I've been doing soft/pureed foods for maybe a week now. Need more idea's of what I can make. I've got another week to go on this. Please help me out.

Have you tried refried black beans? I ate the heck out of them with a nice dollop of queso blanco on top. They have a tiny bit more protein than the pinto beans. I also ate Cream of Wheat, Deviled Ham (high in salt and fat, but has protein and tastes good - and you're not eating much of it), lots of yogurt and pureed and strained soups, chili w/o beans. I thought eggs sounded good, but had a hard time with them.

I mixed a banana with my Protein shake in the bullet, had the sugar free puddings, applesauce, new england clam chowder (gotta strain it), the Jello, whipped cream, and cups and cups of decaf chai tea with milk and splenda...I also tried thai coconut Soup, it was great...I also tried poached or soft boiled eggs, just the yolk....did ok. I didn't try hummous, but I should have....

Sleeved 10/21/10

Kaiser, south san francisco

My Nut is nuts for baby food.

Let's see

Bean soup made with a hambone in it (dont eat the ham if it flakes off)

cottage cheese

refried Beans with cheese melted on top and a dollop of sourcream

butternut squash with butter and cinnimon

sweet potatoes

baked potatoes

steamed carrots/brocolli

potato cheese soup

chicken salad

tuna salad

watermelon

cantalope

peaches (canned in light syrup or juice)

vienaa sausages (don't know how to spell it)

beef hash

Seafood salad (cajun crabmeat for me) on saltines

pudding

Jello

eggs

I'm still on full liquids as well and have been making homemade soups this week because I am sooooo sick of the artificial sweetners in everything else. I also like the fact that I can just have the soup for dinner, but my family can have the same thing along w/ the addition of a salad and a loaf of multi-grain bread.

My first soup was a potato/corn chowder and I completely strained the soup before I ate it. I boil up lots of potatoes, carrots and onions in chicken broth, puree at least 1/2 of the soup to make it thick, then add in some milk and the corn. This time, I also added a little shredded cheese and melted that into the soup. It definitely helped keep me fuller, longer.

Last night I made a butternut squash & apple cider soup (from epicurious.com website) and it was really delicious. I had to modify it slightly to reduce the fat content, but the calorie content is relatively low and it's loaded with Vitamin A. No need to strain the soup and it made plenty. I actually just had more of that for a snack and it was good!

I haven't added unflavored Protein to either of these soups because I haven't bought any yet, but I am going to do that. I first wanted to make sure I could tolerate the various soups before I went out and bought the unflavored protein.