I'm scheduled for my sleeve 9/15/16 and I will be caring for myself once I am discharged from the hospital, so I want to be (overly) prepared. I've ordered a food steamer thinking that it'll be an easy way to prepare moist fish and chicken . I was curious if any one on the forum has any suggestions about kitchen must haves....thanks all!!!

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I just ordered a personal blender and a mini food processor from Amazon myself. I am looking for inexpensive shaker cups.

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My absolutes are a food scale, an immersion blender, assortment of measuring spoons and cups, a Blender Bottle and my favorite item is the Zojirushi 16 ounce stainless steel mug to have ice Water or hot tea for home and travel. I use it as a fruit infuser too which makes the water so tasty.

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Edited September 11, 20169 yr by Sai187

Small dishes and bowls. You can grab them from the dollar store. The kind you used to use for condiments and ramekins . The ones I have are exactly perfect for a 1/2c portion.

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Thank you guys, huge help!!!

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Shaker bottle

Food scale

Measuring cups/spoons

Small food storage containers

Food Strainer

Blender (although I rarely use mine)

Decaf tea and herb tea

Crystal light, Mio drops, etc

Small utensils (I like appetizer spoons and forks --- some people use toddler utensils)

Appetizer/salad plates and small bowls

A scale and one that you can zero out amounts. I use my scale for almost everything and it saves on dishes with using measuring spoons. I do all of my measurements in weights, it is the most accurate and in the long term the easiest.

Never used a blender since surgery for anything. It makes everything too thick for me.

Mine were/are a digital food scale, immersion blender, mini food processor, and small ramekins and plates.

9 weeks out here. I have a digital food scale that gets used whenever I eat or prepare food at home. The Blender Bottle was a godsend for when I was traveling in the earlier stages. I already had a vitamix blender and I do use it for the occasional protein drink or smoothie but easily could have relied on pre made shakes as well.

Edited September 11, 20169 yr by higher

Never thought about smaller plates. Dollar tree here I come

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Just ordered some of the recommended items above. I also just came back from my local dollar tree and they had appetizers spoons which are a perfect size!

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