I know this is kind of a weird question, but I figure it's worth asking.

Would hot dogs be considered a soft food? I am going between seeing how it could be and then going "No, not sure about that". Never hurts to ask!

If not, what foods did you find really satisfying and Protein rich in the soft foods phase? I'll be there next week so I'd love to kind of gather a list. I haven't been getting in as much protein as I'd like or should so I need to try and get in as much through food as I can. I'm focusing primarily on Water because (as I've said on numerous threads) I'm a kidney transplant patient and it's super important that I get more than the 64oz recommended (closer to 136oz) and that is nicely doable (not as in I'm doing it, but I know I can if I keep trying) at a week post.

Thanks!

I would stay away from hot dogs... i had a sausage around a week and a half ago at a festival.... i ended up randomly puking... i think it may be too early to have something so processed, its way to dense.

Soft foods.... eggs, lentils, Beans, legumes, yoghurt, really fine minced meat, fish (that was my saviour).

What i did was mix Proteins... eg, i would make lentils and add a dollop of greek yoghurt... savoury mince with eggs, mince and beans.... scrambed eggs, that sort of thing.... i added greek yoghurt to anything that was savoury.

Slow cooked chicken, make sure its falling apart... and fish...hummus, bean dip, experiment with recipes...

I know you are young, are you living at home? Who will be doing the cooking?

You can google "bariatric cooking" for some inspiration

@ Yeah, I'm living at home. My mom and I both cook sometimes here and there.

I figured beyond just the consistency of hot dogs that them being processed would be a little "hefty" on the sleeve so thanks for the input!

I definitely want to get some hummus, I looooove it. Lentils are suggested in my book, I'll try and get some of them and for sure eggs. I'm not a huge fan of greek yogurt though, especially not savory ones, but maybe my taste has changed. I'll have to try it. I do like this one yogurt I get at Aldi's that's salted caramel and honey greek yogurt but they don't always have it. I'm going to go see if they do.

Which food stage is cheese considered a part of? That's about the only thing I've been "craving". xD

My rule for soft foods was it had to be something I could cut very easily with a fork. To me hot dogs didn't quite fit, so I stayed away.

If you do want to try hot dogs, I would say stick with all natural turkey dogs if you can. Good luck!

My NP suggested similar. She said if you can't scoop it with a spoon, it's not soft.

I eat good quality hot dogs all the time now, but didn't start until 8 or so months out. No bun, though!! It's the perfect portion size for meas a complete meal, they are tasty and can be cooked in 30 seconds in the microwave. Perfection.

I know this is kind of a weird question, but I figure it's worth asking.

Would hot dogs be considered a soft food? I am going between seeing how it could be and then going "No, not sure about that". Never hurts to ask!

If not, what foods did you find really satisfying and Protein rich in the soft foods phase? I'll be there next week so I'd love to kind of gather a list. I haven't been getting in as much protein as I'd like or should so I need to try and get in as much through food as I can. I'm focusing primarily on Water because (as I've said on numerous threads) I'm a kidney transplant patient and it's super important that I get more than the 64oz recommended (closer to 136oz) and that is nicely doable (not as in I'm doing it, but I know I can if I keep trying) at a week post.

Thanks!

Think salad.

Ham salad, chicken salad, (chopped) shrimp salad, seafood salad, tuna salad. Whiz it in the food processor a little blurp or two and with a plop of extra mayo if you desire. Leave out the carbs!

@@Kaze

When you look at the macros on hot dogs almost all of them are terrible, even my fast favorite Hebrew National. They are high in calories and fat and low in Protein. The only hot dogs I have found with macros that work are the uncured turkey hot dogs from Trader Joes.

On soft foods I ate baked fish all the time. It was the only thing that had enough protein that I could eat easily and meet my protein goals and it was easy to eat, basically turns to mush in your mouth.

Good luck.

@@OutsideMatchInside Bleh, fish. I'm one of those people that hates all types of seafood, lol. Thanks for the info though!

@@Kaze

I was grilling some fish today and I was thinking WL must really suck for people that hate seafood.

4 ounces of cod is 60 calories and 16g of Protein. you can grill it for basically no added fat calories or bake it.

You can eat fish all day and its almost no calories and all the protein.

you might want to try it again. If you really don't like the taste or smell of fish, Swai fish is very mild and has almost no fish taste or smell. It is just like pure protein almost. It is cheap at walmart if you don't like it, you won't be out much money.

@@Kaze

I was grilling some fish today and I was thinking WL must really suck for people that hate seafood.

4 ounces of cod is 60 calories and 16g of Protein. you can grill it for basically no added fat calories or bake it.

You can eat fish all day and its almost no calories and all the protein.

you might want to try it again. If you really don't like the taste or smell of fish, Swai fish is very mild and has almost no fish taste or smell. It is just like pure protein almost. It is cheap at walmart if you don't like it, you won't be out much money.

Soft foods are 3 weeks away for me (can't wait - hell, I can't wait for puréed foods next week), but I'm vegetarian (no eggs) so my protein options are sadly limited. But I'm pretty good at jazzing up tofu a million ways for my vegan husband and me, so will need to stick to that largely.

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@@bini120

I am looking to add more tofu to my diet and cut out beef and pork. I re-read Eat Right for you Blood type and I am going to try and ease into eating right for my type, which means less meat and more tofu.

Soft foods.. cottage cheese, mashed potatos, pureed refried Beans with melted cheese on top (my favorite in that phase), soft fish like haddock,any melted cheeses - have a ball, tofu is delish with a tasty sauce, egg drop Soup (sans mushrooms), eggs any style, tuna salad and egg salad (no veggies in either of those).. pureed roast beef hash with gravy.. bit tricky and ugly looking but tastes awesome That should be enough to get you through soft foods!

I would save hot dogs for when you are cleared for all foods. Or ground meat stage at the very least.

Fat free refried Beans with shredded cheese melted on top; pimiento cheese; Laughing Cow cheese wedges; mashed avocado; ricotta bake (see your other post - I replied); Greek yogurt w/ 1/2 scoop of vanilla Protein powder added; sugar free chocolate pudding snack w/ 1/2 scoop chocolate Protein Powder added. These were my go tos. You will likely have to keep drinking Protein shakes to get your protein in during this phase. (At one month post-op, I still drink 1 Premier Protein ready made shake per day to insure I get protein). Having said that, do you have to limit your protein to a certain amount? I know that there is some concern about too much protein affecting kidneys though as little as we eat, it is unlikely to reach "too much". Just be sure your kidney Dr is aware and possibly does protein tests occasionally. (I have chronic kidney stones and my Dr always watches to make sure it isn't too much protein. I get about 100g to 115g of protein per day and it hasn't been an issue yet though this reminds me I am die for a 24 hour urine test. Yuck!). Best of luck! You are doing good planning. Things get easier!

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I recommend forgoing hot dogs for a very long time. And even then I would only consider nitrate free. Hot dogs are severely processed food which is not ideal when you are eating so little. And they are not on ANY soft food list.

Further more, hotdogs (unless they are of a high quality one) are made with pig snouts and anuses.

(Pork products are a little dense to eat until a little while into the last phase.)