Soft foods

[Cookie.Monster 17]

At what point did you or will you start soft foods? What are some food choices you recommend?

[kristieshannon 1,545]

It will really depend on your doctor, I advise following the plan they gave you. Once my team at my surgeon’s office advanced me to soft foods my favorite was tuna with a little mayo, or a ricotta bake.

This blog has great Bariatric recipes for each stage of your eating plan:

http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/2007/03/recipes.html?m=1

[Arabesque 6,500]

I started soft foods at week 5. I ate scrambled eggs & omelettes, slow cooked Soups & casseroles, flaky fish, mince dishes, yoghurt, rolled oats, …. I was able to eat most meats as long as they were moist & pull apart tender. Take it slowly & try different things to see if you’re ready for them. If you struggle with them one week try them again in a week or two.

[Cookie.Monster 17]

8 minutes ago, kristieshannon said:

It will really depend on your doctor, I advise following the plan they gave you. Once my team at my surgeon’s office advanced me to soft foods my favorite was tuna with a little mayo, or a ricotta bake.

This blog has great Bariatric recipes for each stage of your eating plan:

http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/2007/03/recipes.html?m=1

Thank you! Will def look into the blog.

[Cookie.Monster 17]

5 minutes ago, Arabesque said:

I started soft foods at week 5. I ate scrambled eggs & omelettes, slow cooked Soups & casseroles, flaky fish, mince dishes, yoghurt, rolled oats, …. I was able to eat most meats as long as they were moist & pull apart tender. Take it slowly & try different things to see if you’re ready for them. If you struggle with them one week try them again in a week or two.

Great advice thank you.
I can’t wait to get to “real food stage”

[Sleeve_Me_Alone 654]

As others have said, follow your programs plan. For me, soft foods started around 5 weeks. Rotisserie chicken shredded into complete oblivion and mixed it with a little Alouette or Boursin cheese, ground beef browned into very small bits with some refried Beans, cottage cheese, thicker Soups with very soft chunks (broccoli cheese, etc.) and Protein Powder mixed in, oatmeal with Protein powder, very thin deli meat with hummus or cream cheese, and very soft meatballs were all in heavy rotation and to some degree still are. The puree phases were a bit carb heavy for me, so when I moved to soft solids, I really started focusing on protein rich foods and learning my "fullness" queues. I'm only ~7 weeks out, and I'm still learning as I go. Just take it one meal at a time!

[ShoppGirl 3,402]

I don’t remember exactly when I started soft foods but I do remember that grilled fish and overly steamed veggies were the first thing I tried and they worked out well for me.