One of the healthiest and tastiest things that Portuguese people eat is their Soups. Their creamy and filling and full of Vitamins. This is a Soup for people who hate to eat vegetables and who don't get enough minerals and vitamins. There are many variations so I will start with the basics.

The base for any Portuguese soup:

-1 cup cubed pumpkin or acorn squash (Portuguese use pumpkin but I bet you can use any variation of squash and it should be nice, I know it sounds weird but trust me these soups are great!)

-2 cups carrots cubed

-1 medium onion chopped

-1 cup scallions chopped

-2 medium potatoes cubed or 1 can of Beans (your choice they usualy use navy or butter beans) (use ONLY potatoes OR beans but not both)

-1 tablespoon of sea salt

-4 tablespoons olive oil

Bring a large pot of Water and salt to boil. Add all ingredients and boil until soft, add water as necessary. When all the vegetables are soft, add the olive oil and blend with a magic wand (hand blender) until smooth. This is the base.

Soup Variations

If you used beans:

-1 cup chopped artichokes or 1 cup chopped cabbage or any other vegetable you like to eat with beans. Add to the pot, and boil until soft. If you want chunks the soup is ready, if you want it creamy, blend again.

If you used potatoes:

- add whatever vegetables you want, green beans, celery, cauliflower, broccoli, peas add as much or as little as you like, all chopped into smaller pieces. You can even add more potato or carrot if you want chunks.

-If you want a creamy soup, add these vegetables and boil until soft (always adding more water as needed) and then blend again when all the vegetables are soft. The more water you use the thinner it will be, the less, the thicker it will be.

-If you want chunks in your soup, add the vegetables cut to your desired size and then boil until soft.

-Small chunks of white meat chicken can also be added for extra Protein.

Options: you can always add herbs for different taste like thyme and parsley. I sometimes use Mrs.Dash for extra flavors and fresh ground pepper; it’s a taste choice so have fun with it. Also you can use bags of frozen mixed vegetables that are already chopped up to save time and to get a better variety.

Note: These soups freeze well, I often freeze individual portions and then thaw and microwave on the day I eat them. If you make a big pot it will usually stay in the fridge for about a week, frozen about a month. I know it sounds like a lot of work but 1 pot usually makes a weeks worth of servings so if you make it on the weekend it will last all week. Most Portuguese people eat these soups for dinner because they generally have a big lunch. I also like to eat a bowl of soup with some wheat crackers and sliced lunch meat like turkey or chicken. It makes a very filling and healthy meal.

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1lb. ground beef (lean)

1/2 cup beef stock (low salt, low fat)

1 can peas(optional for mushies)

1 can sweet corn (optional for mushies)

1 medium onion, diced

8 medium potatoes

2 c. shredded sharp cheddar cheese

Boil potatoes, mash and season to taste with milk and butter.

Brown ground beef and onion with salt and pepper. When cooked, add peas, corn, and beef stock. (a bit of flour or cornstarch can be mixed in with the broth to thicken the mixture a bit) Let simmer until heated through.

In 13x9 pan place meat and vegetable mixture in bottom of pan. Cover with mashed potatoes and sprinkle cheese on top. Place in oven on BROIL until cheese is bubbly or light brown.

Serves 4

you are not allowed to use peas or corn as the scins can do damage..page 10 some examples of vitamised foods are.. if you look at the list on the right side about 6 words down it states avoid peas, corn,celery,greenbeans, asparagus and cabbage.... i had celery one day and gee you dont want to go there.. not good..... i do know i read that you can add mushy peas on another page but i belive thats miss print.. i was talking to a lady who been on lapband 9 years now and she says no to all them vegs on page 10

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page 10... right hand side 6 words down... nothing with scins... ive also been told by a mate thats had lap band for 9 years to not have rice as can get stuck...i had some the other day with fish i was ok may be it will get syuck after a refill or two:wub:

I disagree with this. I've had hot and sour soup for dinner the past couple days with nothing. It varies person to person. I have no problem with spice, band-related, at least.

Yup....I tolerate spicy foods more than others...love hot and soup and same for thai Soups....eating one now...

Made a wonderful shake today. I sliced up a mango into chunks.I added a third of a cup of milk, a tablespoon of splenda and a tablespoon of chia seeds. The chia seeds add omega and fiber and naturally thicken the shake. All of this into my magic bullet. Blend, chill for 15 minutes to allow the shake to thicken. So good!:scared2:

I put together this recipe today. Very good and also mushy appropriate.

Each patty contains 100 cal. with garnish. 1 fills me up.

1 egg whisked

1 Tbsp. Low Fat Mayo

Fresh parsley

Splash of Worstishire

Splash of Hot Sauce(leave out if you think it will upset your stomach at this stage)

Dash of Old Bay Seasoning or to taste

1 Tbsp. Parm cheese

1 Tbsp. Bread crumbs

Mix in a bowl with a fork

Add Crab meat 1.5 cups

Prepare into palm sized patties (Makes approx 6)

Spray a skillet and use med-low heat

Brown both sides until golden

Garnish

Low Fat Mayo 1Tbsp.

Relish 2 Tbsp.

Old Bay 1/4 tsp.

Loved this one! Try substituting the crab with Salomon (might have to debone it)... thank you!

My husband made chili tonight and I had to have it so I put it in my food processor until pureed (I'm on my last day of full liquids- started mushies about 12 hours too early but I tolerated it well).

AWESOME.

1 lb hamburger, browned

1 small white onion chopped

2 gloves garlic, minced

handful sliced mushrooms

chili powder

red pepper

garlic salt

- Brown hamburger and add the rest to cook

In the meantime, this all goes into the big soup pot:

1 can kidney Beans

2 can chili beans

2 cans diced tomatoes

1 can rotel

-When the hamburger and veg mix is ready, add it to the soup pot and cook on low for as long as you want. I like to cook it for several hours, but if I'm in a rush I just cook it until its hot

Put a scoop in your food processor, blend until there are no chewable bits, and then stir in a little bit of shredded cheese until completely melted.

I love Hummus but I would be missing the Pita terribly!!! I cant eat veggies yet. What did you eat it with during yur "mushies" stage?

I love Hummus but I would be missing the Pita terribly!!! I cant eat veggies yet. What did you eat it with during yur "mushies" stage?

I eat it right off the spoon. I find it is the perfect "snack" when I get home from work-- a time that used to be my binge time. Now I take one tablespoon of hummus and enjoy it right off the spoon and it's always enough to tide me over.

Gawd. I just started counting calories. What an eye opener. I can have 2 scrambled egg beaters and 2 oz. cottage cheese for just 90 calories....or I can have a fake/not filling sugar free chocolate pudding for 60 calories. I sure know which choice would be more filling..... Hmmm.

Hi there - just thought I add a happy note about pudding -I make my own and add in a scoup in of Non Flavored soy Protein and about 1/4 extra NF Milk... Makes it really creamy and delish... I don't think that I could do pudding for Breakfast, but maybe a snack...

Hope this helps.

i like teriaki tuna

1 can tuna

squirt of ketchup

3 splashes of soy sauce

pinch of sugar

pinch of powdered ginger

salt and pepper

mix it up/ grind it

sound wierd but it I love it

Homemade Tomato Soup

Here's a nice low calorie low sodium Homemade Tomato Soup for you when you progress from Clear liquids.

This is a nice soup with a little more flavor than the typical canned ones. Vary the consistency by changing the amount of Water or leave it our completely for a condensed tomato soup you can use in recipes.

Note the Campbell's condensed tomato soup has 550mg of sodium per serving (2 servings per can)

1/2 c Onion,Chopped

1/2 t Garlic,Minced

1/2 c Celery,Chopped

1/4 t Red Pepper Flakes

2 T Olive Oil

4 cups No Salt Added Tomatoes I used the diced variety (available canned in most grocery stores)

1/2 cup Water

Saute the onion, garlic, celery and pepper flakes in the oil until softened. Add the tomatoes and water, bring to a boil and simmer until vegetables are soft, about 20 minutes. Puree in a blender or food processor.

Yield: 4 Servings

Servings Per Recipe 4

Nutritional Facts per serving:

Calories 111

Total Fat 7 gr

Saturated Fat 1 gr

Polyunsaturated Fat 1 gr

Monounsaturated Fat 5 gr

Cholesterol 0 mg

Sodium 43 mg

Potassium 517 mg

Carbohydrates 12 gr

Dietary Fiber 3gr

Protein 2 gr

When you are able to move from mushies these may be interesting to try:

Start with the condensed option listed above and this makes a base for a nice mild spaghetti sauce. Just add to it 1 pound of cooked 93% lean beef add 4 oz can of mushroom stems & bits (drained), and one chopped and sauted bell pepper plus 1 T Italian seasoning allow to simmer on low heat for 30 minutes or more to marry flavors and serve over whole wheat Pasta. It's tasty, low cal and without added sugar and salt of store bought sauce. Because of the low salt it may seem a bit bland to the taste to some of us but if you usually salt your pasta while cooking, you probably won't notice.

For us bandsters 1/2 cup of pasta with 1/4 cup sauce is a reasonable serving. (my banded daughter that that amount makes her feel full) Whole wheat pasta takes longer to cook, doesn't swell as much and is dense enough that it stays above the band long enough for you to feel full.

You can also make Chili from it to substitute chilli powder (amount varies based on your taste but no less than 1 T) for the Italian seasoning and add 1 can of drained black Beans and one can of drained pinto beans add Cheyenne pepper and jalapeno to your taste. As chilli should be hot and sweet 2 T of sugar is optional and not included in nutritional calculations.

Makes 8 - 1 cup servings

Nutritional Facts per serving:

Calories 240 Based on an average of 2 oz beans 2 oz beef per serving

Total Fat 12 gr

Saturated Fat 2.5 gr

Polyunsaturated Fat 1 gr

Monounsaturated Fat 5 gr

Cholesterol 61 mg

Sodium 300 mg

Potassium 517 mg

Carbohydrates 22 gr

Dietary Fiber 6gr

Protein 21 gr

This soup is a very versatile base.

My favorite mushie is "unpasta lasagna". This makes this Italian NJ/NY'er feel like I am eating lasagna.

Just put some low fat ricotta in a bowl, top it with some shredded low fat mozzarella, then add some Pasta sauce (just made my own marinara sauce) and microwave for a minute. Can also be baked in oven. But this was so quick and delicious this way.

I am only 3.5 weeks out banded but my NUT recomended penutbutter on my mushies. I usually eat 1 tbs about once a day I buy the Smart Choice brand that only has 6 carbs in 2 tbs. ITS so delicious creamy or chunky. I havnt had any problems and it actually keeps me satisfied for a long period of time.

Theese all sound good !! I can not have carbs =( does anybody have any low carb mushy foods?