Question:
soft foods

i am 2 weeks out my gastric bypass and have lost 20 lbs. my dr. says that in 2 weeks i can go on soft foods. anyone have good suggestions for what type of food would be good for diet.    — gogirl1960 (posted on April 18, 2009)

April 18, 2009
While I was on the soft food phase of my post-op period, I ate low-fat cottage cheese with a taste of the dry original (buttermilk) Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix in it, sugar-free-fat-free pudding, EggBeaters, Taco Bell refried beans thinned with beef broth, low-fat-low-carb smooth yogurt. It's VERY important to remember NOT to eat MORE than your surgeon recommends at one sitting - in my case, that was what I could fit into a one-ounce cup (we bought jello shooter cups, which hold exactly one ounce, and used them). You also have to make sure not to eat too fast, and to chew REALLY GOOD, at least 30 times. I'm also a huge sushi lover, and I tried having the chefs at my favorite sushi restaurant take just the fish (scallops) and chop it up until it was nearly mush, add in a tiny bit of mayo and some smelt roe, and I ate that with the tip of a baby spoon very slowly, to see what would happen (no rice, no nori, no other vegetables or anything - just the fish). It disolved in my mouth, and didn't cause any problems at all, so it became part of my soft food diet, too. I'm now having them do the same thing with the salmon, so that I can get in my omega-3 vitamins. Another thing I did was puree canned white meat chicken with a tiny bit of mayo and some chicken broth in my Vitamix, and that was very tasty. Hope this helps!
   — Erica Alikchihoo

April 20, 2009
Go to www.bariatriceating.com and you will have some great choices of foods. I found that the cottage cheese with a teaspoon of sugar-free smuckers jams are really good and high in protein too. That was my fav. Basically anything you can flake easily with a fork, even soft scrambled eggs too are ok for that stage. Check out that website and you will get some great choices also you tube videos, some ppl tell in their vids what they eat during each stage change. GL to you :)
   — michelle caballero

April 20, 2009
I enjoyed chili, black beans, refried beans,ground beef with taco seasonings ,mashed potatoes, ground chicken or turkey with low fat gravy. All in very small amounts. Start slow and don't add more than one thing at a time so you can see if it bothers you. Everyone is different. Good luck. It only gets better.
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