I need more Protein. How am I going to purée chicken or fish so that it tastes decent? Does anyone have any recipes?

Can I eat ground beef at this stage?

What about fish cakes? Can I make fish cakes with no breading obviously and baked instead of fry.

Thanks friends!

Kbarbs

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There are alot of good recipes online. I am pre-op still but I believe you could put chicken in the blender then add a little mayo (can add avocado too). I would not puree fish - something about that doesn't seem right. Lol If the fish cakes are the consistency of Apple sauce - then yes you can try them. There's also cottage cheese, refried beans with melted cheese, ricotta bake, hummus. Although my plan suggests continuing protein shakes during puree to ensure getting enough protein and the puree should be to get used to eating again (since it's very small portions and hard to get enough protein).

Thanks for the suggestions!

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Seriously - anything you can put in a blender so that it sticks to the back of spoon is probably ok! (Take very tiny bites though - you don't know what you can tolerate until you try a little itty bitty bit.

Sounds weird, but I had a whole salmon and chicken fixation. I would shove some pieces of cook fish (or chicken) into the blender (we have a Vitamix so it really gets the job done well!) with some mayo, lemon juice, salt, pepper, roasted red pepper, green onion... whirr it until it was more or less a thick Fluid puree.

My husband would observe this with mute disgust and amusement. I ignored his snorts of derision and chomp all that pureed goodness down. Nom nom nom! Sounds nasty but MAN OH MAN was it ever great after being on fluids for a month! It tasted like heaven!

I would purée chicken breast and gravy until it was applesauce consistency. (Cook the chicken in a slow cooker so that it's super tender and add additional chicken broth as needed to get the right consistency.)

I also did puréed tuna or salmon (canned in Water or from pouches) with hummus, mayo, or avocado. You could also do the same with egg salad.

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