Question:
What kind of baby food?

is good for the first few weeks post op. I was looking at the store today and picked the fruits - is this a good choice? What about the fruit juice?    — Sharon Jones (posted on March 22, 2001)

March 22, 2001
One thing to keep in mind is that during the first stage after surgery, you can have yogurt but you have to choose the kind that does NOT have fruit in it (or nuts). The same idea would apply to baby food -- although the infant type baby food is probably all pureed and strained. I didn't do baby food either, but instead did sugar-free yogurt and pudding, creamed and strained soups, instant mashed potatoes and such. The very last thing I added to my diet was fresh fruits and vegetables -- so keep that in mind as you add new foods. Your surgeon or dietician should give you very good guidelines to follow.
   — Cindy H.

March 23, 2001
Personally, I could not handle the baby food, but one of my WLS buddies used it a lot. The jars a just about the right size for our early post op tiny appetites. My friend was afraid of getting a tummy ache or thowing up - she is about 5 months out and has never thrown up or dumped, so it worked well for her. At first I know she like the fruits and the cottage cheese with bananas. Some people also like the meat sticks - they look like vienna sausages and are a pretty good source of protein.
   — Lynn T.

April 30, 2001
When you get to pureed foods they say stages 1 and 2 baby foods, when using the baby food fruit, you need to watch the sugar, be sure to read labels!
   — Jeanne P.