could have yogurt, cottage cheese, ricotta cheese. Week 4 canned chicke or tuna.

One recipe that I liked was ricotta, cottage cheese (low fat) with smooth spagetti sauce baked in the oven and grated parmesian on top.

Egg whites with low fat laughing cow cheese.