Did anyone just chew soft chunks of food really well instead? Id kill for some chicken soup or Potato soup.

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Try throwing it into a blender and purée it yourself

My surgeon - no amount of chewing equals purée.

So I agree - put it through a blender, and you are good to go!

So, my question now is—-can you purée a hamburger? Just joking.

On our plan, we were allowed to choose soft foods and chew till puree. But no veggies, fruits, or red meat. Only canned or ground turkey, chicken or pork. Yogurts, ricotta, eggs and we could add beans after 2 weeks.

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I’m also able to eat things that you can purée by chewing really, really well! I was also told by the PA mushy casseroles would be okay too. My husband made chili with ground Chicken tonight. Was absolutely delicious! He makes a great meatloaf and I was able to have that too. As the dietician stated, it’s not a solid piece of meat. I took it really slow and chewed well and it was wonderful!

Yes. I “cheated” all the way through the stages by starting the next stage earlier than recommended. My doctor even told me that some people do this and that as long as I tested the food with a small bite or two and I was fine I could eat what I tolerated. I even cheated the first night after surgery lol. Dinner came (tea, soup and jello) and I ate it all over the next few hours (10oz). The nurse freaked out but the surgical resident said it was fine as long as my stomach tolerated it.

So my advice is to take a small bite or two and see what you can tolerate.

I don’t advise going against your particular surgeon or dietitians recommendation, and I think that’s pretty risky to encourage others to do the same. Your surgeon has set forth a plan for your healing organs for a reason.

I used my nutri ninja to purée chicken salad, pinto beans with taco seasoning, puréed cauliflower, etc. Just because you are on purée does not mean you cannot have real food. There are some great recipes out there worth trying that don’t involve going against doctors orders.

Just my two cents.

For me the Puree stage was the worst....I just pretty much stuck to the liquid diet/soups through that stage .