What to stock fridge up with?!?!

[Nikki Monroe 71]

I'm moving soon and trying to prepare for my sleeve surgery coming up in September. What are some good thing to put in my fridge and cabinets to prepare for surgery? No sense in spending tons of money in groceries just to have to give them away! Need ideas for liquid phase and full liquid stage and purée stage!

DETAILS PLEASE!

THANKS!!

[Nickkibear24 33]

i need to know to mine is thursday

[kimby1029 119]

Hi there -

Congratulations both of you on your upcoming surgeries. Mine was on May 26, 2015, so I am still pretty new to this. I found that having some broth, and Jello and sugar free popsicles helped me when I got home. Warm felt better than cold at first for some reason. Make sure you have a supply of whatever Vitamins and Calcium supplements you will need per your docs. I had some Protein shakes for when I went to all liquid versus clear. I like the Jay Robb and also the powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury, but there are lots of other good ones out there.

[samuelsmom 670]

For the liquid phase I used pre-made shakes like GNC Lean and Muscle Milk Light. I also kept greek yogurt close by. Honestly, I had no interest in anything those first few weeks after surgery. I sipped my beverages and tasted a little pureed turkey on Thanksgiving and that was it. I never actually pureed anything. I made food that was soft and mashed it up really good. Vegetarian chili was one of my favorites and had a decent amount of Protein. I rarely ever use the pre-made shakes anymore. I do make my own with 8 oz milk, 5oz tub of cannon light and fit yogurt, and a handful of berries which makes a great shake.

Good luck to all with their surgeries!

[10nsStar 23]

Don't over buy. What taste good one day you might gag at the next. I purchased a bunch of Soups that I never even opened because they never sounded good. broth, Protein Shakes, jello( I made mine one pre-made I bought made me not eat Jello for several days.). Popcicles. Everything else try a little bit at a time. InjuryChicken is one of my favorites.

[Nikki Monroe 71]

Hi there -

Congratulations both of you on your upcoming surgeries. Mine was on May 26, 2015, so I am still pretty new to this. I found that having some broth, and Jello and sugar free popsicles helped me when I got home. Warm felt better than cold at first for some reason. Make sure you have a supply of whatever Vitamins and Calcium supplements you will need per your docs. I had some Protein shakes for when I went to all liquid versus clear. I like the Jay Robb and also the unjury, but there are lots of other good ones out there.

First, THANK YOU for the details! This helps a lot! The "Jay Robb" and "Unjury" that you mentioned...can they be found in stores?

[butterfly23 423]

@@Nikki Monroe@@Nickkibear24 - Best of luck to both of you with your upcoming surgeries!

I am a little over 3 months out and remember all too well that I overbought in preparation. I second @@10nsStar's suggestion on not gettting too much beforehand as taste can change and I've read that from many on this site. Mine sure did and I wasted some product. I am also a vegetarian so I won't be listing meats.

That being said, for Clear liquids I had several different things to flavor Water (flavor drops, crystal light, flavored herbal teas, lemons etc) and since I like them cold, more ice trays. Also for clear stage you can have broths, which can feel really healing on the tummy (and if you are motivated can add unflavored Protein powder - I used unjury which I think is only online). Of course there is sugar free popscicles, Jello etc. I also drank G2 which is diet gatorade

Full liquids - all of the above and:

• soups - strain if need be
• Protein shakes (I like premade better like premeir but also made some nectar ones when I wanted fruit - fuzzy navel is good)
• milk (high Protein ones like fairlife)

Puree/soft foods - you can puree most anything but I didn't and stuck to soft foods:

• yougurt - esp greek
• scrambled eggs
• ricotta cheese bake (from world according to eggface - a good resource)
• cottage cheese
• Beans
• sugar free pudding
• oatmeal - I added Protein Powder

There are some good recipes on the internet - I mentioned the World According to Eggface, which is a great one.

Congratulations and good luck!

[Nikki Monroe 71]

@@Nikki Monroe@@Nickkibear24 - Best of luck to both of you with your upcoming surgeries!

I am a little over 3 months out and remember all too well that I overbought in preparation. I second @@10nsStar's suggestion on not gettting too much beforehand as taste can change and I've read that from many on this site. Mine sure did and I wasted some product. I am also a vegetarian so I won't be listing meats.

That being said, for Clear Liquids I had several different things to flavor Water (flavor drops, crystal light, flavored herbal teas, lemons etc) and since I like them cold, more ice trays. Also for clear stage you can have broths, which can feel really healing on the tummy (and if you are motivated can add unflavored Protein powder - I used unjury which I think is only online). Of course there is sugar free popscicles, Jello etc. I also drank G2 which is diet gatorade

Full liquids - all of the above and:

• soups - strain if need be
• protein shakes (I like premade better like premeir but also made some nectar ones when I wanted fruit - fuzzy navel is good)
• milk (high Protein ones like fairlife)

Puree/soft foods - you can puree most anything but I didn't and stuck to soft foods:

• yougurt - esp greek
• scrambled eggs
• ricotta cheese bake (from world according to eggface - a good resource)
• cottage cheese
• Beans
• sugar free pudding
• oatmeal - I added protein powder

There are some good recipes on the internet - I mentioned the World According to Eggface, which is a great one.

Congratulations and good luck!

. Wow! Thank you so much for the details! And the long post! This is so incredibly helpful! ????????????????