I've enjoyed the boca burger with cheese and the meal starters. I may only be able to tolerate 5-6 small bites but they are protein packed and very soft ( in the soft food phase) . Finding foods that I like has been hard but these taste good to me

I'll have to try those!!

Hi there, what are meal starters? Just curious. I am getting ready for surgery on the 10th and just trying to get as many tips on food choices for when I get to the mushy and soft foods stage. Thanks

Its like ground beef except its soy. I had it tonight as a subtitute to the "real" spaghetti that my family was eating. I have to be honest it wasn't the best in that dish. Never the less full of protein

are you talking about TVP?...textured vegetable protein?..

I just bought that- looks like cooked "broken up" ground beef. I haven't decided how to use it yet. Maybe I'll put it with sauce, ricotta and melt cheese over it (or just parm.. The box shows it stuffed in a cooked pepper- but I'm not doing that.

I actually had a mini Traders Joe's burger with cheese on half a toasted whole wheat bun...it was awesome.

TVP ? It a vegatarian alternative for meat so I guess it would fall under that term ( although I've never heard of it)

I love boca burgers. I've been eating them for years. Ive used the ground meat substitute with Mexican seasoning in tacos. Post op I would just add the seasoning serve with out the taco shell of course, melt a little cheddar cheese and add some FF sour cream and yum!

I was really craving a cheese burger and the Boca burger satisfied that . I'm only 3 weeks out and couldn't eat it all but I enjoyed the few bites I had ))

I think I will try that @ fallenangel I might even add so refried beans to boost the protein

TVP ? It a vegatarian alternative for meat so I guess it would fall under that term ( although I've never heard of it)

oh, i never heard of 'meal starters' but that's cool! lol learn something new everyday, huh?

i wonder if you could have seitan (pronounced satan).. it's flavored wheat gluten.. you can season it & cook it up like meat. also.. have you heard about quorn (pronounced like corn)?... it's made from some kind of fungus that's edible.. very high in Protein & when cooked in stuff & seasoned properly, they are supposed to taste pretty good. a lot of people like the chicken ones a lot.