I started my full liquid diet today yeah!! I am wondering what exactly is a full liquid? This morning I had a yogurt that I blended with some milk to make it thin. Could I do the same with Soups? I read somewhere that if you can drink it through a straw it is considered a liquid. I have a delicious Soup recipe I want to make~ and then blend into liquid. Would that be ok? Any advice or suggestions appreciated.

Corinna

I've read the same thing. Anything you can sip thru a straw is considered ok. I used creamy soups when I was on full liquids and they worked well.... but they were just Campbell's varieties, I never made my own.

It really depends on the doctor, but basically,yes, anything that is runny. My suggestions from my doctor are V8 juice (but not other juices), cream soups without chunks of stuff, SF pudding, & protein drinks. I know some who consider runny oatmeal & grits & yogurt part of full liquid, but I was told those were more for puréed/soft stage. However, I guess if you made anything runny enough it'd be considered liquid. You just want to ease into things & not do anything too "heavy" right away.

Like Michelle said, it really depends on the doctor. (I wish everyone could get on the same page of what a pre-op and post-op diet should look like, and how the various stages are defined. But that's a rant for another time. LOL!)

In my full liquids stage, I was allowed strained soup. What I was instructed to do was to put the soup in a blender, and then strain it. My personal favorite was to strain a cream of mushroom soup, and then mix in some unjury chicken broth Protein powder. It was kind of high in sodium, but it tasted SO GOOD, and it was nice change of pace from the usual sweet stuff like Protein shakes.

I was also allowed sugar free pudding, but it didn't do much nutritionally so I didn't eat it very often.

Oh, I was also allowed blenderized cottage cheese. I know, it sounds weird and it kind of is. But I thought it tasted great (again, I was sick of sweet stuff at this point). I'd sprinkle a little spike or other seasoning on it.

It's summer now, this this may not sound so appealing, but my all time favorite bariatric treat (which you are allowed on full liquids!) is protein hot chocolate! I like the bariwise brand, and the cinnamon flavor is so so so yummy. You have to order it online, though, because I don't think they sell it in stores. I get mine through diets direct, but there are probably many other online retailers.

Enjoy your full liquids!

Always remember full liquids still must consist of at least 80 grams of Protein. If you don't get your protein, at month 3 and 4 your hair will be paying a serious price.

We all have to suffer the dreaded 3-4 month post-op hair issue, you can make it less dramatic by getting in all your protein. As stated above, still watch out for empty calories and empty nutrition foods and high sodium content, it will just make the weight loss that much slower.

Yep, soups are great! Make sure it's low fat and no lumps (or stuff you'd have to chew) pudding, yogurt, all fair game. Congrats!