Question:
Food suggestions?

I am 4 weeks post op and still on the pureed diet i am having trouble getting all proteins in because i am running out of things to eat. I can't eat eggs salad anymore it makes me ill because i have eaten soooo much of it . does anyone have any suggestions for me on things i can eat to get my proteins in.    — RiAnn K. (posted on August 21, 2002)

August 21, 2002
Any food can be pureed in a blender, or cut inot pencil eraser sized bits and chewed to death. Me? I chewed.
   — bob-haller

August 21, 2002
By 4 weeks I was on soft foods. I actually skipped the pureed stage-couldn't handle the thought of it. But I made sure that everything that went in my mouth was extremely soft or very well chewed. Try cottage cheese, tunafish salad or crab salad (very well blended) on saltines(they melt in your mouth). Try chili with melted cheese, or a cheese stick. Try soft scrambled eggs with melted cheese and a dollop of chili on top all melted together-yum! Try steamed white fish....
   — Cindy R.

August 21, 2002
I was on liquids for 6 weeks, but that included anything that could go through a strainer...I had alot of FF/SF pudding with extra protein from dry milk added in it, refried beans thinned with a little water, bacon and bean soup, in addition to most of the things previous posters mentioned.
   — MaryBeth R.

August 21, 2002
I am now almost 7 wks post-op and still can't eat alot. I eat cheese and yogurt alot and try some ritz crackers with peanut butter and SF jelly or some cheese on them. I also drink Orange Juice with added protein in liquid form you can't even taste.Just hang in there..it will get better. gin
   — maribel

August 21, 2002
Hey RiAnn: I pureed many things in the blender especially healthy soups (high protein, low fat). Even stew can be good. I was first post op in the winter, so I think that made soups easier. Good Luck.
   — Dot W.