Hi!

I had my vsg on 2/2 and was given the ok to start soft food last week however I am not even coming close to 60 grams of Protein per day. My NUT wants us to get from food only and not Protein drinks but how? I have a call out to her but in the mean time I would love some suggestions from others.

Thank you!

When I was on soft foods, it was a lot of eggs and dairy. I was allowed Protein shakes, but I was supposed to be getting 100g of protein in so I was definitely getting 60 or so from real food. I had scrambled eggs with cheese melted on top, cottage cheese, greek yogurt, Shelly's Baked Ricotta, string cheese....

Once I was allowed some meat, I would do shredded chicken (big fan of Jack Daniel's shredded chicken!) or tuna salad. When I was allowed ground meats and legumes, I would do chili or turkey meatballs.

Hope that helps some!

@@LisaLou30 Did your nut say why you can't have protein shakes? I'm 4 months out and I still drink two a day. I wouldn't make the great protein numbers without them.

She just said they (her and the surgeon)prefer we eat our food verus drinking our food.

I'm at six weeks and still have at least one protein shake w 24g each morning. Helps me reach goal. Most of what I eat is strictly protein. Eggs, cheese, greek yogurt etc. Today I tried Atkins frozen dinner and it has another 28g.

crab cakes (real) in luckys seafood section zero sugar 14g of Protein, dark meat shredded with a little bbq sauce, turkey cranberry n a tiny bit of mayo, what else ooooh chicken fajitas w soft veggies cooked well, mahi fish clam chowder options are endless just think dress up protein and theres endless amounts of soft food creations oh yea a favorite when im on the run is jamba juice (lighter version(make it light option) a small of course add 2-3 scoops of whey or greek yogurt add on I drink half of it put other half in fridge for next day or hunger pain emergency drink at 5am lol good luck

eggs and cheese are good 'soft' sources of Protein. I love making egg drop Soup still; the soup always seems to go down easily.

With purees, I used alot of sauce to keep the protein moist. I sometimes ate the protein as one meal and a snack a few hours apart. Great sauces are like alfredo sauce, Ragu double cheddar, thai peanut/coconut sauce, etc.

I also learned to love cottage cheese, which is great with herbes de provence or italian herbs, or even mixed with eggs or tofu.

Edited February 25, 201511 yr by AlwaysVegas

Tuna/chicken salad, chili (run through a blender it's still tasty). the WW smart ones Entrees, once you're allowed them, are quite good. When I'm coming up for a recipe or looking at nutrution labels I aim for 10 calories / gram of Protein. I don't hit that with everything I eat, but with most things. Yogurt is your new friend - fat free low sugar yogurt is packed with protein. I've also taken a piece of turkey sausage (get the leaner stuff) and fried that up with a scrambled egg. kinda like a "Breakfast bowl" but actually edible

My surgeon & NUT never said I couldn't have shakes. I still have 1 on most days. I have a friend that had her Sleeve surgery 4 years ago & she still drinks a shake a day. I do eat a lot of eggs, cheeses, chicken & tuna. Good thing I like these foods.