I have a 'bariatric bible,' as I call it, which breaks down each of the recommended stages of the diet. But I cannot find anywhere when I can eat an orange or an apple... or a grape or 3.

I love fruits, and I just want to eat some as a snack. I know everyone is different, but when did some of the pros begin to devour some fruits again?

Puree stage: banana, peaches, applesauce. I am on solid foods now, but am still just eating bananas (1/2 a day) or canned peaches or applesauce - sugar free. Probably when summer hits I will see how I tolerate melons.

My NUT recommends any fruit that ends in "berry". I hope that helps.

My NUT recommends any fruit that ends in "berry". I hope that helps.

When does he/she suggest the right stage would be to have them?

My NUT said fruit was ok during soft food stage and said melons were generally well tolerated. The other fruits on my ok for soft were berries, and bananas and mangos.

I wasn't allowed fruit or veggies until the soft food stage, and then I could have anything I could cut with a fork. So, a few bites of ripe banana = fine; a nice crisp apple = nope. Still had to keep within my carb limits (under 60 per day) and eat protein first. The fruits I eat with any sort of regularity these days are strawberries, raspberries, prunes, and dried apricots.

My NUT recommends any fruit that ends in "berry". I hope that helps.

What time did your nut say to start ? I've been putting banana in my smoothie but I want to eat like a full fruit too I miss oranges and apples too.

I wasn't allowed fruit or veggies until the soft food stage, and then I could have anything I could cut with a fork. So, a few bites of ripe banana = fine; a nice crisp apple = nope. Still had to keep within my carb limits (under 60 per day) and eat Protein first. The fruits I eat with any sort of regularity these days are strawberries, raspberries, prunes, and dried apricots.

Sounds good to me. How do you eat them ? Straight up or do you mush them? I forgot about prunes. I Like Prunes. How much can you tolerate?

You can put fruits in a smoothie. Thats any fruit. I just don't know when to eat them whole.

My NUT recommends any fruit that ends in "berry". I hope that helps.

What time did your nut say to start ? I've been putting banana in my smoothie but I want to eat like a full fruit too I miss oranges and apples too.

My diet plan states to refrain from the membranes of Citrus Fruits until after three months. Same with dried fruits, red meat, untoasted bread, biscuits or Pasta, nuts, popcorn, coconut, and potato skins.

My nut says stage 3 bananas, melon, applesauce, canned peaches or pears in own juice, peaches, plums pears (no skin).

My diet plan states to refrain from the membranes of Citrus Fruits until after three months. Same with dried fruits, red meat, untoasted bread, biscuits or pasta, nuts, popcorn, coconut, and potato skins.

Oh ok thanks. I'm going to try try the prunes. I I need some different types to work with. My nut told told me told me to try pureeing the fruit like raspberries or other berries and add them to my farina or oatmeal which does sound good now.

My diet plan states to refrain from the membranes of Citrus Fruits until after three months. Same with dried fruits, red meat, untoasted bread, biscuits or pasta, nuts, popcorn, coconut, and potato skins.

Wow. I think I may die if I had your diet! Haha! Mine is limited as well, but not three months. I can have those after a month. I know most are high in carbs, so I need to stay away.

I am 10 weeks out. Still on soft foods, but I am not allowed fruits. Every dr and nut is diff.

I was told nothing with seeds during my soft food stage...so I can't have berries or tomatoes or cucumbers/pickles unless I scoop out the seeds

Some don’t like the acidity in fruit same with fruit juice I was told no citrus fruits no skins for the first few weeks and not to have fruit juice without mixing it with 2 parts Water to dilute it.
In my mushy stage I stewed fruit easy to do just cook it down with a little water in its own juice or you can add a little apple juice for sweetness and if you really really have to you can add a little sugar/sweetener for added sweetness but you really shouldn’t need to your stewing fruit not making jam lol