I'm going to be getting banded in a little more than two weeks and I was wondering if anyone could share some of their favorite Smoothie recipes with me?? Or other liquid and mushy favorites for me to try??

Jamie, this is where I get all of my smootie recipes from http://www.bhg.com/home/Smoothie-Recipes.html hope you like them.... my favorite is the frosty fruit smoothie.... the site has annoying popups on each page but just X them out and they are gone.... till you go to another page lol

OK, here is my favorite: In a blender, put:

1 cup soy milk

1 scoop Protein powder

some frozen fruit: strawberries, blueberries, cherries, whatever

a few ice cubes

a single serving Crystal Light - preferably citrus

Blend away. This will probably make to much for a newly banded person to consume in one sitting, so adjust accordingly. Also, it may be a tad thick. If so, leave out the ice cubes.

Enjoy!

Nancy

Thanks Princess & Nancy these look good. Thanks for the help!!!!

I also use a book I got called "Slim Smoothies" at a garage sale for .50cents! It has about a hundred different smoothies that are low calories. I looked at Amazon and they have the same book for just $3.00. Just do a search under books, slim smoothies.

Princess~ I will have to check out that book. Thank you !!

I went to the site and printed out some of the smoothie recipes on there.

I appreciate the help!

Jamie, there are a lot of mushy food suggestions in the "Food" forum. As for smoothies, lots of times I'd just buy either light drinkable yogurt (Fruition and Stonyfield Farm are good) or get Odwalla juice blends. Here's what I make at home:

In blender: mix 1 banana, about 1 cup fruit juice (orange or whatever), and a handful of unsweetened frozen raspberries. Toss in some Protein powder if you want. Crank until blended. This is not a low-calorie food, but it's a good way to get a lot of Vitamins while you're in the liquid and mushy phases.

Here are a couple that I have

1cup frozen fruit

1/2cup skim milk

1/2 cup low-fat/fat free flavored yogurt

1/2 cup of ice

1 scoop Protein powder

Fruit Smoothie with sugar free juice instead of milk:

1 cup of frozen fruit

1/2 cup sugar free juice (i.e. Crystal Lite)

1/2 cup low-fat/fat-free flavored yogurt

1/2 cup ice

1 scoop Protein Powder

These were given to me by my Dietian.

this is turning out to be a darn good thread! Wish it was in the food section though so others who are specifically looking for it would find it.

I am even getting some good recipes myself! wooo hoooo! good idea to post jamie!

HI Jamie,

Before being banded I made three huge pots of foods, One vegetable soup, One beef stew and one chicken soup. I let them cool in the fridge ,scoped off the fat the next day and then blended each one in thier own pot. After they were cool I froze them in ice cube trays and when they were frozen but a few in a zip lock.

Now when I want something. I thaw one or two cubes and have that for lunch or dinner. The portions are already done and they have all the veggies and protiens I need. It made my life so much easier after the surgery.

Hope this helps

There ya go Jamie! Glad to help.

this is turning out to be a darn good thread! Wish it was in the food section though so others who are specifically looking for it would find it.

I am even getting some good recipes myself! wooo hoooo! good idea to post jamie!

Princess~Thanks for suggesting this thread be put in the food section.

Penni moved it for me ! Thanks Penni

BigMom ~ Doing up those big pots of soup is a great idea. these suggestions will be a big help to me and others going into the liquid and mushy's. Thanks

Can the soups be used in the liquid stage right after surgery?

Not sure how I missed this thread initially, but thank you for starting it Jamie! We love smoothies around here in the summertime, and now that it's warming up, I'll probably make the first one that Trish's dietician gave her. That sounds great! (So thanks for posting that too Trish!)

Great thread!

I love Peanut butter and chocolate, so one of my favortie protein smoothies was an Atkins Advantage protein shake with a scoop of peanut butter blended with lots os ice, It was so good and so filling. Loaded with protein too