Help!

I am two and half weeks out and next Saturday I will be going to the Mariners game and out to lunch!! I am on soft foods.. what should I do??! I mean.. at a restraunt so early out what type of foods would be okay.. Iam usually the ceasar salad.. person or the chicken strips and fries.. helpp...!

How about some soup....anykind will do....or the"guts" of a sub....or a cheese or cheese/chicken quesdilla or other mexican type dish.....typically the chicken is well cooked, but not crispy or hard. And the outer corn/flour shell is typically not hard, but very soft. I had trouble when I first started going out...I kept looking at what I used to eat and having trouble....so I convinced myself that I would read the ENTIRE menu before I made my choice...I find it very helpful. Good luck...and most important, enjoy!! RAE

Wow you are like the 80th person who is going to a Mariners game from this site. I've read of so many others. Have a great time! I wish I was going! Anyway, check the menu thouroghly. You might think about a baked potato. I would steer clear of meat at such an early stage. Be easy on your new pouch! It hasn't healed inside yet. I skipped mothers day dinner cause of this. You can bring snacks into the game but if you are having lunch ahead of time, you probably won't need it. Have a great time! kellie

Hi Mandy! The first time I went out to eat, being on soft foods myself, I ordered a "side" of mashed potatoes. They were good!! Rae had some good suggestions. To them, I would add the topping off of pizza. And since you like chicken strips, get them! Just pull off ALL the skin ... i know i know ... that's the best part (or at least it USED to be!!) ... Anyway, good luck to you!! Nancy RNY 4/12/04 -44

At only 3 weeks post op,I wouldstick with soups or mashedpotatoes. you won't draw any attention to yourself with soup. My very first "meal" was at a business lunch with several people from my company who did not know I had surgery, I had soup and no one thought anything of it. Maureen RNY 4/26/04 -25

Hi Mandy...I have been out three times since my surgery April 1st and I called the restaurant in advance to make sure they had something I could eat...most places do have grilled chicken and cooked veggies...are you allowed these items yet? If not soup is always a good option. Lois