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pureed foods are necessary following surgery to allow the staple lines in your stomach to heal and to prevent nausea and vomiting. Generally pureed foods can be Soups with the solids strained out. They can also be soups that you process through a blender to make a pudding like consistency. Think of baby food.

According to the internet: A purée is cooked food, usually vegetables or legumes, that has been ground, pressed, blended or sieved to the consistency of a creamy paste or liquid. Purées of specific foods are often known by specific names, e.g., applesauce, mashed potatoes, hummus.

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Hi. You can also purée meat. Hard boiled egg cut up is allowed on my purée plan as well as canned tuna and canned chicken (no need to purée these). Others include cottage cheese, nonfat Greek yogurt, oatmeal, and puréed black Beans. To add flavor, you can add a little nonfat Soup and/or a little cheese (my dr suggested).

I mixed tuna with a little bit of cream of mushroom soup and little sprinkle of cheese then heated it up in the microwave. It tasted like tuna casserole without the noodles. If you like buffalo chicken, you could add buffalo sauce to some canned chicken (may want to warm before or after) then have a dash of blue cheese or ranch dressing on the side.

One day I puréed (with blender) a turkey meatball with some marinara and added garlic salt. It was good. If stomach acid is a problem though, be cautious. I'm still at the purée stage. When I saw my surgeon at 2 weeks post-op, she told me that I can have scrambled egg. This wasn't on the purée food list so I was pleasantly surprised.

I hope this helps. :206_cat:

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I'm at the pureed food stage now too and everyone here has many great ideas, which I am also taking note. I've mixed split pea Soup and a spoonful of mashed potatoes, which I heat up for about a minute in the microwave and that goes down pretty well. I've also blended lentil soup. I've also made homemade egg drop soup - just boiled some turkey or chicken Bone Broth from the carton and added some whisked eggs seasoned with some soy sauce. Just some ideas,

Good luck!

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