Hello all!

I'm in the pureed phase for ten more days, and I'm curious about what everyone else is eating. I've tried the ricotta bake, and I wasn't a huge fan. I made cauliflower soup which I love but can't eat anymore this week. Ha. I've mostly just been eating yogurt, thinned-out refried beans, smoothies, and jello.

I don't know if my taste buds have changed, but nothing tastes very appealing anymore. I am not eating much, but I know I'm still on track with weight loss because I'm down 16 lbs.

Edited March 20, 20224 yr by carpeediem

This is the stage I'm dreading the most. I can not stand the idea of pureed meats (I work in a nursing home, so I've seen what pureed meats look like, can't do it), so I'm struggling with ideas to meet my protein intake. I don't like canned tuna at all. I like refried beans, so that's doable. I also like eggs almost anyway you cook them. But I'm stumped for other ideas.

I kind of skipped over the puréed stage & stuck with liquids. I ate tuna fish, pho with protein powder & grits a bunch but couldn’t get into puréeing real food. I tried baby food and it was disgusting!! Thankfully it’s a short stage.

Just curious, Has anyone had luck with baby food in the puree stage? I know it sounds weird but when my kids were little there were some varieties that were really good and I'd sometimes take a bite of their food when I was feeding them. Lol, I'm still in the begining stages, going through all my pre op appointments etc but reading to get a heads up on what my new life is going to look like.

Edited April 23, 20224 yr by Newatthis79

To me baby food is too bland but I have heard of people who eat it during purée phase by adding their own spices. I was satisfied by the ricotta bake and refried beans or mashed potatoes at that stage so I never tried it but it was absolutely allowed by my team.

I am currently starting the puree stage and I've made a few things that I really enjoy and then freezed individual small portions using Souper Cubes.
So far I've made chicken vegetable soup which consisted of homemade bone broth, zucchini, tomatoes, white beans, corn, fresh peas, carrots, onion, celery, fresh dill and fresh parsley. After it cooked I pureed it and it was so good! Had the texture of split pea but had amazing flavor.
Tonight I roasted sweet potatoes and butternut squash and then pureed them. Tomorrow I plan on using the leftover sweet potatoes, butternut squash, onions, and bell peppers that I roasted tonight and putting them in a lentil soup and puree together.
With those 3 meals I'm set for a few weeks anyways.

On 4/18/2022 at 12:55 PM, HashiHope121 said:

I kind of skipped over the puréed stage & stuck with liquids. I ate tuna fish, pho with Protein Powder & grits a bunch but couldn’t get into puréeing real food. I tried baby food and it was disgusting!! Thankfully it’s a short stage.

Honestly, I feel the exact same way. I’ve kind of been just feeling very BLAH ? about seeing the way my food blends together. I’m also just sticking to soups and drinking my protein shakes per my dieticians recommendation. I still have 4 more days left of puréed. ?