I have a general question. During the pureed stage are you allowed to eat the Gerber baby food? Thanks.

Some Gerber baby food contains sugar. If sugar occupies the number 1, 2 or 3 position in the listing of ingredients, I would recommend you avoid it.

After surgery, your taste buds change. I bought a lot of baby food before surgery and didn't eat any of it because it tasted awful.

Thanks that helped a lot. What do you recommend during this stage?

Experiment with different foods until you find something that you can tolerate.

As I recall the following worked for me during the puree stage: canned tuna, farina, mashed potatoes, apple sauce (no sugar variety), bananas. The amount of food is so small in this stage, you don't need to buy very much. A small container might lasts a week.

Thanks so much. I haven't had the surgery but for some reason I'm so worried about this stage.

My surgeon wasn't against eating it, but his plan preferred pureed regular food. I have tasted baby food, I found it quite nasty. The pureed stage was tough for me, but I survived on hummus, refried Beans and Protein shakes to supplement till I got to the soft food stage.

Thanks