So... 3 days after surgery and I'm now off the "totally" clear liquid diet. Finally back to full liquid diet 'thank goodness!' But I'm getting tired of cream of chicken/celery/mushroom/shrimp from Campbells. I'm wondering if I can use my wonderful Vitamix and make my own cream soups. Does anyone know if its against the rules to eat cream of broccoli or some other vegetable as long as i make it the consistency of a creamy soup? Can I not puree chicken but incorporate it with other veggies or potatoes and make my own low-fat/low-sodium cream soup? Are there any other soup recipes out there for me? Maybe other flavor creamy soupsby another company? Any advise would be appreciated.

I pureed soups for that phase. I still eat pureed soups for a day or two after a fill.

That's interesting.... I thought it was too soon for that but if it works and if I can tolerate then... maybe its worth a try. Thanks!

You can basically eat what your band will tolerate. It is so different for different people. Some foods are stringy like broccoli but as we all know if it is canned it is mush already so prob fine but ALWAYS go by what the doctor says or it is your own risk.

I made several home made soups post op, and used my magic bullet to purée. It worked out fine. I even took meaty tomato sauce and puréed it. It was delish. I was so sick of sweet protein shakes! You can also drink Kefer probiotic yogurt drinks. Those are very filling. Making home made soup is the way to go. It gives you something to do as well as some good standing and moving time.

This was my favorite. I left out the noodles. It puréed wonderfully.

http://www.food.com/recipe/the-ladys-chicken-noodle-soup-paula-deen-147065

So... 3 days after surgery and I'm now off the "totally" clear liquid diet. Finally back to full liquid diet 'thank goodness!' But I'm getting tired of cream of chicken/celery/mushroom/shrimp from Campbells. I'm wondering if I can use my wonderful Vitamix and make my own cream soups. Does anyone know if its against the rules to eat cream of broccoli or some other vegetable as long as i make it the consistency of a creamy soup? Can I not puree chicken but incorporate it with other veggies or potatoes and make my own low-fat/low-sodium cream soup? Are there any other soup recipes out there for me? Maybe other flavor creamy soupsby another company? Any advise would be appreciated.

I was happily making my own cream soups, but check with your NUT or doctor. I just added veggies to everything in the blender.

Side note: maybe it's my iPhone but I cannot read your posts with the font and color you use. I can only read it when I hit "quote" so it puts it in regular text.