Liquid diet...

Is there a difference between broth and strained clear soup?  Today for lunch, one of my cooks (I'm a cafe' mgr not mega rich with my own staff...lol)  made veggie/beef soup.  I strained all of the veggies and beef away but "ate" the broth.  Common sense says it's ok but just wanted to check with the pros ;)

Also, in my list of foods to eat, in the creamed soup area it clearly states not to eat tomato soup.  Anyone know why not?

No idea about tomatoe soup but I ate it 

The general rule is that a "clear" liquid is any liquid clear enough that you can read a newspaper through it, according to many nutritionists. I'd avoid the tomato (this is just my opinion) because of the acidity. It COULD affect your sleeve and irritate any reflux you may have. Just a thought. When in doubt, call your nutritionist :) That's why we paid the big bucks, right? To have a team at our beckon call??

Are you pre-op or post-op?  Regardless, I would imagine that no tomato soup is because there is very little protein in it (and a lot of carbs) in it.  

I think you're fine on the strained beef soup - sounds delish!

I'm pre-op but I was reading my phase 2 plan.  It says to start cream soups but no tomato, corn, or mushroom.  I just thought that was odd and was wondering what the reason was.

Yep - I would guess the protein content.  Your calories for the day need to be protein dense since you won't be able to eat a lot, and tomato, corn, and mushroom are all carbs.

No tomato is probably because of the acidity. My nut told me I could strain soups. You get more/different flavors, and you don't get bored so easily. Unless you have a protein added soup or you add protein to your soup, though, you're not going to get much protein from broth.