Need Help
Congrats on your date.
I had gotten lists from people of the things i would need when i came home. i bought alot of stuff i never used. I suggest you just buy the essentials till about a week out and by then you should feel like going out and the walking in the store will be good for you.
I used instant oats, sugar free pudding, jello and Popcicles. unflavored protein powder because it can be mixed in your oatmeal and also i mixed in instant mashed potatos and sprinkled the top with shredded cheese. I ate refried beans smashed up with shredded cheese and cottage cheese. i know there are alot of other things that people eat right off the bat but that is about all i could handle. I bought some 4 oz ziplock bowls with lids and filled them at about 1 1/2 oz and put my refried beans in them and put them in the freezer so i wouldnt waste any when i opened a can.. takes a long time to use a whole can. i gradually added things i thought i could handle little at a time and some times i would just add the juice off something to my mashed potatos for flavor. at first you can eat so little you just have to work on the protein and be creative according to your own tastes. I loved jello and popcicles before surgery and after i could hardly tolerate the articical fruity flavors. if you have a favorite flavor you might want to go ahead and get a flavored protein powder for smoothies,. i recomend buying a small container in case you dont like it afterward. my taste changed some it seemed like.
Good luck
Carla
I had alot of the same things that Carla had posted. I also had cream of chicken soups, strained so you got no chicken, just the cream.
what worked wonderful for me since, you are only able to eat 1-2 ozs when you come home. I had a friend that worked at a party supply store and I bought little 1 oz cups with the lids, so I could measure out. I kept a tray in my refrig of these cups with my foods in them. I would set up my yogurts, fat free refried beans, etc.
Protein powder I buy from GNC and they have different flavors. The orange cream is my favorite, I also like the banana cream. There are other flavors.
But I agree do do buy alot of thing until after, it is a learning process and each person is different.
Have a blessed day.