Surgery on 4/29. Cleaning out kitchen. What can I keep?

[Kooky1 96]

Tomorrow, I will do a deep clean of my condo, preparing for my surgery at the end of the month. I will be throwing out a lot of food in my fridge and freezer (mostly processed stuff) and from the cabinets. Some items are unopened and can keep for a few months. So, I'm wondering if I can keep them for the soft foods phase or not.

1. unopened container of Peanut Butter (maybe something for maintenance phase)

2. unopened container of mayo (can you eat chicken salad during the soft foods phase?)

3. unopened truffle oil

4. canned vegetables (mostly green Beans, corn, and collard greens)

5. new can of seasoned salt

6. frozen italian sausage (my doctor said no pork for 4 months??)

7. cans of manchich (to mix ground turkey or beef--says 5 net carbs per 1/4 cup serving)

I am shocked at how much processed foods I have in my shelves. Boxes of mac & cheese, hamburger helper, Pasta, and cereals. Then, I have frozen meals, frozen burritos, multiple containers of ice cream. Whew.

I'll donate what I can but so much of it will have to be thrown away, and I know it's probably going to be hundreds and hundreds of dollars gone.

I do have cans and packaged containers of chicken and bone broth which I'll obviously keep for the clear liquid phase. I'll be doing the clear liquid phase for 15 days then onto the soft food phase. Unfortunately, my doctor's instructions for the soft food phase weren't very detailed; just recommending fat-free yogurt, cottage cheese, scrambled and boiled eggs, and fat-free pudding.

Any feedback would be appreciated!

[dhrguru 1,238]

It never once crossed my mind to clean out my fridge or cabinets. Personally I'd never waste that kind of money. If it's frozen, I'd just let it be. If it's canned, let it be. No you may not use it for a while, but I imagine you'll be eating most of that stuff in a few months to some degree.

I have a family, so what I don't eat others do. Only thing that's sat untouched since my surgery is a box of Cheerios.

Canned broth was nasty to me- I bought broth from au Bon pain.

Soft foods vary a lot...what you listed what a mix of my "full" liquids and soft foods phases

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

I agree. The only things I don't eat anymore that used to be staples was Cereal, bread, Pasta, and similar starches. I still have rice in my pantry but it's mostly in case other people want to eat it. I gave my mom some boxed Pasta dinners. I think I gave her a box of cookie mix that I accidentally bought a while ago before surgery or at least intended to (I need to look and see if it is still in the cabinet).

I still eat Peanut Butter, mayo, etc., just not in large quantities.