Okay so I am so lost as to what I’m supposed to be eating I was discharged on a stage two and didn’t know that until I had been home for a few days but I was going to try refrained beans with a little bit of cheese today and it says on my discharge papers that I’m on stage two which is purées but I just want to be safe please help me tell me what I should do and eat I try and get ahold of my dr and it’s so hard to reach out . I have lost 13 pounds and I am 7 days post op so I think I’m doing okay just need a little help as what my day should look like . Please help

Congratulations! I don't know what your plan recommends, but I grabbed this from the University of Pittsburg Medical Center website.

Suggested Foods Ideas for Pureed Diet After Bariatric Surgery

Protein Sources

• Yogurt (plain or sugar-free, low or nonfat, blended without fruit chunks)
• Strained cream soups (celery, potato, mushroom, or chicken made with skim milk)
• Skim milk with ½ scoop protein powder
• Protein supplements added to food or water for extra protein
• Mashed cottage cheese (low or nonfat, small curd)
• Ricotta cheese (low or nonfat)
• Scrambled eggs or egg substitute
• Pureed beef, chicken, or turkey
• Baby food meats
• White fish (cod, haddock, tilapia, orange roughy) mashed with a fork
• Canned chicken breast, mashed and moist
• Canned tuna fish in water, mashed

Grains/starches

• Cream of wheat or cream of rice
• Farina
• Grits
• Baby oatmeal
• Mashed potatoes/sweet potatoes
• Pureed winter squash

Fruits

• Diluted, 100% fruit juices (apple, grape, cranberry)
• Light juices sweetened with non-nutritive sweetener
• Applesauce
• Mashed bananas or mashed canned fruits in own juices
• Pureed peaches, apricots, pears, pineapples, melons

Vegetables

• Tomato juice
• Diet V-8 Splash® or V-8 Juice®
• Pureed spinach, carrots, summer squash or green beans

Avoid pureed broccoli, cauliflower, and other fibrous vegetables at this stage

Sample Menu for Phase 2B: Pureed Diet After Bariatric Surgery

Eat the protein portion of your meal first, and don't forget your liquids between meals (about 30 minutes after each meal).

Breakfast

• Protein: 2 tablespoons to ¼ cup scrambled eggs or egg substitute
• Starch: 2 tablespoons to ¼ cup cream of wheat

Lunch

• Protein: 2 tablespoons to ¼ cup mashed low fat cottage cheese
• Fruit: 2 tablespoons to ¼ cup pureed peaches in own juices

Dinner

• Protein: 2 tablespoons to ¼ cup baked skinless chicken breast (pureed) or mashed canned chicken breast
• Vegetable: 2 tablespoons to ¼ cup pureed carrots

Liquid meal- If you're having a liquid meal replacement, soup, or high protein shake:

• Drink 4 ounces (1/2 cup) over 20 to 30 minutes
• Try adding mashed, canned chicken or tuna to soup to increase protein content
• Blend if needed

Pureed food should be the consistency of baby food, “spoon thick.”

• Cut food into small pieces and place in blender or food processor
• Add liquid (broth, low-calorie gravy or skim milk)
• Puree until smooth
• Season food to taste

My plan allowed pureed beans on stage 2. I didn't use store bought refried beans since they tend to be higher in fat and some have chunks. Instead, I bought canned pinto beans and cooked them with spices then pureed them.

As mentioned, best to check with your surgeon on what they allow to be sure.

Congratulations! I don't know what your plan recommends, but I grabbed this from the University of Pittsburg Medical Center website.
Suggested Foods Ideas for Pureed Diet After Bariatric Surgery

Protein Sources

• Yogurt (plain or sugar-free, low or nonfat, blended without fruit chunks)
• Strained cream soups (celery, potato, mushroom, or chicken made with skim milk)
• Skim milk with ½ scoop protein powder
• Protein supplements added to food or water for extra protein
• Mashed cottage cheese (low or nonfat, small curd)
• Ricotta cheese (low or nonfat)
• Scrambled eggs or egg substitute
• Pureed beef, chicken, or turkey
• Baby food meats
• White fish (cod, haddock, tilapia, orange roughy) mashed with a fork
• Canned chicken breast, mashed and moist
• Canned tuna fish in water, mashed

Grains/starches

• Cream of wheat or cream of rice
• Farina
• Grits
• Baby oatmeal
• Mashed potatoes/sweet potatoes
• Pureed winter squash

Fruits

• Diluted, 100% fruit juices (apple, grape, cranberry)
• Light juices sweetened with non-nutritive sweetener
• Applesauce
• Mashed bananas or mashed canned fruits in own juices
• Pureed peaches, apricots, pears, pineapples, melons

Vegetables

• Tomato juice
• Diet V-8 Splash[emoji768] or V-8 Juice[emoji768]
• Pureed spinach, carrots, summer squash or green beans

Avoid pureed broccoli, cauliflower, and other fibrous vegetables at this stage

Sample Menu for Phase 2B: Pureed Diet After Bariatric Surgery

Eat the protein portion of your meal first, and don't forget your liquids between meals (about 30 minutes after each meal).

Breakfast

• Protein: 2 tablespoons to ¼ cup scrambled eggs or egg substitute
• Starch: 2 tablespoons to ¼ cup cream of wheat

Lunch

• Protein: 2 tablespoons to ¼ cup mashed low fat cottage cheese
• Fruit: 2 tablespoons to ¼ cup pureed peaches in own juices

Dinner

• Protein: 2 tablespoons to ¼ cup baked skinless chicken breast (pureed) or mashed canned chicken breast
• Vegetable: 2 tablespoons to ¼ cup pureed carrots

Liquid meal- If you're having a liquid meal replacement, soup, or high protein shake:

• Drink 4 ounces (1/2 cup) over 20 to 30 minutes
• Try adding mashed, canned chicken or tuna to soup to increase protein content
• Blend if needed

Pureed food should be the consistency of baby food, “spoon thick.”

• Cut food into small pieces and place in blender or food processor
• Add liquid (broth, low-calorie gravy or skim milk)
• Puree until smooth
• Season food to taste

Yay for UPMC! (I got my surgery through UPMC and they have been fantastic!)

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Soft mushy foods only at this point. You don't want to irritate your new stomach. Cottage cheese, sugar-free pudding, sugar-free popsicles, soup, protein shakes.