Is egg drop soup an ok thing to have? I'm thinking of maybe when I'm 2-2 weeks post op. Right now it just sounds so good and I'm 4 days out.

Yes it is a great thing to have!

Yes it is good. Also when you are further out, you can fortify the soup with extra Protein such as chicken, seafood to help meet some of your protein requirements.

Omg!! You guys have no idea how much that has excited me!!! I'm only 5 days out and these shakes are just disgusting. Also, are we allowed to add fruit to our shakes in the blender? Like half a banana or a few blueberries? I wAsnt sure about the sugar of the natural fruit this soon?

My surgeon does not allow any raw vegetables or fruit until 6 weeks out.

Yes egg drop soup has been my lifesaver. I am 3 weeks out out.

Do we count it as liquid or as protein shake? It doesn't have a lot of protein so I assume it could count as part of the liquids, much like chicken broth?

You could add unflavored protein powder to it to boost the protein content....I did this with all of the broth and cream soups I ate for the first month postop and never had a problem meeting protein goals. And it was a great break from all the sweet shakes.

Does anyone have a recipe they use for the egg drop soup?

The important drivers immediately after surgery are meeting the Protein, Fluid and Vitamin requirements. food is secondary. Your body is converting your stored fat into energy. That is why you are losing weight.

The protein supplements (protein shakes) in my opinion all taste terrible. The goal in the beginning is to find one that you can tolerate. Protein shakes come in powder form or premix. I used powder. It is important to use an electric blender to mix the powder in order to gain the proper consistency. Hand mixing the powders does not work well. I used a Ninja single serve blender. I also relied on Muscle Milk Light as my Protein shake. You can blend in fruit and the fruit does not count against your meal allotment. The natural sugars in fruit are O.K. But do not use refined sugar. The protein shake counts for meeting your protein requirement and also your fluid requirements. At five days out you are a little early, so you might go easy with the fruit.

The protein requirement is met by a combination of protein supplements combined with the protein derived from meals. I relied on homemade high-protein soups and chili. At the beginning I was using 3 protein shakes per day. But as time went on and my meal volume increased I was able to transition from 3 protein shakes a day, down to 2, down to 1 and then none. When I achieved one cup of food per meal, I was deriving around 65 grams of protein from my meals alone. Now I supplement my protein with a hot cup of cocoa (no sugar added) or a berry smoothie. Also as you get further along you will be able to begin using Protein Bars. They come in very handy in meeting your protein requirement when you are on the go.

I have included some recipes for soups including egg drop soup in a short article I wrote. See http://www.breadandbutterscience.com/Surgery.pdf

Thank you!

The important drivers immediately after surgery are meeting the Protein, Fluid and Vitamin requirements. food is secondary. Your body is converting your stored fat into energy. That is why you are losing weight.

The protein supplements (protein shakes) in my opinion all taste terrible. The goal in the beginning is to find one that you can tolerate. Protein shakes come in powder form or premix. I used powder. It is important to use an electric blender to mix the powder in order to gain the proper consistency. Hand mixing the powders does not work well. I used a Ninja single serve blender. I also relied on Muscle Milk Light as my Protein shake. You can blend in fruit and the fruit does not count against your meal allotment. The natural sugars in fruit are O.K. But do not use refined sugar. The protein shake counts for meeting your protein requirement and also your fluid requirements. At five days out you are a little early, so you might go easy with the fruit.

The protein requirement is met by a combination of protein supplements combined with the protein derived from meals. I relied on homemade high-protein Soups and chili. At the beginning I was using 3 protein shakes per day. But as time went on and my meal volume increased I was able to transition from 3 protein shakes a day, down to 2, down to 1 and then none. When I achieved one cup of food per meal, I was deriving around 65 grams of protein from my meals alone. Now I supplement my protein with a hot cup of cocoa (no sugar added) or a berry smoothie. Also as you get further along you will be able to begin using Protein Bars. They come in very handy in meeting your protein requirement when you are on the go.

I have included some recipes for soups including egg drop Soup in a short article I wrote. See http://www.breadandbutterscience.com/Surgery.pdf

I have read your article and found it very informative. I printed a couple of you recipes. I think they will help a lot. I am 3 weeks out of surgery and I am having a hard time eating simply things like cottage cheese and tuna. They make my pouch very tender and I find myself going back to shakes and soups. So I think your recipes will work out great thank you NWChick