I'm getting ready to enter the Mushy/Pureed stage. I know there are some people, just like me who are interested to know how some people who were previously or presently on this stage ate on a regular basis. Your input will be very helpful and will add variety to our new diet. Thanks!

Hi RealSista:

I am also ready to start on the mushy stage. I have been working on it since last Friday. I am eating mashed potatos and some pinto beans in a lot of juice. I also like the Campbell's soup at hand very much. They are easy to take to work and sip on. I haven't told many people at work, so it makes me not be so obvious. I also have had cottage cheese.

My family had 2 cookouts this weekend and I actually had some meat (steak) I took one regular size piece of steak and cut it into very, very small pieces and chewed, and chewed and chewed. It tasted so good! I am going to try to eat small amounts of whatever and make sure to take it slow.

My nutritionist had us make us sample menus to go by in all the stages, I drink V8 right now for the veggies.

I would love suggestions.

oooohhhhh......count me in!!! I am heading to Chicago this weekend on a business trip and spoke with my dietician about starting mushies a few days early. She said fine, since I'm tolerating liquids just fine. She gave me general suggestions, but I want concrete ideas! :-)

In my post I said i took a peice of steak, I ment a bite of steak and cut it up. no way could I eat a whole peice of steak! LOL

MMMMM ushies!!! I get to start mushies on Thursday, and I am ready.

The liquid thing is just old now.... and I can drink with no problem so 4 0z of Fluid is like... uh yeah :tongue:

I can drink a 16 oz bottle of Water in an hour while walking so I know I could fit in more liquids... I am hoping I start to feel a sence of something in my stomache when I get to mushies... I went today and bought a bunch of gerber stage 2 fruits and veggies in the little containers that have the reclosable lid... prolly take most of those to work since I cant eat what is on the menu at work any more... have fridge in office so it's good there.

What's weird is I heard lots of ppl at the support group meeting say they have been HUNGRY since surgery and I am not really hungry at all... I hear my tummy growl and know I need to eat I guess I should count myself lucky... Im scared that once I get closer to "real" food in my belly I'm gonna be starving all the time till my fill

Ok enough rambles... Will let ya'll know how it goes... only 2 more days!!

Kim

My Mushies Menu consists of Mashed Potatoes with low-fat gravy, cottage cheese, natural applesauce, baby foods, scrambled eggs, hot cereals, refried Beans & tuna and along with those I continue to include the Soups and yogurt. Thank goodness for the soup and yogurt, it made the full liquids very bearable and was not bad at all. Today was my first day for the Mushies and couldn't wait to wake up this morning to have some Eggs! dinner I was satisfied with the potatoes and gravy. I would also love any suggestions to add to this phase.

Not sure about the rest of you, but after one week of pureed foods I move on to Soft foods for a week. Not quite sure what the difference is yet between the two. I'll meet with the Dietician on Monday to review.