I'm a few days into the pureed/mushy food stage. My doctor has me in this stage for 2 weeks. His definition is anything I could eat if I didn't have teeth. Unfortunately, I don't like a lot of his suggestions -- oatmeal, grits, Cream of Wheat, pureed chicken or tuna salad, baby food, etc. So far the only thing I like is pureed egg salad and a few cream Soups that probably aren't the best choice. Oh, he also says no potatoes (my favorite).

Any suggestions? I'm hoping there's something out there that I haven't thought of yet :cursing:

Edited June 10, 200917 yr by LisaD1111

mmm. I have a confession. I used to love my daughter's Baby Rice Cereal. I remember that I used to keep buying it after she was all grown up and sneak a bowl or two from time to time!

Hi Lisa,

I am 5 weeks out and have been on solids now for a couple of weeks. Here are some of the things that my doctor had on the "OK" list for the mushy stage:

Yogurt, FF/SF pudding, low-fat cheese (I like string cheese), LF cottage cheese, soft boiled potato or pasta (1/4-1/2 cup), creamed soups, scrambled egg, canned fruit (no sugar added), soft cooked veggies (no dry beans, peas, onions, cabbage, broccoli or cauliflower).

A couple of other things I added, mostly at the end of the mushy stage:

this may seem weird, but I like it...I would make a can of chicken noodle soup with the water, and when it comes to a boil, pour in 1-2 beaten eggs. It is kind of like egg-drop soup with soft noodles. It is low-cal, low-fat if you eat only 1/2-1 cup, and I find it very filling.

I also love roasted zucchini & yellow squash, so one night, I cut some up and tossed it in garlic and olive oil, roasted it till very soft and then puree'd it in my blender. It was so yummy. And filling.

I also made a quiche out of the softened veggies, with egg, skim milk and LF cheese.

Those items, along with a variety of protein shakes are what I lived on during the soft/mushy stage. The 2 weeks goes by fast, so hang in there! Good Luck!!

In my mushy stage I actually ate whatever I made for my husband - just put it in my Magic Bullet type blender first. I had meatloaf, loose meats, meatballs, salmon, tuna salad... you name it I had it. If you need to you can add some beef broth, or any other liquid that would work to make it mushier. This is what my nutritionist suggested I do.

Edited June 10, 200917 yr by bambam

Something I did when I was in that stage was add protein powder to yogurt, Sf pudding, I even added it to applesause. I still add protein powder to things 6 months out. Good luck

Make chicken fajitas for your family. Pass up the tortilla shell and give the chicken, peppers, and onions a turn or two in the blender. Have some mashed up refried beans with it and you'll be in heaven!

I love spaghetti sauce with some ricotta cheese, refriend Beans with some LF sour cream, egg salad, oatmeal.

That's all I've liked so far. I tried pureeing chicken once, it wasn't pretty!

I did the same as bam bam, whatever I made for the family I blended for me, adding either chicken stock or beef stock to soften it up. I'd made a list of everything from tv that was driving me crazy during the 4 week liquid diet (2 weeks pre, 2 weeks post op), and made sure to blend it during the 2 week mushies. My favorites were home made chili w/turkey dog (darn Bush Baked Beans commercials), thai beef massaman with rice (it always comes with lots of sauce), and roasted chicken thighs and some mashed sweet potato on the side.

Good luck - and have fun, be creative with the mushy stage!

I'm on day 2 post op so the liquid diet is not fun. chiken/beef broth does taste to good. I want something with flavor. Anyone have any suggestions?

I bought Mrs. Grass chicken noodle soup, it is in a box that you make yourself, then just did not add the noodles, much better than standard chicken broth. I also bought a variety of done up soups at the deli of my local store, then took those and put them through my blender with extra broth if necessary, they were pretty good. Hang in there it does get better.

You can make some veggie soup and either blend then strain or just strain the broth. You can find some great soup recipes that are easy to make, with flavors such as cumin, coriander, or other thai or indian flavors which helped bring me through. My favorites are Groundnut soup (Moosewood cookbook) and Mulligitawny.

I'm on day 2 post op so the liquid diet is not fun. chiken/beef broth does taste to good. I want something with flavor. Anyone have any suggestions?

This worked for me. I hope this helps. My family had baked chicken for dinner one evening and there were leftovers. The next day I opened a can of chicken broth and placed it in a pot with one piece of chicken. I added garlic powder and dried parsley. I let that simmer for 15-20 minutes. I then strained the broth. The broth was much more flavorful. I was able to get through the phase without any problems. Remember to strain the broth before consuming. Any tiny chicken pieces must be discarded.

Edited June 11, 200917 yr by 2911plans

I'm on day 2 post op so the liquid diet is not fun. chiken/beef broth does taste to good. I want something with flavor. Anyone have any suggestions?

Tommy,

I know the broth stage is not the most exciting. One thing I would stress is that Broth and Stock are not the same, stock is much heartier tasting, so pick up some chicken or beef stock instead.

Good Luck!

I also ate Miso soup and Wonton soup... broths that is. That helped make some variety. That was the hardest stage!!! Hang tight, it will pass!