I am just about to finish my liquid phase of post-surgery, and move on to "mushies". As much as I am looking forward to tasting food again, the idea of eating pureed chicken is not really exciting me! Looking for any ideas or tips that has helped others be successful during this phase. Thanks!

Fish, tuna canned, chicken canned, cottage cheese, beans, eggs. Didnt your doctor give you a list as well? also I cant eat just eggs but if i whisk it with skim milk I have no problem. Congrats and good luck!

I didn't have to do purees for the mushy phase - as long as the meat was soft and moist and I chewed it well, it was allowed. In this phase, our surgeon also allows a bit of low-fat mayo to help the meat stay moist, if needed. Laughing Cow light cheese wedges were also great; I'd mash them with a bit of unflavored protein powder to give them a boost. Egg beaters, refried beans, yogurt, cottage cheese.... I also added the unflavored protein powder to whipped potatoes - because of band tightness in the morning, I needed something warm and don't always have time to make eggs, so the potatoes were nice because I could just nuke a couple tablespoons. The potatoes aren't great for my solid diet, but my surgeon is okay with them now (especially with the protein).

pureed spinach with nf ricotta cheese and tomato sauce- heated in the microwave is like lasagne filling. So good!

Substitute spinach for canned pumpkin for a different spin on it ( needs nutmeg salt and pepper)

Believe it or not, chicken put in the blender with chicken broth really isn't bad at all. The broth gives it flavor.

You could also do chicken or tuna, mixed with a little low fat mayo, in the blender.

Refried Beans with a little melted cheese on top was VERY filling. (refried beans are already mushy even!)

I really liked no sugar added applesauce at that stage, too.

I put everything in blender except meat and that worked, tastier than it looked

I blended light progresso soups....all of them. Taste the same if not better with some.

Also...if you like it, hummus is good at this stage. It's one of my favorite things to eat and even without the pita bread, it's still delish. And you get protein with it from the chickpeas..

Egg salad is good too. I use Miracle Whip Lite, it as the least fat and calories. Also, try making you own ham salad. Sweet potatoes are really food too. You can nuke the, mash them, or chop it up like hash browns. They are always soft! I also use spray butter. Don't forget creamy almond or peanut butter!

Experiment! If you like something, chop it up or throw it in the blender!

Brown some 93% fat free ground beef and mix with spaghetti sauce and ricotta cheese. I pureed the combination and enjoyed the mushy meat sauce

I would check with the doctors office to understand exactly what they want you to be eating at this point. My doctor called for first week of mushies to the yogurt, cottage cheese or ricotta. Second week I could have canned chicken or tuna. Remembered just because something can be put in a blender doesn't mean that it's not going to be heavy sitting in your pouch.

I would check with the doctors office to understand exactly what they want you to be eating at this point. My doctor called for first week of mushies to the yogurt, cottage cheese or ricotta. Second week I could have canned chicken or tuna. Remembered just because something can be put in a blender doesn't mean that it's not going to be heavy sitting in your pouch.

I never blended anything past liquids. You should be learning to eat now.

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Sabra only has 5 grams of protein in a serving. I sometimes eat as snack. I love it to but not for protein.

Wendy's chili gently rolled through the blender is yum. Also, any fave soup. I used the chicken enchilada from Whole Foods or Chilis.