Food advice!

This, exactly! I don't ever feel like his mommy, and he does plenty around the house to help, but the kitchen just happens to be my domain. I just don't think I'd want to cook for him if I myself am not eating solid food...because cooking for him when I myself am not eating does kind of fall into mommy territory for me, but if we're both eating the same thing it makes plenty of sense. However, for the month of February and even when I'm on soft solids, he will mostly be fending for himself, I just want to be smart about what he might be more apt to grab to eat

I care about his health and success because he is my partner, but I do realize I can't do it FOR him.

I think you can still "cook" for him while you're on liquids/soft food. If you're in the kitchen shaking up a protein shake, you can pop a chicken sausage in the toaster oven...if you're making tuna for you, you can make it for him. I think it would be harder to cook a protein, side starch and veggie for a husband and 2 kids while you're on liquids/soft food, but since he eats a post-WLS diet, I think it should go ok. You guys will work it out! It's awesome that he is a household contributor too, and you should milk that for the first week or so...make sure he does all the lifting and cleaning ha ha!

Lol he recently had hernia surgery, so I've taken on the heavy lifting. I scheduled my surgery for after he's off weight restrictions just so he would be able to to pay back the favor :P

When he did HIS liquid diet, I did it alongside him, and he might very well decide to "go back to the basics" with me. In which case, I'm fretting for nothing lol. Though it will be easier for him this time around since he still has no hunger/appetite--only head hunger and cravings

roast cooked on the crockpot with beef broth.

Chicken cooked in the crockpot with salsa.

homemade chicken salad, tuna salad, shrimp salad and crab salad. Make sure it is NOT imitation crab which is full of sugar.

Shrimp ****tail. Costco has a good one in their fresh prepared section.

Oh a roast is a good idea. And the chicken in the crockpot reminded me that I once made a "crust less" chicken pot pie/stew kind of concoction he liked. I could freeze that.

Howdy,

I do all the cooking too....:)

Definitely low fat turkey/chicken chili, meats, hard boiled eggs, greek yogurt, salad foods ( in bags already washed and ready) I would just make him portioned meals and freeze them for a whole month. It was hard the first 6 weeks cooking for people and not being able to eat any of it.

Yeah I'm worried about that--cooking for people and not being able to eat any of it. I figure, since there are no kids to be worried about, I'd rather just prepare him to fend for himself :P

he's picky about food, which is why I wanted a brainstorm. He doesn't like hard boiled eggs, and he doesn't like shrimp since surgery (I pray that doesn't happen to me I LOVE shrimp!) he doesn't really like lunch meat...lol all these things I myself am perfectly fine with and think are great options!

I actually find it therapeutic to cook. I love to cook no matter what. I made the husband and kids so much food while I was on pureed foods and it didn't bother me a bit. I started my required 2 week prep on my anniversary, with my birthday 4 days later, and Thanksgiving a week later, then surgery, then Christmas 4weeks after surgery. I made all of my normal Christmas treats that I give to friends and it didn't bother me either.

I guess what I'm saying..if it doesn't bother you then still cook. Obviously if you're having issues b/c you can't have those same things then by all means don't do it. It helped me though.

I have a friend that had the surgery 3 years ago and shes like we all eat the same thing now I don't cook 2 different things, no one has beef anymore here. Our surgeon doesn't allow beef to be re-introduced until after 3 months, so last night they wanted hamburgers..so I made hamburgers for the family then got a pound of ground turkey out and seasoned the heck out of it and made me a burger for myself.

I guess I Just love to cook. LOL!

I love to cook too, but I think I will struggle with not eating (or at least sampling and tasting) what I cook--I taste as I go for seasoning purposes if not anything else. Otherwise I LOVE cooking for other people. I'm definitely a nurturer type lol.

I think I've gotten some good suggestions--I'm going to make a few protein friendly stews and chili, and freeze them in individual containers. If he chooses to eat something else, he's an adult, but at least the freezer meals won't go bad and they'll be there for later.

I cook for a living. One thing that helps me not to taste while cooking is to chew gum.