Baby food mill?

Hello everyone~

I am just 3 days post op but I want to be prepared for the pureed phase (gastric bypass) and I was wondering if anyone used a baby food mill for this phase?  I have a Vitamix but it seems like more work than it is worth to grind everything up that way considering my portion sizes. 

I'm sure it would work if you already have one.  But if you don't, you'd probably be better off using something like this -- http://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-CSB-79-200-watt-Immersion-At tachments/dp/B00AN9UJ68/ref=sr_1_2?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=142 8937488&sr=1-2&keywords=immersion+blender

Thank you, Gwen!  I do already have a Cuisinart immersion blender.  Maybe I can find the attachments without having to buy the whole thing. :) 

I used the immersion blender and the mini processor for all of my puréed foods :)

A friend of mine who had the surgery years ago gave me a Ninja before I had my surgery on 4/9/15.  I LOVE the thing.  I am a puree-ing fiend at the moment.  Still trying to think things up though since I'm afraid of eating the wrong thing.  Right now, my favorite thing is a chicken puree.  Made a "clean" chicken soup in a crock pot:  chicken, simple veggies (carrots, celery, onion, parsley), water, sea salt.  Then I broke it all down.  Chicken just fell apart, so separated that into containers after cleaning it.  Separated the veggies.  Separated the broth and skimmed the small amount of fat off of it.  I froze a lot of it since the portions are so small.  Then, I blend the chicken, a little of the veggies (which are super soft) and some broth into a mush.  It is SO tasty.  I had RNY and I'm finding that the protein shakes are hard to drink (they taste really sweet now), but I LOVE this chicken pate...very flavorful.  Plus, decent protein and it has not bothered my pouch....stays nicely.  Hopefully it keeps me happy for a while since I am always concerned about the "next phase."  I had one bad experience since my surgery resulting in dry heaving at 3am....not fun.  I don't know if I ate too fast, or too much, but wow.

99-DS we had surgery just 1 day apart!  Your recipe sounds amazing.  I am with you on the protein powder.  They are really sweet.  Well, except for the chicken soup Unjury which I love.  I definitely feel better having just a little texture.  I tried cream of wheat earlier this week and no.  :)  It's hard for me to accept that pureed foods can actually be full liquids!  It seems like there won't be much of a transition next Friday when I can go to pureed but I meet with my surgeon and nutritionist that day and hopefully they will give me some tips. 

I used my Vitamix and then picked up some inexpensive food containers at the Dollar Store (that hold about a cup or less). I would grind my food, soup etc., then divide it into the containers. I still use the containers to divide up left overs into appropriate portions.

Don't spend too much, your only eating this pureed phase for a couple of weeks.

I'm waiting on my insurance approval any day now and the Nutritionist told me to not puree my foods but to cook them really soft. She said that the Doctor had been telling other patients to puree also and she took issue with that and planned on speaking to the Dr about it. Now I'm so confused.