Hi,

Starting to panic on the food front now (as well as the others!)

Because I can't have jello (due to the gelatine) or beef clear soups, what else is there for the clear liquids stage?

Thanks a lot,

ooo no animal products really limits your intake on the clears. jello and broth are the staples.

Special K protien water qualify for clears and they have about 5mg of protein per serving.

You might look on google or go to healthfood store and see about purchasing clear protein powder or suppliment that can be mixed in water.

otherwise,

vegetable broth and veggie bullion is an option. you have to look hard for it though and might be better off just ordering it online.

apple juice, any juice you can see through.

The goal for where you are is to shrink your liver for the op i presume? why do they have you on clears instead of fulls?

are you a vegitarian? Are you seeing a nutritionalist? Her or your surgeon will be your best bet in determining your diet for right now.

Thanks lizrbit

I'm a vegetarian - so this rules lots of things out. I had not thought of veggie bullion DOH!

The clear is for immediately post op until I can go onto mushy. Juices are good, its just others seem to be having lots of jello etc.

So I've been on semi Optifast for the two weeks, it didn't need to be strict, so I've had opti 1 or 2 per day and a salad or veggies etc for the other meal.

Thanks for the suggestions

Check out Better Than Bouillon:

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It's fantastic and comes in flavors like vegan no beef, vegan no chicken, mushroom, vegetable, organic vegetable, lobster, etc. It does need to be refrigerated after opening but it's the best tasting stuff on this planet (IMHO) when on clears.

Protein water is excellent, unjury.com has unflavored protein powders you can add to just about anything (but not to things that are HOT, just to warm and cold things) to get protein. Popsicles are clears as are italian ices (no dairy in them at all).

Thanks for your help, unfortunately I'm in Australia and we can't ship foods in due to quarantine. I'll get my husband to have a look for a similar product at our local health food store.

Thanks again,