What are your food stages?

[Riz2006 242]

I know every program is different so this is just out of curiosity....

I have 4 stages -

1. Clear liquid - days 1-2

2. Full liquid - (shakes, yogurt, cream Soups, applesauce, pudding, jello) - days 2-14

3. Purée/soft foods (egg salad, chicken salad, cottage cheese, turkey deli meet, mashed banana, etc -just a few items on my list from NUT) - days 14-60

4. Normal" foods/Maintenance diet - Day 60+

Anyone else have the purée and soft stage together? How many stages do you have?

Edited March 24, 2015 by Riz2006

[Tauruslady5 154]

Hellooooo

I was the same as your schedule. Worked out great.

When I was finally able to eat, I was only allowed to eat 2 teaspoons every 2 hours. To this date, I have continued this way of eating. Still works great. I just had my labs done so I know i am eating enough Protein. I do not, however, drink Protein shakes because they did not settle well in my tummy.

Puree/Soft foods were the same. At this time I was eating refried Beans w/shredded cheese because it was soft.

Have a fun journey.

[Elode 8,093]

Same as yours only I didn't have to wait 60 days I could do regular after the purée/mushy stage as tolerated.

[JamieLogical 8,684]

Posts-op stages for me were:

Clear liquids: Day 1-3

Full liquids (Protein shakes and drinkable yogurt): Day 4-9

Full liquids (add strained cream soup): Day 10-17

Pureed/soft Stage 1 (greek yogurt, cottage cheese, scrambled egg, chicken/tuna salad): Day 18-27

Pureed/soft Stage 2 (ground meats, legumes, canned veggies and fruits, soft whole grains): Day 28-39

Solid Foods as tolerated: Day 40

[Riz2006 242]

I can't wait for some refried bean! Yum!

Also I'm not a fish eater (can't stand it) but that is allowed on my soft/purée stage so I'm thinking of trying it again-maybe I will like it now. Problem is I have zero clue where to buy, what to buy, how to cook it! Off to google some ideas!

[fit4life123 108]

Mine was completely different! (Which felt odd at the time! I wondered if my surgeon was crazy)

Day 1(Day of surgery): Nothing by mouth

Day 2: Clear Liquids

Day 3: Full liquids & Soup

Discharged from hospital on Day 3.

Day 4 (At home): pureed food.

Day 30(1-Month Follow Up): Solids.

[jhowell 11]

I was similar. Nothing to eat or drink after surgery. The following day in the hospital I was allowed tea, vegetable broth and apple juice.

Weeks 1-4 full liquids (Protein drinks, pudding, apple sauce...etc)

Weeks 5-6 cheese, cottage cheese, eggs

Weeks 7 I can start adding vegetables and soft meats like chicken, turkey or seafood.

[bigdrewfl 18]

Mine was also Similar:

1 Days 1-2 (clear liquid)

2 Days 3-10 (Full Liquid)

3 Weeks 2-3 (Soft Foods/Purees)

4 weeks 4 - 6 months (full food)

5 Months 6 and beyond (still full foods but, able to add Brown Rice and some additional complex carbs (Whole Wheet Dry Cereal, Peanut Butter, Plantains, popcorn, potatoes, whole Wheet crackers and breads)

[liannatx 897]

Nothing day 1, ice chips day 2. food progression started day 3.

week 1- clear liquids

week 2- full liquids

week 3- full liquids

week 4- soft/purees

week 5 start trying solids beginning with chicken (thigh), seafood, ground turkey, veggies, etc...

I am so sick of liquids.... I am beyond ready to have some refried Beans, tuna salad, or mock baked potato (aka cauliflower casserole)

[Wannabeskinnie 59]

Stage 1..first day...clear liquid..aka Water

Stage 2 day 2-21 Clear Liquids under 10 calories and Protein drinks only

Stage 3 week 3 soft puréed food..yogurt, strained cream Soup made with milk, soft cheese

Stage 4 weeks 4- one month...soft Proteins, lean meats...eggs, cheese, tuna, tender chicken, 90% hamburger

Stage 5...week 8-life...can now add veggies and fruit slowly...2/3 of meal should be Protein and veggie needs to be soft and non starchy...can eventually add 1/4 cup of complex carb starch such as brown rice, Pasta, sweet potatoe, etc

My stages seem to be more "severe" than everyone else's and it sometimes disappoints me but I'm sure it's for a great reason...changing my eating habits!