Hi,

I am will start my mushies food stage on Wed. the Nut said I can eat mashes potatoes. I heard that sweet potatoes are better option. What about the sugar in it?? it is healthier to eat sweet mashed potatoes??

Yesterday, I tried the boxed mashed sweet potato's by Betty Crocker. It went down very smooth and they were pretty. I would prefer the fresh one, however, I was being lazy and used the boxed ones.

It's worth the try, they were sweeter than I expected, but I thinned them out and used soy milk so it wasn't so bad. Hope this helps.

Thanks!Yesterday, I tried the boxed mashed sweet potato's by Betty Crocker. It went down very smooth and they were pretty. I would prefer the fresh one, however, I was being lazy and used the boxed ones.

It's worth the try, they were sweeter than I expected, but I thinned them out and used soy milk so it wasn't so bad. Hope this helps.

There are some really good recipies online about sweet mashed potatoes. I had them when I was on mushies. Really tasty. I wouldn't worry about the cals or carbs just yet, just worry about your hydration. The mushies are used to get your tummy used to having something in it besides liquids again.

i was told that potatoes, and starches in general are not to be eaten in the beginning as they goof up weight loss ( they convert to sugars) i dont know what to think. seems to be everything in a general guideline. im 14 days post op, ive eaten and chewed up a oz or two of the fake crab meat stuff (its a processed fish called surimi) was totally yummy kept it down no problem. i had some soft processed meat last night, ate 3 oz's chewed it up really well kept it down....im still on the stupid full liquid stage. i ate some odd ball stuff last night and still lost 1/2 a pound. its all about controlling portions, really. Fluid stage...hehe.. dont get off that until Thursday hopefully when i see my doc.

i wonder should i even tell him how well im tolerating stuff.

they keep these guidelines in place so we dont hurt ourselves, but its a fact that everyone heals differently, and everyone has new tollerances to food out.

im about to have a v8 and do some running around for my business.

everything is subjective!

I would avoid the boxed stuff if possible, but it's not a bad option if you don't know how to mash real potatoes. I prefer mashed red potatoes. Also, yams are good too. To me, they're a bit "spicy" when compared to sweet potatoes. Not spicy as in Thai food spicy, but spicy as in they have spice flavoring-ish.

just get a sweet potato and bake it in the microwave like you would a potato. then put some butter on it and you will have mashed sweet potato!! that is what i do. YUMM YUMM!!

only word of advice is that they do cook faster than a regular potato, so watch them.

Kelly

I'm looking forward to mashed butternut squash when I move to stage 3 next week. I get the pre-cut stuff from costco, nuke it for 5 minutes and mash with a fork. Yum-O.