Any suggestion for survival of puree phase?
Check out Eggface's site. She has a section "Pureed Foods" and her recipes are great. Just about everyong raves about her Ricotta Bake -- it's delicious. She also has a great selection of Protein Shake recipes.
Hang tough -- you'll be on to "real food" soon -- and Eggface has great recipes there too (like Eggbites and mini-meatloaves).
Congratulations on your surgery, and good luck!
I used my favorite canned soups; minestrone, etc. (but clam chowder was too much like vomit.Sorry, TMI , I know). Once I blenderized the soup, heated it and let it cool a bit, I'd add about 2 Tblspoons of plain unflavored protein powder and stir it in well. My surgeon said to make sure the pieces of food were about the size of an eraser and I chewed well. Never had a problem with it.
Don't be afraid to explore food choices.
Here are the foods I ate during my pureed stage! I love pureeds. It was when I started cooking for and eating with my family again.
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)
I was pretty much allowed to eat anything as long as it was pureed. My nut told me to eat slowly (which I did) and if something bothered me to revisit it a month later (which I did in the case of eggs). I didn't know if things would bother me before I tried them - but I wasn't going to know unless I tried :)
And I couldn't have taken another 2 weeks of not cooking for/eating with my family.
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)
puree phase was my fave. I still try to eat puree (inadvertantly).
Anything babyfood (I love gerber prunes)
For meats/protein i had scrambled eggs, boiled eggs, egg salad, deviled eggs, wonderful canned tuna, wonderful canned chicken.
I made bean burrito filling with ff refried beans, black bean(chew well, they will puree in your mouth) and taco sauce.
This is a great phase! Just be creative
Also.if you get/can handle carbs, how about yogurht?
RNY Surgery: 12/31/2013;
Current weight (2/27/2015) 139lbs, ~14% body fat