Question:
— Tammy T. (posted on December 28, 2002)
December 28, 2002
Hey Tammy,
Ok, this is some of what I tried at that stage...which does not mean your
Dr. would approve, but sometimes we have to "try" things on our
own...lol..ok, I would eat Tomato soup, mashed potatos with gravy, Cream of
broccoli soup.... I would cook a Chicken Pot Pie and just eat the
"soup" part of that....I also got Banquet Cheese Enchelada (SP)
dinners and at the cheese out of the middle (Mmmmmm good). Anything that
you can cook that makes a sauce or a gravy I would think would be legal. Of
course, I also lived on SF jello and SF popsicles. Hope this helps a
little. Love and light,
— medium
December 28, 2002
For the creamy or mush part of the journey don't let your brain get
stuck in the boring mode. Here are some suggestions: Egg salad, tuna
salad,
the inside of a deviled crab with cocktail sauce, pintos and cheese from
taco bell, mashed potatoes, soft cheese spreads, deviled ham, deviled
chicken, whipped sweet potatoes, carrot souffle, spinich souffle,
eggs-omlets, soft boiled scrambled, pureed fruits, pureed casseroles, I
also
found nancy's quiche appitizers (they are tiny and good). Just remember no
chucks!!!! and chew ,chew, chew PS. don't swallow too fast :) Good luck on
your journies!
— ~~Stacie~~
December 28, 2002
I guess my doctor is one of the very few who for some reason or the other
puts us on a strict CREAMY FOODS diet -- most of the foods you guess wrote
about are ones that I can't have until my SOFT food diet...even mashed
potatoes are on the no-no list until after week 7... I think that is what
is so hard about this whole thing... because I could probably live off of
the foods you guys suggested but he says we can't have them until after our
7 week checkup....
— Tammy T.
December 28, 2002
It would likely help if you could define "Creamy foods" as I've
never heard the term in relation to a food stage for WLS. Lord knows, I
haven't heard them all but...is it like pureed? Obviously it's not soft
foods (as you've pointed out previously) but if it's pureed then mashed
taters and gravy would qualify under every docs diet I've read about...as
would tuna and egg salads. Guess I've just no clue what to tell you unless
he just means it has to be the consistency of a cream soup. perhaps runny
hot cereal? Do you have a dietician or nutritionist you could ask about a
more varied diet?
— [Deactivated Member]
December 28, 2002
Yes Ruth - you are right - he does want us on cream/runny soups... nothing
else... I think it is strange too since all other doctors move people on to
the "mushed" stage.. I totally love my doctor - so I'm not
bashing him - it is just that you run out of creamy/runny foods to have!!
ANd I'm looking for other ideas - so that is why I wanted to see about the
Crab Bisque - since it is cream and crab...Cream of potatoe, cream of
mushroom, cream of chicken.. etc.... those things -- oh yeah - we can have
cream of wheat for breakfast!
— Tammy T.
December 28, 2002
Most all the foods everyone has mentioned here would be in the pureed food
diet area. Creamy foods are just that......creamy foods. Creamy soups,
creamy gravy (low-fat, of course). The main thing about this stage of
eating is that there must not be any small pieces in it. Most
doctors/facilities would call this the full liquid stage, but you should
ask your doctor to clarify. I'd say that crab bisque would be fine, but
you should run it through a fine mesh/wire strainer to be sure that you are
just getting the creamy stuff, without any tiny bits or pieces of crab,
veggies or spices. Good luck!
— Lynette B.
December 28, 2002
I sure wish you all the luck in the world...I had trouble following my own
doctors generous ideas and broke with the "diet" as soon as I
thought I could safely. Made that poor man roll his eyes a lot at me
:>) I sure think under your docs definition that your crab bisque
would qualify...making sure there are not chunks in it larger than a pencil
eraser. Good luck!
— [Deactivated Member]
December 29, 2002
My Doctor had similiar restrictions and after 3 weeks I needed something
more than pureed foods. Try Mashed potatoes, scrambled eggs, chicken
noodle soup with crackers, yogurt, cheese sat real well with me too.
Obviously it hasn't effected me, I am 3 months post-op and have lost
80lbs=)
— EMN
December 30, 2002
I'd say it would be ok as long as you didn't use HEAVY cream... that may
make you dump... try lite cream or milk... skim milk probably wouldn't make
a thick soup though. Make sure your veggies & meats are chopped small
and that you really cook the veggies - not so really for the crab because
it'll make it too hard & stringy.
— lindajenkins
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