A question for all RNY'ers

 I am getting close to my surgery date and I am extremely nervous
 about the pureed stage. If anyone would like to share what they
eat on a typical day, I would greatly appreciate it. I know they want
me to eat 4-5 small meals a day. I am lost to what I should cook or
eat and I don’t want to end up eating soup and mash potatoes for
6 weeks.

I liked Ricotta cheese mixed with a little marinara sauce and mozzarella...heat it up, it's like lasagna with out the noodles. I also ate refried beans with sour cream. Good luck!

 I ate Greek yogurt with a little pureed fruit, applesauce, pureed black beans, vegetarian refried beans, mashed potatoes, cottage cheese, pureed peas and other veggies. If you eat meat, you can puree meat or things containing meat, like casseroles.

I won't lie; it was difficult to make it through the 4 weeks of pureed food my surgeon wanted.

A suggestion...

Now would be a good time to start practicing chewing your food until it's the consistency of applesauce.  Once you're done with pureed food, it'll make the transition much easier.  Nothing worse than getting food stuck because you ate too fast.

Everyone!

I had the VSG but I am at the pureed stage now. I have one pureed meal a day and protein shakes (YUK) for the rest of the meals.

I have been eating three ounces of tuna, or chicken (white meat has more protein than dark) pureed with one tablespoon of low-fat mayo. I also ate three ounces of cottage cheese (mixed with a little salsa) a few times.

I hope this helps, and good luck!

I found that pureeing my favorite soups made the time go much better. Also, adding about 2 Tablespoons of unflavored Protein after the soup is heated and stirring it into the soup is a
good way to increase the protein level.

Actually, as my surgeon said, just make sure your food is about the size of an eraser when
you swallow it.

Best wishes,

I ate a lot of   fresh veggie  cream  soups made with food pocessed slightly steamed veggies (  pureed when cool in food processor )   - assed  fatfree butter buds and fat free powdered milk (  or U can use fatfree half and half )   I steamed theveggiesin organic free range chicken broth .  

thefat free part is crucial   I think  for optimal weight loss  .  U can throw in someslices of fat free cheese for variety too  ...

DONT eat broccoli or cauliflower   or brssels  sprouts yet cuz they cause gas  ... and make sure ya have gasx in the house! 

tuna salad, egg salad,  chicken salad made then put through a blender
REFRIED BEANS WITH MELTED CHEESE!!!!!!!- YUM
Cottage cheese and applesauce
yogurt
Wendy's chili in a blender
ricotta or cottage cheese with marinara sauce and melted mozzarella

YOu have gotten some some excellent responses, and I agree with all of them, except the one who said "Yuck"-I'll get him later..lol...You need POSITIVE right now...and I am NOT a "fairy farts and rainbows" support type person, but this pureed thing will NOT be hard for you, and is a very important part of the HEALING phase.

Think of your new guts as a newborn baby. what would you feed a baby. Can a baby chew and swallow big chunks of stuff? Would you feed a baby doritoes and Big Macs? Of course not. My doc used that example, all those yrs ago, and it still sticks with me.

As far as "food". Taco Bell beans n cheese was probably my "meal of choice", back in the day..talk about a "cheap date"...just be careful of eating too many because of getting pent up gas, if you're not able to walk and fart enough, of course..Cottage cheese was-and is-a fave because it is very versatile.. as already said, "fake lasagna" is GREAT..I also like to put a lil Splenda and cinnamon/freeze slightly and pretend it's something "illegal"

Good for you for getting your information in order. PLANNING IS CRUCIAL, at EVERY stage of this LIFETIME journey!!!

Gina AKA Nurse Diva