Question:
soft/pureed foods sample menu

Does anyone have a sample menu (brkfst, lu, dinner) that I can follow? I have to go back to work and need something to follow that will help me prepare my meals in advance. I am on soft and pureed foods the first month. Thanks    — KChalk_123 (posted on August 20, 2008)

August 20, 2008

   — rtmazyck

August 20, 2008
I had lapband rather than RNY, but here is what they gave me for the pureed/soft stage: Breakfast: 1/2 c. Cream of Wheat 2 oz skim milk to thin cereal Lunch: 1/4 - 1/2 c pureed chicken (add small amount of brother while processing) 1/4 - 1/2 c. mashed potatoes Snack: 5-6 oz protien shake Supper: 1/4 - 1/2 c. pureed pork chop 1/4 - 1/2 c. pureed green bean Snack: 5-6 oz protein shake Something else to consider is maybe buying some baby food (Gerber Steps 1 & 2) They really are pretty good tasting, and handy to take along to work. You'll have to experiment to see what you like
   — Val_T

August 20, 2008
That's BROTH, not Brother, that you add to the chicken...LOL
   — Val_T

August 21, 2008
Kim, I had lap band surgery and am currently in the mushy/pureed stage as well. Here is a sampling of some meal options recommended to me from the NUT. B - Oatmeal, Cream of Wheat, Grits or Cheerios Applesauce, canned no sugar added fruit cups like pears, peaches, mandarin oranges. Fat free/Sugar free yogurt MS-Protein Shake L - Cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, light baby bell cheese, tuna or chicken salad made with nf or low fat mayo Canned or cup of fruit with no sugar added Canned or mushy green beans, carrots/veggie melba toast AS- Protein Shake D - Tuna, chicken, salmon salad made with lf/nf mayo Fruit or veggie as noted above melba toast, sweet potatoe, brown rice if tolerated DS - Skim Milk and jello It is recommended to stay within 1/4 - 1/2 cup each meal in total. Protein Shakes are 8 oz. I've found this relatively easy to follow and making the chicken and tuna salad for lunch to bring to work should work well. I'm even going to make salmon cakes for dinner tonight, canned salmon, mayo, diced onion, yellow/red/orange bell peppers diced, with dash of dill, & mustard. Spray pan with Pam and lightly brown to warm. Good luck as we work towards our goal of healthy living!
   — vsmith080808

August 21, 2008
I have not found my old stuff. But just surfing the web, I found the following: Good Samaritan Hospital in OHIO offers a sample menu for WLS patient who's 8 weeks out. It includes all recipes and even the shopping list. http://www.trihealth.com/bariatric_surgery/Patient_Center/After_Surgery/Post_Operative_Diet_Information/Sample_Menus.aspx?id=03.07.05.01.01. The University of Rochester Medical Center offers an excellent list of sample menus ands extensive details on supplements to take in each phase of your eating plans. They offer information on the 9-11 weeks of your eating steps: from liquids to solid foods. I like this site as it gives EXACT listing of what you can eat/drink!!! http://www.stronghealth.com/services/surgical/bariatric/recovery.cfm There were others as I did a GOOGLE SEARCH for, " bariatric surgery recipes menus ". Please make me one of you friends as I want to hear about your progress.
   — rtmazyck

August 21, 2008
Although I am on solids now I sometimes still have trouble keeping them down. As a result getting enough protein down during the day becomes an issue. To help with this and because I hate making packed lunches, I try to make it as easy as possible. I will cook and then cut up (mince) chicken or ground beef and portion it into small plastic containers which I then freeze. When packing the frozen meat into my lunch kit I wil add something like a flavoured mustard, or low cal salada dressing to add moisture to it. By lunchtime it is thawed out, still cold and safe to eat. I will also take an individual container of nf yogurt or sf applesauce and add a scoop of isowhey unflavoured protein (30g) to it. Mix it up well and then freeze them in small serving size plastic containers. Again, out of the freezer and into your lunch pack. They may be thawed out but still cold by lunch and if still frozen that's okay too because it's like eating sherbet. Having the meat and yogurt frozen when you start out also helps to keep your water cold. Of course I also half fill a bottle with water or crystal light and then freeze it and when packing the lunch in the morning, simply top up with like liquid to fill the bottle. By lunch the ice is melted and your drink is cold. I love my freezer and I hate making lunches so I try to prep all my week's lunches on Sunday. Try it, you might like it.
   — Duckie

August 23, 2008
soft foods at work takes planning. I hate to cook, so would bring chunky soups to work, just eat the soft chunks, don't drink the broth
   — Susan C.

August 23, 2008
also made my own pureed foods, baby foods are mostly carbs and very little protein. puree pot roast or roast beef with some beef broth. puree a liitle potato, green been, sweet potato with it. put in those little 4 oz ziploc or glad plastic containers.
   — Susan C.