If I mash it up, do you think it passes as a mushy? I'm desparate for a little flavor! :leaving:

i wouldn't eat that as a mushy becuase of the pasta's carbs. Try some salmon, my doc said that is considered mushy. good luck. =)

I find that I can't do pasta much. It is bread, and it tends to swell up and expand, therefore not going thru my band easy. Plus, it is loaded with carbs.

as stated above, no, but if you are craving that, get some cottage cheese (great protein) and add some spaghetti sauce, maybe a little grated parmesan and mozzarella. either cold or hot, i think it satifies that craving.

I ate spaghetti bolognaise mushed up with a can of tomatoes when I made it for my family! I disagree that its bad - carbs, protein and vegetables in a good mix. Full of iron and protein. Lasagne is a bit cheesy and fattening though, but in the tiny quantity you'd eat its not going to do any damage.

One of my favourite meals in the mushy stage was home made spaghetti bolognaise with a meat sauce. I didn't have the cheese on it though, and it's the bechamel sauce in the lasagne that has most of the calories. I probably wouldn't try it as one of the first mushies but as you get to know how your tolerances, I think you're okay to try it slowly and carefully and in small quantities.

Lasagne is a trigger food for me, though - it is probably my all time favourite meal, and I find it hard to limit the quantities. If you are a lasagne nut like me, you might want to think about that aspect of it...

Make a "lasagna" without the noodles. Use fat free cottage, ricotta, mozarella and a little parmesan. Pour sauce over it and bake it in a single serve dish. You'll get the flavor and not so many of the calories.

Just a tip. The "no boil" lasagna noodles are very thin. Almost like a crepe. It cuts down on the amount of carbs tremendously. (not to mention the prep time is cut in half) I now like them better than traditional lasgana noodles.

I don't think the pasta portion would be mushy friendly. Actually, my dietician specifically told me that minced meat (even finely minced) had to wait until soft food stage - although finely flaked salmon or other fish was ok.

Edited May 21, 200818 yr by Luscious

cannedpooh, try some spaghetti sauce and low fat feta cheese, warm it in microwave til cheese melts, add some parmesan cheese and enjoy.

I ended up ordering it but just ate some of the filling and sauce-no pasta...