Pureed Stage

[Vixkey 40]

I'm two weeks poet tomorrow n I am excited I'm sick of broth lol what are some good recipes or pointers anyone can give me for pureed food? ???

[ShapeShifter 64]

Go to 'theworldaccordingtoeggface.com' and search purees or mushies. I'm three days into mushies and doing great with ff refried Beans with salsa and cheddar. It is a trick to not overeat, let me tell you. If you do, you spend the next hour keeping your mushies in your tummy, as they creep into your throat. Yuck.

[Vixkey 40]

Lol okay ill pay attention to that thanks a bunch...

[ugot2laff 35]

I'm 4 weeks post op and just started pureed foods. I made some homemade navy bean Soup with ham yesterday and pureed it in my magic bullet. It tasted great! Altho I couldn't eat too much of it, it was very satisfying. Any soup you like is great blended up. Refried Beans with cheese, tuna fish with a little light mayo and relish, egg salad is good also. There is a fluff recipe i have and made last night that is great also. Take one packet of SF Jello and disolve it in 1/2 the Water it states on the package. Then wisk in about 3/4 cp of greek yogart and 1 scoop of vanilla Protein Powder. Let sit in the fridge til jello is not quite set then take a hand mixer to it and whip it for about 5 minutes. Let finish setting in fridge. It was a great change of pace from plain jello or popcicles. There is a great soup in the deli at Safeway. Baked potatoe soup. Blend that up and it tastes yummy. Probably not the best idea when you can eat more but for the quantity you can have it tastes great and is extremely satisfying. Good luck to you!!

[Vixkey 40]

thanks a bunch! ......im def gonna try that..... are mashed potatoes okay? just wanna make sure before i eat some lol

[Cyntha DelTorrro 10]

I ate a lot of mashed potatoes during that stage. Still do. I use the mashed potato pouches made by Betty Crocker, Idahoan, Hungry Jack etc. I like most of the flavors as well as the "plain" and it's easy to control the consistency by how much Water you add. Early on I made them thin and can now tolerate them thicker. I also like that after I made them a time or two, it was easy to make just part of package by sight and not have to always make the whole package or measure. I usually add protien powder and during puree stage I would sometimes put them in the blender with spinach or other vegatables I was having.

[ugot2laff 35]

thanks a bunch! ......im def gonna try that..... are mashed potatoes okay? just wanna make sure before i eat some lol

Yes they should be ok at first. I'm trying to promise myself to stay away from carbs as much as possible, but starting out on purees i'm not being too fussy about it. All the best to you!

[doxieville 799]

I just bought a submersion blender. $28 at costco. I am one week out and can have full liquids. Last nite I had to strain my Soup. Tonite I got out the blender and in a minute or so had a smooth, no chunks, pure liquid soup. With ALL the yummy flavors. I strongly suggest you look into investing in something that will enable you to puree your food.

And at this stage I'm not too worried about carbs. We need to concentrate on how to eat, what we feel, how much to eat before we get sick. What we eat will

come soon enough. Just make sure to get all your Protein in.

Good luck!

[vanessa1226 5]

i had my surgery august 24th and getting really tired of drinking only chicken broth and wanted to know if today being my 6th day after surgery if its too soon to start the puree stage of eating

[Izuri 428]

OP: I loved some turkey chili that I made and pureed. It was great. I didn't enjoy much else during the puree phase. I had a ton of cottage cheese.

i had my surgery august 24th and getting really tired of drinking only chicken broth and wanted to know if today being my 6th day after surgery if its too soon to start the puree stage of eating

You should follow the plan your doctor gave you for your post-op eating. All doctors are different in what their patients should follow. Mine had me on 1 week full liquids, 1 week puree, then until 3 months out with soft foods. No regular foods until month 4. I've seen some people on liquids for weeks, some people on puree after days. So unfortunately no one can give you a better answer than your doctor's post-op instructions on that one. Hang in there! It will get better soon =)

[Vixkey 40]

yes i agree with IZURI all dr are different in my case i had to do 2 full weeks of liquids and i was so tired of it so now i gotta do another 2 weeks of puree b4 i can move on..... so just call ur dr or maybe wait for ur post op appt so you can ask i know its hard and its very gross after a while n you just want to have something more solid in ur mouth i know i did still do lol but take it day by day eventually we will be able to eat normal were just getting to know our sleeve right now get to know it first b4 you move to fast on it n hurt urself or get sick good luck

[Mensch 150]

I'm with ya! I was sleeved 8/20 and have my follow up appt tomorrow!! I am praying he'll let me start puree at 11-14 days out....I just need to chew something!! I'm not hungry..I just want to CHEW! LOL..I see people who say they chew and spit it out..but for some reason, I feel like I would be cheating. This is not a journey I want to cheat on.