What are some of your favorite foods and what types of foods can you handle? How have your taste become different? I am a personal chef and am curious about the kind of food I will enjoy after surgery. Right now I do enjoy eating healthy food, I am mainly a volume eater. One of my favorite meals in pork roast with a spicy rub then greek yogurt as a cooling agent. How do you handle spices?

I actually have a question. Before surgery I used to have a fruit smoothie with mixed berries. I used protein powder, 1/2 cup mixed berries, water, low fat milk, low fat yogurt. I'm struggling post surgery with my protein shake because it is vanilla and I'm so sick of the flavor that I'm nauseous from it and it takes me hours to choke it down. Also when I blend it in my ninja it's frothy Is there anything healthy I can use to make a fruit smoothie alternative like the mixed berry flavor. I can't have any fruit with seeds. Thank you in advance

I actually have a question. Before surgery I used to have a fruit smoothie with mixed berries. I used Protein powder, 1/2 cup mixed berries, Water, low fat milk, low fat yogurt. I'm struggling post surgery with my protein shake because it is vanilla and I'm so sick of the flavor that I'm nauseous from it and it takes me hours to choke it down. Also when I blend it in my ninja it's frothy Is there anything healthy I can use to make a fruit smoothie alternative like the mixed berry flavor. I can't have any fruit with seeds. Thank you in advance

If you want the mixed berry flavor you could get the mixed berry mix and when it is completely de thawed run it through a cheesecloth to get all the juice out of it with no seeds and maybe even pick out the berries with seeds and use those whole or buy extra of the berries without any and fruits without any just for texture. Make sure and get all of that juice and squeeze tight in that cheesecloth!

Another tip for smoothies would be add in some fresh greens (like spinach or kale) they are great for you and you can barely taste them in your smoothie! Bananas are really good for giving smoothies that smooth texture as well, especially half frozen. You could also add a little unsweetened cocoa powder for a chocolate taste. About a year ago smoothies were super popular- there are a million recipes out there.

Edited March 5, 201412 yr by chefkelly

Never thought to run through a cheesecloth. Great idea. I didn't think bananas would give me that berry flavor. I have one more week to go until I'm 6 weeks post op. I really hope I can eat strawberry again.

Never thought to run through a cheesecloth. Great idea. I didn't think bananas would give me that berry flavor. I have one more week to go until I'm 6 weeks post op. I really hope I can eat strawberry again.

Bananas won't give you the berry flavor but if you're just using the fruit juice they'll help with that frothing you described by providing a creamy texture. When you freeze something it dulls the flavor- hence freezing the banana so that it has little flavor compared to a raw banana.

I have been eating a lot of green olives, shrimp, and sugar free jell-o. I am not a big fan of eggs anymore. I can't really say that my tastebuds have changed that much. I have had no trouble eating "clean" and I haven't missed any of my old comfort foods. One day down the road, probably after one full year, I will try lean cuts of meat and pork.