Food ideas for soft foods portion of the program?
loved refried beans with cheese and the ricotta bake on Eggfaces blog.(World according to eggface). I also ate greek yogurt with protein powder mixed in.
I agree, those are all good...
Cynthia 5'11" RNY 7/23/2014
Goal reached 17 months. 220lb Weight Loss
Plastic Surgery Dr. Joseph Michaels - LBL and Hernia Repair 2/29/16, Arm Lift, BL, 5/2/16, Leg Lift 7/25/16
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My girlfriend who just had sleeve surgery would make herself egg drop soup. Heat the broth. Scramble and egg and drizzle it into the hot broth while stirring the broth. Add a splash of soy sauce if you want. I thought that sounded good, not really soft per se, but adds protein.
Cottage cheese or ricotta are good. I like ricotta sweetened, and add vanilla extract. You can stir in a splash of milk if it is too thick. I have been using that new Fairlife milk, higher protein---lower carb.
Cynthia 5'11" RNY 7/23/2014
Goal reached 17 months. 220lb Weight Loss
Plastic Surgery Dr. Joseph Michaels - LBL and Hernia Repair 2/29/16, Arm Lift, BL, 5/2/16, Leg Lift 7/25/16
#lifeisanadventure #fightthegoodfight #noregrets
on 4/1/16 10:42 pm
My surgeon's office allowed a soft-scrambled egg as part of the soft foods--I would mix the egg with a little milk, and even add a little cheddar cheese, and if I cooked it at medium/low heat, stirring it all through the cooking process, and removed it before it hardened up--it was soft, and it felt like such a yummy thing.
I agree on the refried beans, the ricotta bake on the Eggface site, and cottage cheese.
I liked having ricotta cheese with a little salsa on it.
Egg salad
Lentil soup (a thick version)
I was also allowed to have high-protein yogurt in the soft foods time. I have tried a lot of Greek yogurts now, and have looked for low-sugar options that do not have artificial sweeteners. My favorite is Fage. It is less tart than some yogurts, and so it does not require much sweetening at all. A small amount of fruit puree, for example--a T of applesauce. I have even seen some posts where people eat the Fage with salsa.
I was also allowed to have cheeses of almost any kind during the soft foods stage--as long as I chewed the well, they were considered "soft" on my plan. But that is worth checking with your surgeon's office.