I am starting purée on Thursday. One of the things on my list I can have is potted meat, which I liked growing up as a kid. But I always ate them with crackers. I will be 2 weeks out from surgery. How bad is it to eat 2 table water crackers with my 2 allotted tablespoons if I chew it really really well?

I was cleared for regular foods at 1 week with the exception of grains. I'm not sure what a Water cracker is unless its like a saltine? My dr wants me to stay away from carbs til 6 months. Depends on what your dr wants.

I am two weeks out today and started "soft solids" which is the stage that does allow easily dissolvable "breads" such as saltine crackers. (For me, that is, all doctors are different.)

I had two saltines with about 1 t of light cream cheese on each and then two smoked oysters on each. Went down easier than my salmon filet did! Just chew it up and it turns into mush. Was really tasty.

I was cleared for regular foods at 1 week with the exception of grains. I'm not sure what a Water cracker is unless its like a saltine? My dr wants me to stay away from carbs til 6 months. Depends on what your dr wants.

It's like a saltine only smaller with no salt.

Water crackers were on my 3 weeks on puree stage. 2 max.

Shhhhhhhh don't tell.... I couldn't choke down the puréed foods, (the texture was making me gag) so I just ate softer foods and chewed really really well (I know it all ended up being the same texture in the end, but it made me feel better in my mind haha) . I healed really well and had no issues. Just be really careful with it! =) good luck!

Shhhhhhhh don't tell.... I couldn't choke down the puréed foods' date=' (the texture was making me gag) so I just ate softer foods and chewed really really well (I know it all ended up being the same texture in the end, but it made me feel better in my mind haha) . I healed really well and had no issues. Just be really careful with it! =) good luck![/quote']

I did the same thing .... haha.

Just chew really well. Anything will turn to mushy puree if you chew it long enough:)