Question:
Anyone have meal ideas...i will be on a pureed diet for 4 weeks post op

   — Janice C. (posted on January 3, 2004)

January 3, 2004
Do ask your surgeon. Mine said there are TWO ways to puree foods. One is put it in the blender. The other is cut everything into pencil eraser sized bits and chew to death. I did this and it worked fine.
   — bob-haller

January 3, 2004
I just took whatever it was I was making for my family and threw it in a blender with a little milk or broth or whatever. Worked fine for me.
   — RebeccaP

January 3, 2004
I did the same thing- I put whatever I made my family in my little Chopper/Chopper and thinned it out with milk or broth- make sure you puree it finely- I know alot of people HATE the puree stage..but I was SO tired of broth and jello...that my puree was pretty darn good LOL
   — WABBIT F.

January 3, 2004
I did something similiar - except I fixed foods I could eat and that my family could eat also. In other words, I cooked a turkey breast in the crockpot. I sliced it up for them and made gravy, then pureed mine with the gravy. I did the same thing with a roast. I did buy pre-cooked skinless, boneless chicken breasts and pureed them with some cram of chicken soup.They are a little expensive, but 2 chicken breasts made four meals. Things like cottage cheese, no sugar added yogurt and pureed fruit (soft fruits like canned pears and peaches, bananas) work. I liked instant oatmeal (plain) mixed with lactaid milk. Nice and creamy but a little texture. I was also allowed to have V-8 juice (added a litle tobassco for kick) and Choice DM (like Ensure for diabetics.) Mashed potatos are always good. Don't forget to add some seasonings! Pureed doesn't mean it has to be bland! Avoid baby food - it is nasty stuff and not worth it. Remember, your "job" after surgery is to eat properly so you heal well. while protein is important, so are other foods! I used a little MiniCuisinart and it worked great. I was not allowed to do the cheewing as Bob described. My DH did that and wound up with debris stuck at the anastamosis that caused an ulcer a month after surgery. Better to be safe and pureee your food!
   — koogy

January 3, 2004
Ok I might get into trouble for this one but I skipped all that puree foods . I eat some flaked fish, gordans fish in the freezer section. It wasnt breaded and I baked it. I ate tuna packed in oil, cottage cheese, eggs and intsant potatoes. sorry guys i just could drink that stuff . Iam 2 years out and I had no troubles
   — teresa B.

January 4, 2004
I am on pureed foods now and I have, unsweetened applesauce, cottage cheese, scrambled egg (with pureed ham and cheese added), pureed bean and bacon soup, pureed chili (Hormel), pureed beef and noodles, pureed tuna salad (tuna, non-fat Miracle Whip, mustard, onion powder) - some broil that with a cheese slice on top for a tuna melt. Just remember, protein first. You can add nonfat powdered milk and cheese in for added protein. Mashed potatoes are great too.
   — Dragonfly2B2

January 4, 2004
Watch the lowfat foods, some are full of sugar.
   — bob-haller

January 4, 2004
Thank you all so much, you gave me some great idea's. I love this website, everyone is so eager to help :)
   — Janice C.

January 4, 2004
I have noticed several people mention eating potatoes, I am confused. My doctor (surgery date 2-9-04) says not to eat pototes until you are almost at your goal weight. Does each doctor have different eating rules??
   — Pat L.

January 5, 2004
I had 3 life-saving foods I ate during the pureed stage. The first two were pre-made -- Campbell's Bean with Bacon Soup and Campbell's Split Pea Soup. I made them according to the can directions, heated them nice and hot, then mashed the heck out of them with a potato masher. I then put them in a fine mesh strainer and pressed just about all of it through with a large flat spoon. I tried pureeing things at first but found that the blender would put bubbles and froth into it and ruin the taste. When you mash this up and press it through the strainer, it is just like strained baby-food....minus the frothiness. The 3rd item was homemade cream of potato soup. I peeled, cubed and boiled a medium potato. While it was cooking I made a recipe of thin white sauce (other recipes can be found under *sauces* in just about any recipe/cook-book) by putting a Tbsp. of butter or margarine in a small saucepan and melting it. I then added a Tbsp. of flour and stirred it with a wooden spoon for a few seconds (it was very thick). Add a cup of skim milk, salt and pepper and boil on medium heat for 1 minute. Drain potatoes and add them to the white sauce. Again, mash with a potato masher and press through a strainer. This was my absolute favorite during my 2 weeks of pureed foods! I've been craving Campbell's Tomato Soup for 3 years (since we can't have it because of all the added corn syrup). I recently experimented and, oh my gosh, this tastes just like it! Take a small saucepan and pour in an 8 oz. can of any brand of tomato sauce. Add 1/2 C. of water, 2 Tbsp. of half-n-half or milk, and 1 and 1/2 tsp. of Splenda. Heat until just heated through and serve. Good luck to you!
   — Lynette B.

January 17, 2004
I have been living off cream of wheat, Campbells tomato soup and Campbells cream of chicken(strained). They all taste so good. There are no sugar added fudge popsicles that make a nice change. I have been having problems with bad after tatse and breath(1st time in my life) which is driving me and my family a little crazy.
   — Gretchen B.

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