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In a week and a half, I'll be able to introduce vegetables back into my diet which I am SUPER excited about. Does anyone have any good ideas for what vegetables to reintroduce and methods of preparation? I've been advised to avoid a lot of fibrous veggies (broccoli, cauliflower) at first and to not eat raw vegetables. I'm thinking thinly sliced cucumber, cooked zucchini, steamed green Beans would be great starters.

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cooked for sure. It took awhile before my stomach could tolerate raw vegetables. Cooked zucchini should work. Or cooked carrots. Not sure about steamed green Beans - may still be too fibrous. Unless they're REALLY soft...

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16 minutes ago, catwoman7 said:

cooked for sure. It took awhile before my stomach could tolerate raw vegetables. Cooked zucchini should work. Or cooked carrots. Not sure about steamed green Beans - may still be too fibrous. Unless they're REALLY soft...

Thanks! I was thinking of steaming the green Beans until they were super soft. Same with the carrots. I just really miss my vegetables!

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Steamed (peeled) squash was my first. It was delicious, and my pouch didn't have any trouble with it. Good luck!

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I did a lot of zucchini and yellow squash. But carrots sound like a good idea too.

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I had sauteed zucchini at 2-3 weeks with no issues. It was delicious. I was told to avoid celery, but I was able to eat whatever else I wanted at 3-4 weeks. I am 9 months out and I still struggle with iceberg and romaine lettuce. I haven't tried celery, but I don't like it anyway.

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2 minutes ago, lizonaplane said:

I had sauteed zucchini at 2-3 weeks with no issues. It was delicious. I was told to avoid celery, but I was able to eat whatever else I wanted at 3-4 weeks. I am 9 months out and I still struggle with iceberg and romaine lettuce. I haven't tried celery, but I don't like it anyway.

I HATE CELERY!!! Celery and green bell peppers are the only two vegetables I will not eat. The celery strings are called butt floss in my household. ANd for all that crunch, I expect a little bit of flavor besides Water. And green bell peppers are what bitterness tastes like.

I would love to have romaine lettuce for sandwich/taco type things but I'm not pushing it.

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I did good with asparagus, green Beans and carrots at the beginning, cooked but I do not like them mushy.

just remember to chew chew chew.

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My first veg were carrots or else broccoli, cooked really well. Then probably onions and leeks and mushrooms. I am so lucky - I can eat absolutely everything now, it's just a matter of prioritising the space! Good luck - sounds like you've really missed your veg.

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My first were just the other day. Grilled onions and mushrooms. Very soft and I felt like a train the way I had to chew, chew, chew. But my stomach was totally fine. Tonight I had twice steamed broccoli that was cut up, and again I chew, chew, chewed and it was also fine. But also remember to eat slowly. It'll feel fine AT FIRST if you eat quickly, but then it all settles in your stomach and YIKES. Not fine. NOT...FINE....

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I added vegetables like carrots, Tomato (not a vege I know), celery, onion, capsicum, mushrooms, to Soups & stews/casseroles from soft food. Just let them simmer away for ages. The first vegetables I ate as a side were shredded cabbage & cauliflower. I microwaved them in a little Water & butter. Then I added green Beans. I tried other vegetables but they didn’t taste good (even through they were my favourites) for a few weeks. Then it was asparagus, sugar snap peas, broccolini, spinach, etc. I do tend to microwave my vegetables to keep them moist. I didn’t & still don’t do potato as they’re too starchy & tend to sit heavily but I have had a bite or two of roast pumpkin over the years.

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I ate and still eat a lot of mushrooms, sauteed. And onion and garlic, of course.

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36 minutes ago, lizonaplane said:

I ate and still eat a lot of mushrooms, sauteed. And onion and garlic, of course.

I love mushrooms! Those go in just about everything for me!

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14 hours ago, SleeveDiva2022 said:

My first were just the other day. Grilled onions and mushrooms. Very soft and I felt like a train the way I had to chew, chew, chew. But my stomach was totally fine. Tonight I had twice steamed broccoli that was cut up, and again I chew, chew, chewed and it was also fine. But also remember to eat slowly. It'll feel fine AT FIRST if you eat quickly, but then it all settles in your stomach and YIKES. Not fine. NOT...FINE....

This sounds so good!

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