Getting my pantry ready..advice please...

Hi everyone,

I plan on hitting up the grocery store this weekend and getting what I will need to get me through the Pureed protein stage (week 1-2) and was hoping for some suggestion from the veterans. Based on my doc's plan I will be on Liquids during my stay at the hospitol (3 days) and then sent home on the pureed protein phase. I am suppose to eat 3 meals per day (3 Tablespoons of food per meal) and 64 oz of fluids per day.

Items that are on my list to pickup:
SF Jello
SF Pudding
SF popsicles
Protein shake on order and awaiting shipment
Pureed and strained Soup(s)? <--- not really sure I will need this one until phase 3 but wanted to get some feedback from you guys.
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Thanks
Omar

Sorry I have no advice for your as I am still waiting for approval. I just noticed that you are one of Dr. Joyce's patients and I wanted to wish you the best of luck on your surgery!

Hi Omar, 

I'm just coming off the pureed phase.  Your list is a good start.  Here's what else I ate:

fat-free refried beans pureed with a little water, with melted chedder cheese
no sugar added fudgesicles
canned lower-fat roast beef hash - surpisingly tasty even pureed
Any soups - easy to puree in a blender, tastes good.
Gerber babyfood bananas - only babyfood I can recommend
Gerber babyfood prunes - to prevent constipation

I had made some vegetable beef soup prior to surgery.  It pureed beautifully and tasted delicious.

checkout  http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.com    She has more options for the pureed phase.

Good-Luck with all your preparations.

Stephanie

Hi Stephanie,

Thank you for all of the great food options, I did have one question about the corn hash. What did you did mix it with when you pureed it? or was it just straight out of the can and into the blender?

I just mixed it with a few tablespoons of water.  It didn't change the taste at all. 

Eggs

Your favorite green veggies cooked soft and frozen to toss in a magic bullit or knock off.

Lean chicken, fish, ham and for me cooked shrimp.

Your favorite salad dressing to add a capful to your blended meat.

G2

Crystal Light

 Omar

I had a really strict surgeon.  My puree stage consisted of unsweetened applesauce, broths, pureed cottage cheese , scrambled egg beaters. light yogurt with no fruit chunks, low fat ricotta cheese; carnation instant breakfast,. fat free refried beans melted with reduced fat cheddar cheese, cooked mashed carrots, green beans, squash, baked orange roughy mashed and blended, tofu, split pea soup, bean soup, canned fruit, mashed/blended, canned chicken pureed with fat free mayonnaise.  I used lots of seasonings.  I found I really like spicy foods post surgery.  I was never one for hot spicey food presurgery.  Tastes change in surprising ways.  I was on these foods for 3 months.  

Awesome ideas, there is some stuff in there I had never even thought of.

Thanks again,
Omar

Omar -

I lived on Campbells Roadhouse Chili.. It's in the chili section and it's pre-made, you just open up the can, put it in your blender then into the pan or I used ramikens and thru them in the microwave.  (this was one of my favorite but I think I ate it so much I can't stand this brand now.  LOL

The other thing I really like and it tasted like a bit of heavan was low-fat ricotta cheese with a bit of ragu pizza sauce and a little parm cheese.  Oh this is yummy.  And again, just throw it in the microwave.

I found my using lots of tupperware containers at this stage.

Good Luck!
Christina