Been trying some of the pureed foods stage.. i'm a texture eater so some of it literally makes me gag..pushing myself to keep testing them so i might have an idea of what to buy for post surgery. I know my taste buds will probably change but i need to be prepared as i wont have anyone to run to the store for me...so what are some of your favorites in the pureed stage thats not awful.

First off, my team said that many people couldn't tolerate the pureed stage and preferred to stay on whole liquids, which is perfectly all right.

Purees I liked: applesauce, mashed potatoes, cream of asparagus or broccoli soup, cauliflower/cheese soup, baked potato soup. A lot of people like refried beans. I didn't puree meats, really disliked the texture. However, very soft fish (I poached tilapia) smashed was fine for me.

Hope that helps.

IMHO I understand doing this--cuz I know I certainly did it to an extent--but it's overkill and unnecessary torture. LOL, only to find that it was all por nada. I didn't even have to do a puree stage. LOL. I never ate the jars of baby food. I just went from full liquids to mushies with a fork, to soft foods, to eating the kitchen sink.

Remember in purees, you can things like ricotta bake, roasted butternut squash and pumpkin, tuna fish and chicken salad smashed to kingdom come, refried beans, creamed pureed soups that aren't as viscous. Mix a spoon of protein powder in or keep drinking your liquids and bam baby!!

Edited October 9, 20187 yr by FluffyChix

@FluffyChix Thanks! those are some good ideas!

@Orchids&Dragons yea i might just stay on liquids and on the soup did you just blend it to a creamy consistency or drain off the veggies and stuff

I just chewed the hell out of it and when I was on full liquids, I just removed the bits with my spoon as i found them. there aren't many lol.

these were canned soups. I think i had a total of 1 or 2 cans of soup the entire time post op.

@FluffyChix thanks! im trying to find good options so im not stuck on the same thing... one thing i like about these groups you find new options you may never have though of

9 minutes ago, sleevegirl88 said:

@FluffyChix Thanks! those are some good ideas!

@Orchids&Dragons yea i might just stay on liquids and on the Soup did you just blend it to a creamy consistency or drain off the veggies and stuff

Blended it. It was nice to have a thicker consistency than full liquids.

@Orchids&Dragons thanks! ill defn do this! how was getting thicker liquids down?

36 minutes ago, sleevegirl88 said:

@Orchids&Dragons thanks! ill defn do this! how was getting thicker liquids down?

It went well for me, but the trick is to thin it with broth or milk or whatever until it is at a thickness you can tolerate. Then gradually work your way up. But I could do soft mashed potatoes from the first day of purees.

@Orchids&Dragons thank you for the help! super appreciate it

4 hours ago, sleevegirl88 said:

Been trying some of the pureed foods stage.. i'm a texture eater so some of it literally makes me gag..pushing myself to keep testing them so i might have an idea of what to buy for post surgery. I know my taste buds will probably change but i need to be prepared as i wont have anyone to run to the store for me...so what are some of your favorites in the pureed stage thats not awful.

Add some potato flakes to help thicken it up just a bit if need be. I did that with quite a few of my purees due to disgusting texture!

@Matt Z i never would of thought of that, thats a good idea! one they gave me as a suggestion was mix unsweetened applesauce with protein powder and god that was awful it was like the texture of slime that kids are always making nowadays and it was just a big nope for me...they said to do cottage cheese and i hate cottage cheese now taste wise period but i figured id try it after surgery and see if my taste buds change worst case my hubby will eat it bc he loves cottage cheese but its never been a thing for me

13 minutes ago, sleevegirl88 said:

@Matt Z i never would of thought of that, thats a good idea! one they gave me as a suggestion was mix unsweetened applesauce with Protein Powder and god that was awful it was like the texture of slime that kids are always making nowadays and it was just a big nope for me...they said to do cottage cheese and i hate cottage cheese now taste wise period but i figured id try it after surgery and see if my taste buds change worst case my hubby will eat it bc he loves cottage cheese but its never been a thing for me

Taste buds can change... in odd ways. Mine were wonky for a bit, but have since returned to normal. The potato flake thing really did save me so much gagging!

@Matt Z thanks..im definitely going to buy me some to keep on hand at home