I've just gone to the mushie stage and I'm 3 weeks post op. I've been eating mashed potatoes, eggs, and cottage cheese along with my protein shakes and stuff. What *ISN'T* considered a mushie? What is off-limits to me at this stage? If chewed well enough, is everything permissible?

Thanks!

sara

Mushy food is soft food, somewhat easy to digest. For example, meat is not a mushy; fish is. Think about the difference in the two. Meat requires a good bit of chewing and still doesn't break down much; broiled or baked fish is flaky, breaks apart well just with a fork.....

Vegetables that are stringy ... for example, celery ... are not mushy foods.

Thanks, Cathy, and pardon my stupidity!

I think I'll stick with what I'm doing for now and possibly add some mushy vegetables in a week or so....if I can stand it that long!

sara

My clinic explained mushies to me as 'anything you would feed an infant or you could eat if you had no teeth'.

I had my surgery in November (3 years ago) and one veggie that I LOVED this time of year for mushies was winter squashes....acorn, butternut...all of them. I'd cube it and bake it until good and soft...it's then easily mashable with a fork and yummyyyy !!! :thumbup:

Patricia

lol...anything you could eat if you have no teeth...that helps me a lot I start mushies in a few days and was wondering the same thing...thanks!