Hey

I will begin my mushies stage on thursday, and i was wondering what kind of food can i eat during this stage. Can i have:

- mashed potatoes

-scrambled eggs

-fat free ice cream

-rice

Could anyone give me some ideas on what to eat at this stage?

thank you

happy holidays

I was told not to have rice, but the others were OK for me. Remember Protein is the key. If you stock up on protein you will feel better and not be as hungry. Check with your Dr. They should have a list for you to refer to. I went and got Egg flour Soup, hot and sour soup and put it in the blender- yummy. Cottage cheese, yogurt, soft poached eggs(again...protein) are good things too. Steam carrots put in blender with a little chicken broth, blend any chunky soup... believe me...I am into week 2 and I am getting creative! The blender is my buddy!

Good luck!

Jill

Hi, rice may get stuck and even though it's soooooo good, it's not really that great for us bandsters. No protein at all. Just starch which turns into sugar. Mashed pot. aren't so great for us either but at least they won't get stuck. I cut chicken chunks up into tiny, tiny pieces during this stage and chewed them thoroughly. I also ate lots and lots of Yoplait yogurt and SF jello. There's many soups out there too that would be seen as mushy stage food. Cream of pot., Dinty Moore Beef Stew is great too. Just mash up the chunks with a fork. My doc. let me have homemade chili with ground beef at 2 weeks. It went down fine. I had no problems until my first fill. At this time, I began having food get stuck and throwing up. I had to learn how and what to eat. It's a learning process. Just try things you think you might can handle...just a little at a time.

Good luck.

I was told not to have rice, but the others were OK for me. Remember Protein is the key. If you stock up on protein you will feel better and not be as hungry. Check with your Dr. They should have a list for you to refer to. I went and got Egg flour soup, hot and sour soup and put it in the blender- yummy. Cottage cheese, yogurt, soft poached eggs(again...protein) are good things too. Steam carrots put in blender with a little chicken broth, blend any chunky soup... believe me...I am into week 2 and I am getting creative! The blender is my buddy!

Good luck!

Jill

Don't tell anyone but I rather enjoyed the mushies stage after I figured out that I could eat regular food like I gave my family. All I had to do was put everything that I was serving them into the blender with a little hot Water, pour it into a cup you can't see through (the color is not great) and spoon my way home. It's amazing how much like dinner it tastes when it is all mushed together.

Like tonight -- I just had a fill this morning and am told to eat soft foods for 48 hours. For dinner we had left over turkey with fat free gravy, left over mashed potatoes, left over side dish that had pineapple and cheese (it tastes way better than it sounds!), and left over cranberry sauce. Everything went into the blender, and when it ate it, I could identify each of the main ingredients.

I had one rule for DH and my kids -- NO comments allowed about what Mommy is eating. Not the color or texture.

Have fun! Get creative!

Jo Ann