Gonna venture out to buy things for tomorrow!

The first thing I ate after I got through the liquid stage was a scrambled egg. It was divine!

Michelle, a WLS patient (she had RNY)has a wonderful blog with lots of great meal and snack ideas. Here's a link to the section on pureed/mushy foods:

http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/2007/08/pureed-foods.html

Thanks jean!

I am not there yet but I make cauliflower smush all the time and every one loves it. It's extremely low-cal -- steam a head of cauliflower (I buy organic if possible) then go at it with the stick blender, adding in broth to get the consistency you want. It's amazing -- like cauliflower pudding or something.

If you like to cook, Indonesian Squash Soup is so easy to make and it's absolutely delicious.

Have fun! I am a few weeks away from all that so you will be telling me your favorites when the time comes. Do you deliver?

Refried beans sprinkled with a little Queso Fresco. I make the refried beans myself and it was so needed during the post op phase. Canned refried works too but it's so easy to make on your own.

Mashed potatoes, ground turkey, creamed spinach, eggs

How did you guys prepare the eggs? I don't see eggs on my list until soft foods

I made them scrambled the first few times.. Then i switched to the egg whites that come in the carton

Refried bean sprinkled with a little Queso Fresco. I make the refried Beans myself and it was so needed during the post op phase. Canned refried works too but it's so easy to make on your own.

My favorite mushie was also fat-free refried beans with cheese...and sometimes some pureed canned chicken mixed with taco sauce and a little low fat sour cream. Kinda like the inside of a burrito LOL

Enjoy =)

add me to tmf/chicago...(and loved then and now when i want a quick snack)--fat free refried beans...salsa, cheese, onions...UMMMMM

Refried bean sprinkled with a little Queso Fresco. I make the refried Beans myself and it was so needed during the post op phase. Canned refried works too but it's so easy to make on your own.

Love refried beans! I still eat them at least once a week.

Do I need to purée everything? Yogurt and cream of wheat?

I made the mistake of going for the baby food as suggested by my Dr. Had to go hug my daughter and apologize for EVER feeding that nasty stuff to her! LOL But I found if I poured it over mashed potatoes like gravy, it was actually quite good and low cal.

Tuna with mayo !!! Heaven !!

Refried beans with a lil taco sauce melted cheese or guacamole . (Burritoless BURRITO) . Or sour cream . Also ricotta with sauce and a little mozzarella n grated cheese Noodless lasagna

Do I need to purée everything? Yogurt and cream of wheat?

You should puree all animal/fish protein, fruits or veggies that aren't already of smooth, moist consistency. You don't need to puree stuff like yogurt and cream of wheat - they're already of puree or mushy consistency. But you really need to check in with your nutritionist and/or surgeon to find out what foods they consider to be puree/mushy. Some bariatric clinics have different rules (wondering why that's so is basically a waste of time, but I can give you a Cliff Notes version if you like). For example, one clinic might allow small-curd cottage cheese in the puree phase, but the clinic across the street might tell you to puree the cottage cheese. (Cottage cheese pureed with sugar free pudding mix and/or pureed fruit and your sweetener of choice is pretty good, or you can use ricotta cheese instead of cottage cheese).