I will not be having my Sleeve done until Feb 5th 2014.. But I do want to know what should be in my Fridge before that. I want to get use

to things that I would be eating and liking them before... so it will go smooth. I have been buying things with Protein.. Checking the cal to be low with the most protein...I did get Granola to put in my Cereal with 10g of protein "nature valley".. But than the next time I bought it I got the Special K

Low fat Granola with a touch of Honey..it is only 7g of protein, but had less cal... I like some in cereal and I like it in yogurt... This Special K one has

47% less fat..... SO WHAT IS IN YOUR FRIDGE... it is good to have things in there.. that are good to reach for...Good luck to you all

JewelJ

I have the same question. I'm having my sleeve surgery in about 2 weeks. Yikes! What should I have here when I get home?

Well granola will be way down the road as far as being able to eat it again. Even then you may chose not to eat it..

In the beginning before surgery I made sure I had a wide variety of no calorie drinks, drops, mixes, pre made.. Because liquids are the most important in the first weeks to get in and you never know what will be tolerated after surgery.

You will follow a set eating plan for months and all drs are different..

Basics though are protein drinks (I like premier pre made)

Yogurt (Greek is best)

Broths and creamed soups.

homemade broths are best and will be your friend in the first weeks.

Canned broths suck!

Sugar free pudding

I was sleeved a little over two weeks ago. Prior to surgery I made a point of eating through all the stuff I wasn't going to be able to eat anymore. So by the time it came to having surgery I had practically had an empty frig and pantry. This has kept all temptation out of my house. I also started experimenting with protein shakes to see what worked best for me. Coming home from surgery I had three different protein powders, four different types of premade shakes, frozen fruit, milk, cocoa, and powdered peanut butter. I was warned not to stock up on a lot of anything cause your taste buds and sense of smell will change after surgery. It worked really well to get me through the full liquids stage.

I was on liquids for four weeks and purees for another four weeks after that. I'm not allowed any form of grains for six months, so granola would not be and is still not an option.

For my four weeks of full liquids post op, I had on hand:

--skim milk

--kefir

--lassi

--light cranberry juice

--low sodium V8

--unsweetened vanilla almond milk

--chai tea bags (decaf) -- I would mix these with a half scoop of vanilla protein powder and a splash of vanilla almond milk to make a vanilla chai protein latte. Make sure anything you mix protein powder with is under 140 degrees or it will clump.

--sample packs of protein powders from Chike, Syntrax Matrix, Syntrax Nectar, and Protizyme, all sorts of different flavors

--G2 and G2 Natural

--Unjury Chicken Broth and Chocolate Splendor protein powders

--Premier Protein chocolate protein shakes

--Isopure protein drinks (I ended up hating these and had to mix them 50/50 with G2 to get them down, but they have great numbers in terms of protein and carbs)

Good luck to you!