I am at the point of having soft foods. I know crackers isn't soft but when they go in the mouth they get soft. The reason I am asking is I can have tuna and chicken salad. They would be much better with crackers. Just one or two. Guess I really need to ask Nut.....But what experience have you had with saltines?

I think that I could have 1 cracker. I don't have the instructions with me, but at some point it said 1 cracker and I think it was on soft foods time.

They do get soft but are also a slider food. These are some of the foods that we need to avoid post banding because they slip immediately past the band and can sabotage weight loss efforts.

They are also white carbs with almost no nutritional value as well so we are typically told to avoid them.

If it's not on your list of foods approved for your stage post op, then I'd avoid them.

I ate crackers after two weeks post op or so, mainly like you with tuna, just make sure you chew them up well, sometimes they will go down alittle rough at first, but then its ok. I also like to eat lunchables for lunch sometimes, great source of protein, and not to terribly bad even with the carbs.

I ate crackers after two weeks post op or so, mainly like you with tuna, just make sure you chew them up well, sometimes they will go down alittle rough at first, but then its ok. I also like to eat lunchables for lunch sometimes, great source of Protein, and not to terribly bad even with the carbs.

Looking at your signature .. great results HotRod ..

I know long term it isn't a good choice but neither is smashed potatoes. Thought maybe would help with the hunger and the need to chew...

Well i don't personally feel there is anything wrong with eating crackers, i buy the reduced fat ritz ones myself, and like everything else, eat them in moderation and you will be fine. One of my favorite snacks is cheese and crackers.

you should check with your Nut. Did they give you a sample meal plan for the first 6 weeks? I don't have my list with me but I'm pretty sure crackers were on my sample meal plan. I believe it said 2-3 I don't remember what kind it said though. But Mushies for me starts week 4.

Were you given a list of approved foods for each of the post-op stages? If not im sure your doc's office could provide you with one. Its not a wise decision to add foods to soon. One could argue that anything put in the mouth and chewed well enough becomes a soft food, sadly that is not the case.

They do have some Whole Wheat from Ritz and Premium brand. I like them when I have to go liquid/mushy after a fill to put in soup. I will have one or two with low-fat peanut butter from time to time... Stay away form those white ones though, not good for you..