You are going to need a blender. If you can afford it right now, I would recommend the Magic Bullet. It is a bit pricey at $59.99, but it is worth every penny. Bed, Bath & Beyond and Linens & Things both carry it. As does Walgreens.
Since we eat such small amounts as new ops, our food tends to get lost in a regular blender.
To prepare pureed eggs, chicken, tuna, soup, anything, put the cooked food in the blender cup along with a small amount of broth, low fat mayo, skim milk, yogurt, whatever you want to use to thin the food and blend away. The food should be the consistency of a milkshake.
I couldn't tolerate scrambled eggs as a new op but others can. Take your soft scrambled eggs and put in the blender cup along with some skim milk, maybe some low fat cheese and give it a whirl. Some people prefer salsa and low fat sour cream. If your pouch tolerates this by all means have it.
I made pureed egg salad rather than scrambled. I used a hard boiled egg, LF mayo, pickle juice from the jar of dill pickles, onion powder and a little salt. Whirl it all together and it's a tasty meal. You can do the same thing using canned or poached/stewed chicken breast or canned tuna. The pickle juice thins it to the right consistency and adds flavor without the pieces of pickle that might cause a problem early out.
Another thing I found worked for me was to take a can of Campbells Chunky soup and puree the entire can of soup. Then I would simply heat up the 1/4 cup or so that I thought I might be able to eat.
You can also puree Wendy's chili, yummo! A small chili lasts for several meals. Simply reheat the amount you need. Remember, don't eat right out of the container. Your saliva from the spoon will contaminate it making it get all runny and gross. Remember feeding a baby right out of the jar, putting the remainder back into the fridge and when you get it out later it's all watery?
You can always blend cooked chicken in canned broth or, better yet, bouillion. Adding the chicken to the broth will increase the protein content of the broth and add flavor. Wyler's makes bouillion that has herbs & spices that are very good. Canned broth tends to be very bland and tasteless.
Many of us found that warm foods sit better on our newly post-op tummies than cold stuff. Especially first thing in the morning, something warm is soothing and helps move any sinus drainage out of the pouch reducing the chance of nausea.
Get some baby spoons and small (1/2 cup size) reuseable containers. Using the small spoon will remind you to take tiny bites and the small containers keep your food from getting lost in a regular size bowl, cup, plate, whatever. They also let you premeasure your food for the small amounts we eat in the beginning.
Edited to add - For your first protein powder to buy, I would suggest Any Whey. It is an unflavored powder that you can add to anything, savory or sweet, warm or cold. I get it at GNC. I preferred this to the unflavored Unjury and it's a lot cheaper.
A tip for adding any protein powder to warm liquid or food...mix a small amount of cold, or room temp, liquid to the protein powder to make a paste before adding the warm liquid or food. Also, make sure the warm liquid is no hotter than coffee from a drip coffee pot. If you get protein too hot it will curdle and become something even the dog won't eat.
Good luck Sweetie!
Susan (AKA bilsrib)
300/135/135 - Plastics February 2008 - Dr. Lois Wagstrom
P E A C E - It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.
