I had surgery 12/22/14 and am now in the pureed stage.

When I first joined this site, I thought I saw some photos someone had posted of their foods/portions on a plate or dish so you could see the variety, the size and what they were eating. Those were interesting to me.

I have looked around but haven't found anything like this. I also did some web searches and couldn't find anything.

Has anyone seen anything like this on this site or another site?

Thank you! :-)

Here's a couple I took just a week ago at my favorite Mexican restaurant.

Everything was some form of chicken or pork.

Before

After

But normally Monday - Friday this is my normal meal and portion size ~ about 1 cup of food per meal.

I think this was a mix of turkey hamburger and black Beans.

Edited January 6, 201511 yr by joatsaint

@@GoGirl2014 I haven't seen any in here..until just now but I know there are some YouTube videos with pictures.

You can find it under "foods after vsg"

There is a long thread with lots of pictures. I think it's called What I ate for Lunch or something similar. Try searching "lunch".

At your stage, best thing to do is measure your portions. Never eyeball, or you might find your portions creep up which can slow your losses. 3 Tablespoons at the absolute max for your stage of purees, or up to 4 ounces of more liquidy foods like yogurt or soup. Hope this helps!

And use small plates, it will make it look like you're getting more food!

If I had read this 15 mins ago I could have taken a picture of my dinner. It's half eaten now. I actually use this board to help me eat slow. I take a bite, then type a post.

Here's what I had for supper tonight. Almost ate it all

They are frozen gluten free meatballs (1 serving), 2 tbls of Rao's, 1 tsp of grated Parmesan cheese, plus steamed broccoli.

After...

I always use the dessert plate and dessert fork.

Here's what I had for supper tonight. Almost ate it all

They are frozen gluten free meatballs (1 serving), 2 tbls of Rao's, 1 tsp of grated Parmesan cheese, plus steamed broccoli.

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After...

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I always use the dessert plate and dessert fork.

That looks good. where do you get the gluten free meatballs?

That looks good. where do you get the gluten free meatballs?

The brand is "cooked perfect". These are Italian Style Gluten Free. I found them at my super market (Stop & Shop). I didn't have to hunt them down at Whole Foods. They probably would have cost double, lol.

They're really yummy!

Thanks everyone!

I am in the pureed stage. Some of the items in the diet from my surgeon are ground/pureed chicken, cottage cheese and marinara sauce. The portions listed are anywhere from 1 oz to 1/4-1/2 cup. I can only eat one to two ounces at this point.

Last night I layered the pureed chicken, cottage cheese and marinara sauce in a small 5 ounce ramekin with a tiny bit of italian seasoning and baked it until bubbly. It was very moist and turned out to be a great little lasagna! I only ate a small portion of it and had it again for lunch today. Yummy.

The other item you see in the picture is a steamed, mashed baby carrot. I could only eat a little of it also.

I purchased small plates, ramekins and the tiny "taster" spoons and forks before my surgery. They are working very well for the small portions I eat. My husband also switched out the small one ounce plastic containers from the hospital with glass one ounce shot glasses! They work very well for yogurt, cottage cheese, drinks, just about anything. And….they make it fun! (so much better than the little plastic things )