So I'm supposed to be eating all three meals as pureed foods. Monday night I blended up a can of costco chicken with some of the Water it was packed in, with a little mayo. The taste isn't bad, but what a chore it turned out to be! Has anyone been successful eating baby food during this phase? It's the same thing, right? I didn't try any when my kids were the age to eat this stuff.

I appreciate your thoughts and ideas.

My NUT said that quite a few people turn to baby food for convenience during this phase, just watch out for the sugars (her words).

I'm not a huge fan of baby food though (I did taste it when my kids were little...I understand why they spit most of it out =P) I'm on puree stage as well, and for the most part, it's not too bad making up food to fit. eggs are one of my favorite go-to foods, and I just had refried Beans today (good grief, that can's going to last for days considering how little I can eat)

My doctor didn't allow baby food...you need to check with them, as they are all different on how they want you to work your plan...

good luck

I ate baby food and added seasonings to the meat ones.

To the fruit ones you can add stevia or Splenda or whatever you use as a sweetener, just not sugar.

I was told baby food could be a temporary option, but the taste is usually too bland for most adults who are used to more flavor in food. I had no trouble finding acceptable foods to puree so I didn't try it.

My list of pureed foods says in large letters "Absolutely No Baby Food" - don't know what the problem with it is. I have a mini food processor which makes things a lot easier - worth the $25 investment? (I used it all the time before for chopping garlic, ginger etc). A few things that don't need processing or are easy to mash with a fork - tuna, cottage cheese, egg salad, ricotta, cooked soft white fish (e.g. catfish or tilapia), apple sauce and banana.

Janette

My surgery is scheduled for July 30th, but it may be up to 2 weeks earlier. My pre-op apt is July 3rd, so i'm thinking it will be earlier than originally planned. My biggest concern is eating pureed foods. I really have a tough time getting it down, so if anyone has any suggestions, i'm listening. It is also hard to stay motivated lately with so much time out before surgery. I am hoping I can get refocused o what I am doing and stop these eating binges I have been on.

My list of pureed foods says in large letters "Absolutely No Baby Food" - don't know what the problem with it is. I have a mini food processor which makes things a lot easier - worth the $25 investment? (I used it all the time before for chopping garlic, ginger etc). A few things that don't need processing or are easy to mash with a fork - tuna, cottage cheese, egg salad, ricotta, cooked soft white fish (e.g. catfish or tilapia), apple sauce and banana.

Janette

My mini food processor got a lot of use the first month. I only used it beyond that following 'stuck' episodes, when I was temporarily leery of solids and I would eat a pureed meal. Which happens even now, a year later. :-)

My NUT and doctor said Stage 2 baby foods were acceptable for the pureed stage.

My surgery is scheduled for July 30th, but it may be up to 2 weeks earlier. My pre-op apt is July 3rd, so i'm thinking it will be earlier than originally planned. My biggest concern is eating pureed foods. I really have a tough time getting it down, so if anyone has any suggestions, i'm listening. It is also hard to stay motivated lately with so much time out before surgery. I am hoping I can get refocused o what I am doing and stop these eating binges I have been on.

Don't compare your idea of pureed food before surgery to what your experience will be after surgery. After 2 weeks of liquids & protein shakes, soft scrambled egg and watery mashed potatoes never tasted so good!!

Thank You JanetteH for your impute above. I guess not knowing what to expect is a lot of the worry. Now to get going on he other part of my problem and refocus myself for the next few weeks!

My NUT said babyfood is fine, I eat a jar of fruits a day, either organic apple/banana, or apple/blueberry. It goes down so easy because it's soooo pureed that it fits in well after some protein at a meal.

I am still pre-op, but... from what I have read and put together... the problem with pureeing a meal, like chicken, is that we have tastes associated to textures. Try making soft things softer, and grinding foods separately. You can make mashed potatoes (add tasteless protein powder maybe) and put a 'gravy' on it. Grind up the chicken, and then sprinkle seasoning on it, or a fat free sauce, etc. Keep the flavors separate, just like in a regular meal.

You're absolutely right, Writerjennifer. I never thought that people might puree everything to together - yuch! I bought a recipe book (recommended by my nutritionist) "How to eat well after weight loss surgery" and all the recipes are for Protein and some kind of sauce with vegetables pureed separately etc. They're all very tasty and puree well - the book tells you how much you can eat at each stage and for each procedure. My family could eat the same as me (just not pureed) so that was convenient too. I admit that after a month I was happy to eat something other than pureed food, but it was not a difficult or disgusting phase - in fact some of the recipes have become family favorites - not pureed : ) - even now that I'm 3 months out.

Personally the thought of eating baby food made me sick. The thought of pureed meat did too. I was pretty limited during the pureed phase.

I'm hearing a lot of people mentioning mashed potatoes. In phase I and II I'm not allowed to eat mashed potatoes. My NUT said it's a filler and not very nutritious. If I was to eat it I had to eat the proteins first. I sure wish every Dr was on the same page. Would make all of this so much easier.