Hello! I am on soft foods this week and regular foods next week. I understand that tuna is high in protein and I plan on getting some, but ever since I was a kid I have eaten tuna with a little bit of sweet relish mixed in - Is this ok??? I keep seeing things that say no pickles or relish? I love both!!!! When can I have them?

I used it in my tuna salad.

I was able to eat them when I hit the "mushy" stage but you should check with your doc.

I dont see why not, how much are you really gonna use in that small amout of tuna? Its not like you are eating cups of it, I say go for it, if it helps you get your protein in.

Yeah I always used it too and have since about week 3.

day 8 post op I pureed tuna and put pickles and spicy peppers in it. I just ran the pickles & peppers through my mini food processor. No problems for me.

Yup, used relish in mine. Where did you read no relish? It's a pretty soft food.

Maybe the relish/pickle issue is because vinegar is acidic and at least at first we need to avoid acidic foods. On the other hand, a tiny amount mixed with another food doesn't sound too bad but check with Doc or Nutr for sure.

Well, we definately shouldn't be eating anything remotely like relish in the first week. That is liquid stage. I think we're talking several weeks out, right?

I deff read it somewhere and got paranoid!!! I am 24 days out and everyday I have a new question! Thanks for the support

I tried pickles 3 weeks out and tried a bite and waited to see how it went done. I'm 4 weeks out and can eat pickles fine. Funny thing is I hardly ate pickles before my surgery and have cravings for them.

Vlasic makes sugar free relish, sweet gerkins, and bread and butter pickles that are 0 calories. I have been using all of them since I started the mushie stage and haven't had any problems. They are great for the crunch factTor too.