Question:
Is soup to be eaten as a meal by itself or can it be eaten with....

a serving of protein? I don't know if this is considered eating and drinking at the same time since the soup is thin. Any advice on this is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Kristy    — Kristy (posted on March 28, 2006)

March 28, 2006
soup is a liquid. You can not have any veggies mixed in so you should strain it. I make chicken base soup because it has less salt than the store bought. I also make a sweet and sour cabbage soup less all the veggies. Cream soup would NOT be good for you.
   — Steve Cohen

March 28, 2006
Hello I don't know how that is in the States what the DOc tell you over there but when I was in the hospital I was in for 5 days and 3 days after the OP was done I already got cream soups in the hopital. Also there say Veggies are OK aslong you blend them really good. But you already 11 weeks out so why don't you eat normal food. Here in germany the Doc say you have to eat 4 weeks liquids only after your OP. Well maybe I miss understod the whole question,sosorry if I did.
   — Babylove05

March 28, 2006
my surgeon says no soup at all. No liquids with calories. And soup is a liquid with calories. In fact my surgeon said the opposit of what an other person replying to this said. she said to strain the veggies out, my sugeon said to strain the liquid off and eat the vaggies. Sorry to be so confusing but I guess different surgeons say different things.
   — orangepeels

March 28, 2006
My question is when you doc said now liquids with calories what do you eat when you on the 4 weks post-op liquid diet???? Nothing or just water??? I mean the body need something. and even if you eat bled Veggies or fruite it still got calories in??? So how do you do that ??
   — Babylove05

March 28, 2006
I am 9 months post-op and I just had this conversation with my nutritionist at my last check up. I told her there was a lot of chatter on the support boards about eating or not eating soup. Some view eating soup as eating and drinking at the sametime. She understood where that came from, but said soup is actually a good way to get the nutrients we need. Obviously the same rules apply, low calorie, low fat, high protien. She recommended the new Campbell's soup in a box, Campbell's Select - Butternut squash, I think. I haven't tried it yet, but I do eat a lot of lentil, pea, bean, chicken and some beef soup. Hope this is helpful!
   — pumpkelina

March 29, 2006
Personally, if I eat and drink at the same time I get sick. So, when I do eat soup - which is not often - I "drink" the broth first, then eat the solid stuff. If I did it the other way around I would get sick and it would wash the food right out of my pouch. I was told I can drink up until the point of eating - so, I guess that includes soup broth.
   — MissKimberly