OMG I am totally craving Mexican right now!!! Guacamole, tacos, carne asada!!! I want it all!!!

Ha ha. I'm a big Mexican fan. I'm not ready yet, but I have visions of doing some refried beans, bit of low fat sour cream, cheese, and mashed avo on top once I'm at puréed

Where are you in the process? I eat Mexican food all the time, almost daily, in fact. I don't eat a lot of it, but I definitely do eat it--it's one of my husband's and my favorite meals. I usually eat a few corn chips with cheese dip and salsa and a couple spoons of beans. My husband can tolerate meat, so he eats a couple of tacos. No big deal--and my sleeve LOVES it, which is a good thing.

Awesome! Only about 11 days in. Surgeon wants no mush for another 9, though NUT is encouraging trying sooner. So excited to hear mex agrees with ya! Will def have to find some ways to do healthy versions where possible. I grew up in San Diego (now on east coast) so it was a staple

I have had some killer cravings lately too...one day sesame seed bagel, the next was sushi, today was pizza...I just finished a portion of sugar free pudding with half a scoop of protein so im sooo not hungry. It comes and goes, just vary the mush as much as possible.

I live Mexican, if you're into the full liquid stage try avocado soup, it satisfied my craving.

I craved Mexican food so bad starting at a few days into the pre-op liquid diet. I kept craving it until I could actually eat it. Still, at 8 weeks out, all I really want to eat is Mexican and seafood.

I am starting my mushy/puréed stage this weekend.. Wanna try one thing at a time at first but once I feel comfortable definitely gonna try shelless taco's!

Well I tried some nachos (3 or 4 chips) and salsa when I started solids. My sleeve loved it, but I soon realized that might be my slider food, coz it went down very easy for me. I'm staying away just in case. But salsa is great - so you could try it once in a while when you are in mushed/solids phase.

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I know the feeling when u want that kinds of food but of using sour cream how come u don't use Greek yogurt? They taste the same but the Greek yogurt has more protein

I know the feeling when u want that kinds of food but of using sour cream how come u don't use Greek yogurt? They taste the same but the Greek yogurt has more Protein

Sold! I've got some in the fridge and will try it out. Never had it before but seems like quite a staple, so I'd bought some to try. Thx for the tip!

I've tried the Greek yogurt substitute and wasn't a big fan. I'll stick to low/no fat sour cream. :-)

Mexican food was always my weakness, so as soon as I hit the mushy stage I tried refried beans with a little pico de gallo mixed in. Great!! Then when I hit the soft food stage I had half of a cheese enchilada. It was very good, but I filled up very quickly and did not crave it after that. Then I went on to a soft taco....a real treat, since I had been craving the lettuce. I stay away from chips though. Too harsh on the sleeve.

I just had some refried Beans with ground beef, avocado and a bit of cheese. i used a few Trader Joe's blue corn tortilla chips to scoop it up with. That was lunch. I usually eat something healthier, but that wasn't so bad. I came back from a ride and was hungry!

Calories:232

Carbs: 17

Fat: 12

Protein: 15

costco has a great chipotle Greek yogurt dip that tastes amazing! I get falafel chips from Trader Joe's to dip into it, because they taste great, aren't as bad nutritionally as other chips, and they have Protein.

When you're in the mushy stage, you can use the dip on Beans with salsa for a hit of flavor with extra protein. I haven't seen it anywhere else and am out of it so I can't give a name right now, but if you have a Costco membership, you'll find it with the guacamole and other dips.

I've tried the Greek yogurt substitute and wasn't a big fan. I'll stick to low/no fat sour cream. :-)

I have a better substitution. Make your own sour cream with cottage cheese:

2 Tbl. milk

1 Tbl. lemon juice

1 cup cottage cheese

Blend until smooth. Refrigerate.

That's it.

It's super easy and really tastes like sour cream. And of course, you can use low-fat/non-fat versions of the milk and cottage cheese. Generally, it has about half the calories and twice the Protein of sour cream, depending what products you use.