I am just over three weeks post surgery and am beginning to move from mostly liquid to mushy type food. Is there any type of cold cereal that could be eaten at this stage? Or even in a couple of weeks (when I am a month to six weeks from surgery) I'm thinking of something like Rice Krispies. Something that can be chewed and chewed into a mush but still eaten. This was my favorite breakfast food before surgery. Any ideas?

It's my fave too. But those are a no-no.

Sorry. Phone app. You can't drink while you eat, so that's why they say no. Every doc is different. But that's a lot of starch, calories, carbs, ect that have little to no protein. Also those foods are still solid, so when you go to full solids you can ask your surgeon.

i just googled it and the second ingredient is sugar right after rice. so I would say that would be a no

I ate cold cereal with no problem during mushies and Rice Krispies were one of the better ones because they got very mushy very quickly- Although I didnt/couldnt eat a lot it was very filling. I would ask your dietician if that is acceptable on your particular doctor's plan.

"You can't drink while you eat, so that's why they say no" having said this and using that logic- one would NEVER be able to eat any stew or Soup... The reference to this is drink WHILE eating... as in take a bite wash it down with liquid. NOT liquidy foods that have to be chewed..... That's like saying I'm going to mush a bananna into a Protein shake but that's a nono because I cant chew the bananna and drink the shake...

Oooooooo, can I has fruity pebbles?

I knew someone with a colostomy who ate Life cereal mixed with vanilla protein shake and then she microwaved it for 30 seconds to make it mushy.

I tried to put CHEX into my magic bullet then a little bit of milk to make it "mushy" it was really gross... BUT I did it--

Isn't cereal just carbs? Carbs at a no no for me- not on my can eat list

My soft food diet list allows for cold cereals (rice krispies, kix, Cheerios, etc)- for my plan, this stage is where a nutritionally balanced diet is the goal, so they fall into the starch category, of which I'm supposed to eat a couple of servings a day.

Thank you to everyone who commented on the cereal question. I am transitioning into full regular foods, so I might ask the nurse at my surgeon's office, but glad to hear I'm not the only one who has at least thought of it. I'm trying to work into three "square meals" with my protein drinks in between as "snacks." I know there are several Kashi type cereal with quite a high protein content and lower in fat. They are a bit too crunchy for me at this stage. But, I may try Rice Krispies. I'll let you know. Thanks again.

I am just over three weeks post surgery and am beginning to move from mostly liquid to mushy type food. Is there any type of cold cereal that could be eaten at this stage? Or even in a couple of weeks (when I am a month to six weeks from surgery) I'm thinking of something like Rice Krispies. Something that can be chewed and chewed into a mush but still eaten. This was my favorite Breakfast food before surgery. Any ideas?

Special K makes a high Protein cereal that tastes good! I mix it with my yogurt and it's a really good meal! I like the Fage yogurt best-low carb hi protein. Good luck!