My doctor advised us that week one was clear broths and Protein shakes only (Atkins or Slim Fast). Stage two involves those same broths and shakes with the addition of creamy Soups and an occasional milk shake.

I know I need to get in as much protein as possible so I tried this: I took a bowl of charro Beans from my local mexican food restaurant (husband isn't banded yet and just HAD to go there!) and stuck it in my bullet with lots of the bean broth and pureed it. I then added a teaspoon of salsa for a kick and blended again. The consistency is very much that of a creamier Soup.

I am mildly concerned about the ingredience in the beans: pinto beans, onion, tomato, cilantro...But the beans are a good source of protien (as opposed to a cup of broccoli and cheese soup) and it did blend to a pretty fine liquid.

The doctor's rule of thumb is that it must be able to be sipped through a staw (for the right consistency). What are your thoughts on this? Is it too much too soon?

I am on day 8 of post-op.

I assume you were able to get it down? The ingredients really shouldn't affect you, the recommendation is based more on the consistency. It's good that you were able to get the protein, so I can't really see a problem.