HI all, I am having surgery on October 1st. I cooked all day today in order to puree and freeze my dinners for after the surgery. I tasted everything and its 'ok' , but I'm not sure I will be able to stomach that consistency. Did anyone else have a problem eating the puree meals? If I don't like it, would it be bad if I just continued with Protein shakes until I could move to soft foods?

P.S. I make chicken Soup, lentil soup, meatballs w/ tomato sauce for puree.

Thanks!!

I am not telling you to do anything but I skipped puree. I went to soft foods and chewed really well. But that isnt easy to do for everyone. I would talk to the doctor about it and see what they say.

HI all' date=' I am having surgery on October 1st. I cooked all day today in order to puree and freeze my dinners for after the surgery. I tasted everything and its 'ok' , but I'm not sure I will be able to stomach that consistency. Did anyone else have a problem eating the puree meals? If I don't like it, would it be bad if I just continued with Protein shakes until I could move to soft foods?

P.S. I make chicken soup, lentil soup, meatballs w/ tomato sauce for puree.

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I thought there was no way I would do it it! Yuck!

Even thought I'd rather have baby food (meat)

The baby food meat was so bad I threw it out!

By the time I got to purée I was so happy to have something that wasn't sweet, I loved it!

I did things like meatballs and sauce or meatloaf with watery gravy and watery instant mashed potatoes

I wanted to do right by my new sleeve and my doctors strict orders

Mashed potatoes are a puree, so I made made mashed sweet potatoes & added protein powder. The soups were fine for me, too, and I often added Unjury chicken soup for extra protein. Good luck!

I ate cream soups, refried Beans, chicken/tuna/ham/seafood salad, yogurt, mashed taters, grated cheese, guacamole, hummus, soft scrambled eggs, applesauce...

You can find things, this phase is short and you won't want much anyways, so...

HI all' date=' I am having surgery on October 1st. I cooked all day today in order to puree and freeze my dinners for after the surgery. I tasted everything and its 'ok' , but I'm not sure I will be able to stomach that consistency. Did anyone else have a problem eating the puree meals? If I don't like it, would it be bad if I just continued with Protein shakes until I could move to soft foods?

P.S. I make chicken soup, lentil soup, meatballs w/ tomato sauce for puree.

Thanks!![/quote']

I needed to be on puréed for 2weeks. Well, the first week I was still working on managing the shakes and yogurt. By the time the second week came around I got into my supply of pre-planned puréed food and was able to manage it only once a day. But I needed to do it. Before the end of the 2 weeks I was just eating soft food, very small bites, and chewing very well. I'm 4 weeks out now and there are nights I still need my pureed soups because my belly is just not up to soft solid food. A lot of people freak out at the idea of pureed food - but i't okay. it's temporary, not forever. you can do it!

I thought it would gross me out but like others say, you get real,sick of the shakes. Crazy as it sounds, if I purée the food and put it on a coffee mug I find it more palatable if i don't actually see it, like in a bowl. And if you allowed mashed potatoes, most meats and fish taste really good mixed in. Salmon with mashed potatoes and a little chopped spinach has tasted divine this week. I have four weeks of puréed required. Two weeks down...

Thanks all!

I am not telling you to do anything but I skipped puree. I went to soft foods and chewed really well. But that isnt easy to do for everyone. I would talk to the doctor about it and see what they say.

I did the same thing!

I did deviled eggs puree and they were the most delicious eggs ever!

Yuck. Puree stage is horrible. I have to do it for 3 weeks, i'm 2 weeks in. I drink 2 Bariatric Fusion shakes with 8oz of Lactaid which gives me my minimum protein requirement. Throughout the day I'll have 1/4 cup scrambled eggs, a 6oz Yoplait Light yogurt cup, a 100 calorie Healthy Choice greek froyo cup, and 60 Gerber Lil' Crunchies snacks, and at least 32oz of Crystal Light. I get all my liquids and about 80g of protein, right around 800 calories a day. It sucks and I'm dying for some chicken salad or stringcheese, but beats putting turkey, potatoes, gravy, etc. in a blender...

Thank you

After two weeks of clear liquids & protein shakes pre-op & another 4 weeks after surgery, those pureed foods are wonderful. Of course, I'm full on 2-3 ounces. It's only been 4 days so I haven't tried a lot of different things but I have had pureed refried beans with low fat cheddar cheese, pureed Stagg chili with the cheese & pureed tuna & hard-boiled egg mixed with Walden Farms honey mustard mayo. I have had some greek yogurt with sugar-free syrups for flavor, but I'm just not a big fan of yogurt.

With my NUT's permission, I didn't each very much pureed food. I did have scrambled eggs and a few other things a few times, but I just mostly stuck with protein shakes. After I got to soft foods, I have expanded my food consumption to the expected level, and cut back on the protein shakes.