I have been to the dietician and read over the info she gave me but all it says is pureed stuff, getting lumpier over the two weeks and gives examples of chicken and veg with gravey.

So if I cook a pasta meal for my family can I have some of that pureed down, what about something with rice, can I have that pureed down?

Are there foods I should not puree? I only thought of these questions now and she never said there was stuff you can't puree but then all she said was puree chicken and veg as an example.

If you can get it to babyfood consistency, I think you can have it.

you can have that stuff but...your first goal should be to get into as much Protein as you can, then veggies, then carbs.

i'm finding that a week into mushies I can barely get down enough protein (about 1/4-1/2 cup) at a time. you may want to start with a mushy protein and after you finish that, if you are still hungry, go for the carbs.

typical meal for me has been 1/4 c. of refried Beans or hummus, 1-2 scrambled eggwhites and a sprinkle of reduced fat cheese. i've also been pretty succesful with about 3oz. of flaked fish (sole, cod, halibut).

Kristen is right, make sure you are doing Protein first! My doc won't let us have bread, rice or Pasta for the first 6 mos. I think it is more about not eating bad carbs in the beginning, so we are focused on healthier foods.

Make sure you check the diet forum, there is a whole area devoted to sharing recipes - there are some great ideas! I love ricotta with marinara, warmed up in the micro, yum! I also ate refried Beans with a sprinkle of cheese and salsa. I am able to tolerate scrambled eggs, so that was something I made often.

Mushies is a great stage, it was so nice to be off the liquids!

My surgeon told me that pretty much anything I could eat if I didn't have any teath was fine, but try to look kind of healthy...just because you can eat it doesn't mean you should...

Stay away from noodles rice and pasta. All they will do is make you more hungry. You need mushie protein. cottage cheese, eggs, tuna salad, etc.

typical meal for me has been 1/4 c. of refried Beans or hummus.

these were 2 of my staples, along with cottage cheese / yogurt / LOTS of egg drop Soup / tuna-egg salad / ricotta bake. mushie stage was heavenly after the liquid stage!!!

these were 2 of my staples, along with cottage cheese / yogurt / LOTS of egg drop soup / tuna-egg salad / ricotta bake. mushie stage was heavenly after the liquid stage!!!

I start mushies on Saturday, what is ricotta bake??? recipe??? Thanks

I start mushies on Saturday, what is ricotta bake??? recipe??? Thanks

1cup skim ricotta

2 eggs - separated

1/4c frozen chopped spinach - thawed / drained / dried

1tsp lemon zest

1tsp dried basil

1/3c finely grated parmesan or romano cheese

salt / peper to tast

i olive oil 4 cupcake tins - then combine all the ingredients except the egg whites. after whipping the egg whites, fold them in and equally disperse into the cupcake trays. cook @ 350 degrees for about 20mins till golden brown.

1 cupcake size is MORE than enough - but very satisfying. my mom made this many different ways growing up...you can play with the ingredients., she likes to use roasted eggplant a bunch in her mixture - but again, there can be so many variations....