Puree Questions??

I had my lap rny 3wks ago today, I'm supposed to start purees I have the barix book but nothing appeals to me in there any suggestions on things to puree and what is consider pureed enough?? for example can I have tuna fish without blending it? egg sald, scrambled eggs ?? peanut butter? Also I can't get the protien shakes down so I started Profect any sugesstions on other brands ? this one is quite expensive. Oh I forgot in my book it says I can puree rost beef is that something I could start right away or should I wait?? I see alot of people have problems with red meat? Thanks Danielle

I didnt really puree anything, I kept with mashed potatoes, tacobell pintos n cheese, poach your eggs and smash them a little, peanut butter was fine, scrambled eggs I have seen people post problems cause they are dry, tuna mixed with mayo should be fine, egg salad should be fine cause it is moistened, I kept with the S/F Popsicles a lot when I wanted to snack. I never tried the meats, afraid I would have problems with them as a lot of people do. Never really put anything in the blender. I guess thats not much help huh? As for the protien shakes, well, slim fast makes a good low carb one, I really liked the Atkins chocolate, this had more protien and less carbs, there is also a "whey protien" mix that I got at wal mart that works really great in coffe and a little nonfat S/F creamer, it has 23gr of protien, mix that with some soy milk and its just like chocolate milk! LOVE IT! I hope this will help you, Ben.

I feel like I live off Taco Bell or Taco Bueno pinto beans. I add a little low-fat cheese and low-fat sour cream, not to exceed 2 oz for the whole meal. I love that and half my meals are that. I also have found more ready made protein drinks that I like so I'm not eating alot. ...Jill

I did puree lots of stuff. Even meatloaf goes down fine when its gloopy like baby food. (BTW it still tastes like meatloaf to me). Pureed salsa or avacado to add to cottage cheese. Pureed chicken. Basically whatever my family was eating I tried. (well actually I did draw the line at pizza, couldn't imagine that would go well) I experimented with pureeing even taboo foods such as pasta and rice at the end of my pureed foods stage (fyi, the rice practically turned to rocks even with sauce added to it so I realized then that rice may just be a thing of the past if I can't tolerate it several months down the line...seeing it for my own eyes did a whole lot more than all I had been told in the past). We'll see when we get there. Anyway don't worry about trying stuff if you've pureed it. You'll know in a couple bites if it will give you problems (like scrambled eggs did with me, by the 3rd bite I knew it wasn't good). But I understand how it still can make you nervous. I'm just working my way through chewing solid foods for the first time and I'm still nervous with new stuff. Good Luck.

Honestly it is a hit or miss situation. I had my surgery 4 wks ago and I have found that I can't tolerate chicken or eggs for some strange reason. I am able to eat chilli and surprisingly taco salad. Ground beef and groud turkey are my best friends right now. I was able to eat tuna without puree. So it is different for everyone and you have to figure out what you can tolerate and what you can't. Take Care.

I did puree tuna with some light mayo...tasted great to me! I found after a couple of really nasty puree's (spaghetti sauce n ground beef..yuck!) that I really could not tolerate pureed food. I told my mom and she said...my god, you didnt like pureed food when you were a baby...lol So I stuck with really soft food. Tuna with light mayo, cottage cheese (which my Nut. told me I should NOT puree because it gets too stiff and heavy. She said just ma**** up and then chew very well), yogurt, etc. I did well with the softs rather than puree's. I'm sure the Nutritionist would say...stick with pureed, but it just was not going to work for me.

I'm at 4 weeks post-op and have been on soft protein for about 3 weeks. I haven't had to puree anything. Just mince it up with a fork and chew really well. I found I wasn't ready for beef and pork yet....possibly to dry?? Plain eggs are boring! I love chicken and egg salad. Haven't tried tuna yet but salmon with a bit of mayo is great. Revivalsoy.com has some great soy chips that go good with the mayo salads. A single serving bag gives 7 gms of protein. Of course, the bag lasts 2-3 days as I only eat 5-6 chips with each meal of salad.