Well, this morning was my one week (well day 8) checkup with my surgeon. I am. Down 21 pounds in exactly 22 days. 10 pounds pre-op and 11 pounds since surgery (4/29/13). I was also cleared for purée, and that was the very first thing I did when I walked in the door. I tried a recipe I've been stewing around in my head dreaming of purée day! So here it is!

What you'll need:

Trader Joe's Italian flavored meatballs (2)

1/4 cup marinara sauce

1 chopped chive stock

1/2 tsp garlic

A little bit (maybe 1 or 2 tablespoons Water or beef broth)

food processor, I have the magic bullet.

Mix these altogether, makes about 2-3 meal sized servings.

Then, for a side:

Trader joes frozen mashed potatoes (they are frozen in tiny pieces, makes it easy to make small dollop sized portions.

1/4 tsp butter

The total nutritional info for 2-3 servings is below in my screenshot from myfitnesspal app. Serve one serving and save the rest!!! It was satisfying and tasty and so nice to have something other than yogurt or pudding.

I'm a happy camper!!!

Oh! Meant to add that I intend to add protein powder when it arrives tomorrow.

That looks great. I've been covering my sons spaghetti and I think this may be my answer. I might try melting some cheese on it. Apparently cheese is part of my NUT's purée plan...

Oh yeah, that's another thing I forgot. The white stuff on mine is a teaspoon of ricotta and some parm. cheese is cleared for me too, thank god!