I NEED SOME PUREE RECIPES ? STAGE 3

Hi, I am not exactly sure what stage 3 is....but I found that you can puree almost anything... I pureed a hamburger minus the bun...added in a bit of canned gravy for liquid... also, pureed almost anything... chicken w/gravy... I could eat eggs without messing with them... also put refried beans in a small oven safe custard cup...put it in the oven, adding a bit of cheese and some fajita seasoning to the top....the oven warmed the beans and melted the cheese...sometimes for texture I let the cheese get a bit crunchy....that was always nice...something crunchy... Full soups, although I ate creamed soups from about the 7th day on... Chili was good pureed...also added cheese on top.... I found that adding in spices really helped...ground beef can be spiced up with taco seasoning...or really anything... Fish - I like gordon fisherman brand...it is a piece of fish that is NOT breaded or fried...it comes two fillets per box...it is best heated in the oven...it comes in several different varies...lemon/pepper, garlic butter, etc...I would cook one filet then put it into the blender for a few second...it is already soft so it is not really a problem...early on I could not finish an entire filet... Also tuna with a bit of mayo Part of pre-packaged dinners....the one I really liked was stouffers beef macaroni...something like mac and cheese, minus the cheese...I couldn't eat an entire dinner, but it sure tasted good... At one point, I even pureed a hot dog with a bit of mustard...that tasted good...looked terrible but if I didn't look at it, it tasted pretty good. also, I would order chinese...soups like egg drop and/or wonton is GREAT...especially when you are bored out of your skull with food.... Also, most mexican restaurants have a torilla soup usually made with hunks of chicken...that saved me many times.... I was so sick of food that I needed something different....ordering from restaurants really helped me through the first 6 weeks... Not sure if this helps....obviously you have to eat whatever sounds good to you... Best wishes RAE

The only mush food that I could tolerate the smell & taste of was Taco bells pintos & cheese Just enough food and mushy enough too Good luck Diana RYN 9/17/03 360/198

(hijack here) OMG Diana what an AWESOME new picture!! You look WONDERFUL!! -BJ