I won't be banded until December, so right now I'm just in the preparing stages. I understand that after surgery, we have to do a liquid diet and then transition to "mushies", then soft foods, then everything. I have recently discovered the baby food in pouches (Plum brand, Ella's Kitchen, etc.) and they're actually pretty tasty. So far, I have liked the Ella's Kitchen sweet potatoes, pumpkin, apples, blueberries (that's all in one packet) and the broccoli and apples. They have no protein but are low calorie, not processed, real food (pureed), organic, and they have veggies, which I rarely eat. Would these be an acceptable food for the liquid or mushy stage or for a permanent food choice?

I can tell you from trying baby food most of them dont taste very good at all. I would try them when my twins were little to get them to eat them but that did not work because i always made a bad face not meaning to.

I know blending meat dont sound good because of the way it will look but I dont think blending it will change the taste, only the looks.

During mushies my doctor said to focus on Protein based foods like low fat cottage or ricotta cheese. I also had Greek Yogurt but used a stick blender to mince the fruit; also a tsp or so of fat free milk to thin it out a bit. Second week of mushies I could have canned chicken/tuna. I mixed it with low fat laughing cow cheese, which you can microwave. Tasted like heaven.

Wow. These replies are awesome. And honest, which I love. I feel like I'm one of the family now. Thanks for taking the time to discuss this subject for me.

Wow. These replies are awesome. And honest' date=' which I love. I feel like I'm one of the family now. Thanks for taking the time to discuss this subject for me.[/quote']

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