Question:
5 Weeks out Please Help!!!! No more egg salad and tuna.......
Please I am 5 weeks out of lap gastric bypass and I did get sick twice now I am scared to eat anything. I am so tired of egg salad and tuna I am in the soft food stage and have no clue on what to eat. Please let me know what I can eat by cooking or going out to eat...... Thanks — alicia128 (posted on July 30, 2008)
July 30, 2008
These are some things that my surgeon suggested; low fat cottage cheese,
scrambled eggs, oatmeal , cream of wheat, cream of rice, pureed fruit,
unsweetened applesauce,mashed potato, pureed vegetable, pureed poultry,
pureed fish, low fat yogurt..etc... Hope these items give you a few ideas,
Janet
— stylinjanet
July 30, 2008
I liked soup when I was there. I loved potato soup. refried beans,baked
potato with toppings. I hope this helps.
Annette
— Mrsjhupp
July 30, 2008
I am 8 months out and still get ill when I try to eat scrambled eggs but
can eat an omlet. Try something that does not have big chunks. Hope that
helps.
— blueyes711
July 30, 2008
scrambled egg with fat free cheese and salsa, cottage cheese with spaghetti
sauce melted together in the microwave. Hang in there. It gets better.
Laura
— waterlover
July 30, 2008
It won't be long before you'll have a wider variety of foods you can eat.
Meanwhile, take the suggestions of others--poached fish, scrambled eggs,
soft cheeses (like non fat mozzerela, string cheese), cottage cheese, etc.
Be creative. DAVE
— Dave Chambers
July 30, 2008
I'm just 2 weeks out of LAP RNY and I am starting my pureed and soft stage
tomorrow. I already boiled some eggs tonight which I plan to use tomorrow
for deviled eggs and egg salad. I also cooked some yellow squash and will
add a little bit of butter and milk and puree it... mmm..!! You could also
try some ricotta cheese mixed with an egg and parmesan cheese and then
topped w/ marinara sauce and mozzerella cheese and bake it till the cheese
is melted. How about refried beans topped w/ mozzerella cheese and fat
free sour cream. There are so many possibilities other than egg salad and
tuna. Go to your local grocery store and walk around. You will get lots
of ideas. That's what I did. Good luck!
— brooklyn_b
July 30, 2008
Poached eggs and eggs over light. Don't forget a good powerful liquid
vitamin/mineral like VEMMA. Go to www.TrySomeVemma.com
— [Deactivated Member]
July 30, 2008
Alisha, thanks for writing. Be patient, many times we eat the same foods
anyway, and losing weight, even with wls is a head game. That said, many
people eat taco bell pintos and cheese, you can also blend things and make
them small. Chicken or beef in a food processor, take very small bites.
Soups are good, and some have good protein levels in them. I chewed beef
jerkey. Take care. Patricia P.
— Patricia P
July 30, 2008
One thing I liked in that stage - and I still have it now 2 years later -
is make a meat sauce like for spaghetti...make sure you stir the ground
beef - or ground chicken - while it's cooking to break it into very small
pieces and make it a little tiny bit soupy...while it's hot put some
mozzarella or parmesan on top and let it melt...and eat it like a thick
soup. Thoroughly chew any chunks. You can also shred carrots or zucchini
up in it while you cook the sauce a little to add a little veggies to it.
I'm also a big fan of refried beans...I can barely tolerate eggs any
more...and they have to be hot and fresh to get them down...but you can
make a bean omelet. I also would cook some leg of lamb in a soup, cook a
little orzo (tiny pasta that looks like rice) in it to give it something
besides meat...you can cook quinoa the same way - it has more protein, I
believe - and eat it like a slightly chunky soup. If you cook the leg of
lamb (shank steaks are best...no bones) long enough - 2-3 hours - it
becomes incredibly tender and you can break it up in little tiny bites.
Gouda cheese grilled in a non-stick skillet - no oil or anything - is also
good. My dr (who is in Belgium) told me 'soft' just means not dense...it
doesn't necessarily have to be mush. If there's any chunks, chew it very
very well & you should be OK. It does get better...remind yourself
that it's all a matter of letting your stomach heal.
Take someone else's advise here and spend a few hours slowly going through
the grocery store, stop and read labels. You may be surprised where
protein is at and at what you can eat.
Canned black bean soup, lentil soup, whatever...they're all good and soft.
— Hollywog
July 31, 2008
You can make hearty bean soups and meat stews....using groound meats (since
they are already partially "chewed" by grounding the meat first)
I use ground turkey, beef, pork or tofu meatless crumbles...You can start
with a veggie or meat broth (comes in a carton or can) brown meats add to
broth and cook with carrots, celery, fresh chopped garlic...add your
favorite beans...Garbanzo, lentils (small orange lentils have HIGHEST
protein) kidney, navy, great northern, spilt peas.....Any or even all of
these kind of beans....If you buy dry beans as I do...You must soak them
overnight first or according to cooking directions or they will never get
tender and soft. Add a can or chopped up ripe tomato...Chili powder or
cajun spice...parmesean or cheddar cheese...Add a heap of greek yogurt for
a creamy soup (Greek yogurt cooks very very well!) Look at recipe books
and look for cool ingredients to make your soup with the basic base of
broth, ground meat and beans...These are protein foods that will leave you
satisified, especially if you make them thick and not runny. I made a lot
of mexican foods in this stage, refried beans and turkey or meatless
crumbles topped with cheddar and chew very very well. You brown any ground
meat and make hamburger helper type meals (minus the pasta and rice)...add
three of your fav cheeses and boullion...sauteed onions (cook all veggies
tender for now...don't eat raw or semi cooked) they get stuck easy if not!
Also..Lunch meat is a great soft food...Careful on the saltiness...ham can
make yoou sooooo thirsty and you have to wait to drink so it can be quite
hard to wait if you eat ham...I made little sandwiches on whole grain
crackers...I cracker and a slice of meat and cheese...little mayo or
mustard...Try things...just chew well and swallow slowly...and above
all...STOP when you feel anything in your pouch that indicates you are done
or might not handle the food well...Pay attention to that while yoou are
eating and if one day something makes you sick...try next week and it might
not...Things change as you heal longer and settle into your surgery...
— .Anita R.
July 31, 2008
Check out my profile. I have lots of idea's on there. There is also a
recipe board on OH.
Good luck, this stage will be over before you know it!
— Jen R.
July 31, 2008
refried beans, a dollop of sour cream, a tsp of shredded cheese it will
taste like HEAVEN
— mary_rn
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