i am on the soft diet and was wondering if any one has tried lunch meat at all at this stage or if it is not a good idea?

Thanks for all your advice

I ate some potted meat, but you're probably talking about sliced meat. My booklet from my doctor said "If you can chew it, don't do it."

Lissa, if you can or cant chew it dont do it? I somehow got confused

For soft/mushy foods, it was if you CAN chew it, don't eat it.

but cant you eat like rotisserie chicken if you chew it up real good?

My surgeon okay-ed soft deli meat at the soft diet, but everyone has a different surgeon. I would refer back to what guidelines you were given.

Great questions hopefully we get more answers. I'll be going back to work on Monday and would like to know what to pack

I had my surgery on 4/9/12. I went back to work on 5/7/12. I got Sara Lee low sodium deli turkey sliced thin (wanted Jenny O but our Walmart no longer carries it). I also got light Laughing Cow cheese...different flavores. For my lunch I bring 2.5 oz of turkey and 1-2 wedges of cheese. I spread the cheese on the turkey and roll it up and it is very delicious and I am getting my protein in. It is very easy to chew and I even got the buffalo style and had no problems with it. Hope this helps.

Great questions hopefully we get more answers. I'll be going back to work on Monday and would like to know what to pack

I purchased the Bento boxes recommended on Eggface which I use for work and those are awesome. I have my whole days worth of food in there--everything from Eggbeaters to refried beans, string cheese, shredded cheeses, yogurts, etc, etc--and they are a great tool for providing a visual of my daily protein requirments.

WARNING: Beware evil nitrates folks!! lunch meats are full of processed garbage salt and nitrates.

Your body needs super efficient and hight quality food now - you don't have the room for extras so select your food carefully.

Wow great ideas again....thanks for all the info

I was allowed lunch meats two weeks after surgery. But I found them very salty. Mustard helps, but who needs all that salt?

I am 3 weeks out and I took 1/2 of a Ckn breast & put it in my food processor & diced it really small & added a little light miracle whip. It was quite delicious. I haven't tried lunch meat yet. But. I think if u just chew it really good u will b ok. I have been eating soups with chicken in it & just chewing it really well. And I have been ok. Good luck!

My soft foods stage allowed for deli chicken and turkey. I often ate a slice wrapped around a cheese stick with a mayo + mustard combo.

I researched deli meats fairly extensively in the days when I was doing a low carb diet. The cleanest I found (in terms of filers, nitrates, etc.) was with Boar's Head brand. At least then, it was the best by far. The local store that carried them has since changed into something else so now I buy the "Healthy Ones" brand (might be Sara Lee).

Boar's Head uses only the finest quality raw materials to produce our products. Our deli meats and cheese contain no fillers, gluten, artificial flavors, colors or trans fat

The boars head is all ill eat. The ever roast chicken is my fave.

Hormel has a natural choice lunchmeat now, it's a little pricier than regular but it doesn't have any nitrates, nitrites, etc.