Just wondering at what stage is ground Turkey ok to eat.? I used to love lettuce cups with ground turkey avocado , few olives and tomatoes is that all food u cant have till ur past soft food stage and eatting normal??

I'd say solid food stage

Thanks GradyCat!

On my plan, i could have ground meats just before the solid food stage at week 6, I believe. Lettuce wasn't allowed until after week 9 due to the roughage part of it. I'm at 3 months out, off restriction and I still have issues with raw veggies, but it's getting better.

Think in terms of textures.

1.water, clear liquids,etc. 2. Mushy, pureed - applesauce, pudding, smoothie, yogurt. 3. Flaky fish - soft cooked vegetables, eggs, saute greens, soft fruit 4. Shrimp, lobster, scallops, AL dented vegetables. 5.Chicken, turkey, duck, etc - dark meat or white with sauce. 6. Steak, swordfish, - raw vegetables, apples, raw cabbage

Stages are not weeks, but tolerating textures. Progress when you can don't rush it.

If you are chewing and chewing and thinking - I don't know if this feels right or will go down - spit it out! Spit it out!

I don’t eat beef so I use ground turkey for everything. The lettuce I would leave out for a while but you can have ground turkey at soft foods. I had many of my usual recipes with ground turkey. Turkey chili, turkey taco meat in a soft flour wrap etc. I am not a person that rarely purchases premodern foods but I did buy the precooked grilled fajitas chicken from Sams or aldi as they are great for throwing a little bit in microwave with a slice of cheese. Or microwave till cooked. Put on a flour tortilla with cheese and put in the air fryer till cheese melted. I buy the small flour tortillas and don’t eat it all in one sitting. It’s still soft and so good to have real food. I also use the little slider buns for lunch meat or grilled chicken and usually share the last bites with my dog. As he is loving my surgery. Lol. I am six weeks out from surgery tomorrow and honestly it doesn’t feel like I had surgery. I just eat less and no complications. Only issue is if I don’t eat something later in the evening I can wake up from being so hungry. So I usually have a yogurt or shake in the evening.