Friends.. i need your help- PUREE stage
Ahhh...the dreaded and HATED puree stage!
Some of my favorite things were:
Ricotta cheese, warmed with either sweet or savory spices. With some spaghetti sauce and a sprinkle of Italian season it's like the inside of stuffed shells or lasagna. With cinnamon and some Splenda or a little cocoa powder, it's a cannoli!
Refried beans with some American cheese melted in (at this stage melted cheddar or other hard cheese tends to be too tough)...stir in some sour cream and silky-smooth guacamole. HEAVEN.
Unsweetened applesauce, warm with some Splenda and baking spices like nutmeg or ginger - stir in a swirl of creamy peanut butter.
Greek-style or regular plain yogurt with Splenda/spices/or other extracts. Even whip in some non-fat cream cheese for an instant cheesecake goodie. Or a little sf instant pudding powder.
Take a can of any beans that you love and whiz them in the processor with spices a little chicken broth and heat. Very comforting.
Cottage cheese in tomato soup - so good. Or make my Mock Rice Pudding without the raisins. You will have died and gone to LALA-Land!!
http://eatingwelllivingthin.wordpress.com/2010/05/17/not-your-grammas-rice-pudding/
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Some of my favorite things were:
Ricotta cheese, warmed with either sweet or savory spices. With some spaghetti sauce and a sprinkle of Italian season it's like the inside of stuffed shells or lasagna. With cinnamon and some Splenda or a little cocoa powder, it's a cannoli!
Refried beans with some American cheese melted in (at this stage melted cheddar or other hard cheese tends to be too tough)...stir in some sour cream and silky-smooth guacamole. HEAVEN.
Unsweetened applesauce, warm with some Splenda and baking spices like nutmeg or ginger - stir in a swirl of creamy peanut butter.
Greek-style or regular plain yogurt with Splenda/spices/or other extracts. Even whip in some non-fat cream cheese for an instant cheesecake goodie. Or a little sf instant pudding powder.
Take a can of any beans that you love and whiz them in the processor with spices a little chicken broth and heat. Very comforting.
Cottage cheese in tomato soup - so good. Or make my Mock Rice Pudding without the raisins. You will have died and gone to LALA-Land!!
http://eatingwelllivingthin.wordpress.com/2010/05/17/not-your-grammas-rice-pudding/
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Linda
Total lost: 200 - RNY Feb 2004 - Dr David Lauter, Bellevue WA
my recipes...(a lot of them I created for use on BariatricEating.com and now you can find them on my own blog) : click>>> Eating Well...Living Thin
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Total lost: 200 - RNY Feb 2004 - Dr David Lauter, Bellevue WA
my recipes...(a lot of them I created for use on BariatricEating.com and now you can find them on my own blog) : click>>> Eating Well...Living Thin
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Thank you soooo much for this post. I made both the sweet and savory ricotta recipes today and put them in a container in my refrigerator so that I can take some a little at a time.
The only difference was that I mixed the savory ricotta with an egg and baked it to let it set. (1C ricotta with 1 egg, plus seasonongs)
I just now finally took a little out, added a small amount of sauce and heated it in the microwave. I think it just saved my sanity!
The only difference was that I mixed the savory ricotta with an egg and baked it to let it set. (1C ricotta with 1 egg, plus seasonongs)
I just now finally took a little out, added a small amount of sauce and heated it in the microwave. I think it just saved my sanity!