Question:
I had lap band surgery 4 days ago. Any pureed meal suggestions?

   — junepuzzle (posted on May 23, 2008)

May 23, 2008
this may sound funny but the only thing I pureed was green beens in the can. I added nothing and when i tried them they tasted so good. It was like I added butter to them but I didnt. And the funny thing is that when I was able to start eating solid food again. Green neens made me sick. I can eat them now but couldnt back then
   — Joanc

May 23, 2008
I pureed turkey in a food processor with some chicken brooth. Top it with some fat free gravy and you will think your at Thanksgiving. It taste much better then the turkey baby food.
   — loriah

May 23, 2008
I never did pureed diet, we were advised to go from liquids to mushy foods.... egg salad, tuna salad and the like. I guess you could put just about anything in the food processor. I like recipes from Susan Maria's book from Bariatric eating.com. She had RNY and has LOTS of recipes in the back of the book. The puddings and the egg custard are YUMMY! I also like Snack & Slim pudding... very high in protein, very low in carbs and good if refrigerated. Have you purchased any cookbooks? I would highly recommend that for variety and then you'll know the nutrition information. Good luck, Dawn Vickers, RN, BLC, CLC
   — DawnVic

May 23, 2008
I had a scrambled egg with hummus on the side. Yummy! I had my banding on Monday and I'm a little nervous about trying out food. I also have had pumpkin soup and small curd cottage cheese and oatmeal. Quaker Oats now has a weight reduction formula that is very tasty, low sugar and satisfying.
   — mannecote

May 23, 2008
You will be surprised as to how little pureed you will be able to eat.I know that I was. I pureed egg salad and tuna salad. Stay away from baby food. I bought a whole bunch b4 my band and once I tasted it.....gross.I threw it all away. i LOVED going to Panera and getting the french onion soup. I dumped in the cheese they give you and pureed it.It was not the healthiest, but you can only eat a little bit anyway. Good luck! Patty
   — pattyann

May 24, 2008
Refried beans w/ chs and LF sour cream is always a fave. Hi in protein. Black beans are my personal fave. My first wk on mushies, my hubby grilled steaks. I wanted one so bad, so i put a piece in the food processor. It was wonderful and went down just fine. But i like my steak cook med. so it's still pretty pink and juicy. I also picked up some turkey tropical salad (turykey, pineapple, dried cranberries mayo ) from my stores deli and put it in the food processor. It was great. And i have always made my chicken salad in the FP. I just use what ever i have on hand, usually left over roast ckn, mayo, onion, celery, maybe a little chopped grapes or apple. Very good, my family always loves ckn salad. Makes a nice presentation served on a bed of lettuce w/ slice of tomato and a bit of cottage chs.for the rest of your family. Or on crackers for appetizers for parties etc... Be creative, and mash up the foods you like, just make sure they are very moist. I lost 22lbs the first 2-3 wks post-op.
   — Kristi H.

May 24, 2008
I tried many canned low fat/fat free meats. Just blend with vegetable broth or meat broth. Low fat/fat free creamed canned soups, mashed potatoes thinned down with 1 percent milk and add whey protein powders to get protein intake. Frozen whole fruit,with protein powder lowfat milk , or sugar free yogurt to make a really good smoothie. 1 frozen banana,with 1tablespoon peanut butter ,a little lowfat milk and protein blend well ,very yummy. Cream of wheat, or cream of rice warm with a little sugar free syrup. Hope some of these ideas will help.
   — tkroybal