Question:
Help! I need pureed food ideas ASAP!!!
Hi, all I'm going in for surgery on 3/26 and I need to get together as many pureed food ideas as possible to make the first few weeks bearable. There's only so much yogurt & cottage cheese I can handle. I know I can count on you guys. You can also email recipes to me at [email protected]. Thanks — vllgmz4 (posted on March 18, 2004)
March 18, 2004
Well anything you can puree just about anything by putting it in a blender
with some kind of liquid. What it will taste like is a different story.
In the beginning, I would eat scrambled eggs with cheese and some sausage
blended into it. I also ate tutu de feijao (pinto beans pureed with
sausage) and fava bean puree which I made myself. (My nutrionist is very
big on eating beans!) I also blended up tuna with mustard. I never pureed
anything like chicken or beef. That didn't really sound appetizing to me.
After a while, it got pretty boring and I basically just ate yogurt,
cottage cheese and creamy peanut butter. If you like Indian food you can
find good pureed recipes made with beans which have a fair amount of
protein.
— Lisa N M.
March 18, 2004
I agree with previous poster. Anything I craved, I put in the blender.
Tuna salad (even added a little mayo, mustard and a dab of pickle relish)
with or without egg, same for chicken salad using the canned chicken for
time saving, egg salad (again with a little mayo), ff refried beans with
cheese on top, cream soups. I also tried homemade egg drop soup. Let your
taste buds guide you. As long as you try a couple of bites and wait a few
minutes to see if it will agree with you, you'll have no problems. Of
course, if your sweet tooth kicks in, try the sugar free instant puddings.
You can always use your yogurt as a base for a smoothee, adding some
protein powder to give it that extra protein. Extremely filling, tho. Good
luck. Linda RNY 3/20/03 290/174/150?
— lharbison
March 18, 2004
Wendy's Chili -- blend until nothing is left
recommended by the my surgeon's office, it was a life saver
— debmi
March 18, 2004
I have only been on the puree diet 3 days so far, but it is like a whole
world opened up after dealing with a liquid diet!! And I am a chef and
REALLY miss the crunch and texture of food. My first meal was scrambled
egg (1) with cheese. I ate 1/2 and was too full to go on. I have also
made chicken and tuna salad with Light mayo, a pinch of onion and salt and
pepper. I put everything in a bowl and go at it with a Braun Hand Blender.
I cannot imagine trying to dig that tiny bit out of the bottom of a
blender. You can get canned meats, like tuna, chicken, ham, salmon, etc.
I cooked a boneless breast in broth and use about 1/4 at a time for a meal.
For breakfast today I made grits with cheese. Maybe not the best source
of protien but it was great and not without redemption!! I have been using
lowfat cheddar cheese slices. Can i tell you the taste is REALLY bland but
it is a start. Primarilly you need to focus on protien. Sometimes I add a
bit of protien powder to what ever I am blending. I made a shake today
with 1/2 banana, 1/6 cake of light silken tofu,1 T Splenda, protien powder,
milk and sugar free flavored syrups. Now I usually cannot tolerate tofu in
any form. This tofu that I bought pureed smooth and had next to no taste.
All it did was add a little body to the shake. This was my dinner. Don't
worry, you will do fine. By the time comes for pureed foods, anything will
taste good!!
— jeh
March 18, 2004
Original poster here, just wanted to say Thanks for all the ideas.
— vllgmz4
March 19, 2004
No earth-shattering ideas here, but my bariatric RN recommended refried
beans as a protein source on the puree stage and after. Found I had a real
craving for them at that point, too, with a dab of taco sauce (which you
might not tolerate,though) and a little ff cheddar on top.
— christied
March 19, 2004
My aunt made me a pot of her famous home-made vegetable soup with lean
ground hamburger (minus macaroni). I think she also left out the onions
and lima beans thinking they may cause me some problems, but I think in
small amounts they would be okay too. She seasoned it as she normally
would. I blended it up and froze a lot in ice cube trays. Let me tell
you, it was the best food I had during that stage of my recovery! Some
days I would add a little cheddar cheese for a different flavor. So if you
know anyone who makes a mean vegetable soup, I say go for it!!!
— Jill H.
March 19, 2004
I lived on cottage cheese, yogurt, soups, eggs and everyday I ate a pinto N
cheese from taco bell for dinner(still eat it at least 3x a week). Good
luck!
— Sandy M.
March 20, 2004
I am only in the research stage for WLS. However, I did have my mouth
wired shut for 8 weeks due to jaw surgery several years ago. Therefore I
was on a stricks liquid diet. Although what I pureed was not a matter of
point. My point here is that you can pretty much pruee anything you want
to eat. I pureed Godfathers Pizza and Lazagne as well as many other things.
My suggestiong is to be creative and make an adventure out of it. If you
don't like it the first time, don't do it again. I hope to join you as
soon as possible.
— crjt
March 22, 2004
Allrighty, Missy! I am going to give you perhaps the YUMMIEST recipe ever,
and it's high protein to boot.
1 medium onion, finely chopped
3 TBS olive oil
1 4oz can peeled and chopped green chilies, drained
3 TBS all purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 15.8 oz cans great northern beans, UNDRAINED
1 14 1/2 oz can chicken broth
1 1/2 cups finely chopped chicken breast, cooked and skinned (I buy a
rotisserie chicken from WalMart and chop the breast from that, it's very,
very moist! Plus the drumsticks and wings make great lunches the next day
with some salad on the side!)
shredded monterrey jack cheese and sour cream as garnish
In large skillet, cook onion in oil for 4 minutes or until transparent. Add
chillies, flour, and cumin; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add undrained
beans and chicken broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes or
until thickened. Add chicken, cooking until hot. Garnish with sour cream
and cheese, if desired.
I can eat about 1/2 a cup of this soup now, at 6 months out. When I was as
newly post-op as you will be, I ate two or three bits! It's hot, yummy, and
filling. Very satisfying. Great flavor, which is what I really crave now
that I can't eat tons of food. Good luck to you!
Jennifer, 09/24/03, 287/194/160
— jenn_jenn
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