Question:
I need some ideas on FRESH veggies i can have.. i'm craving them bad!
i'm 11 days post op.. have been eating soft foods like cottage cheese, apple sauce, soft scrambled eggs with cheese and tuna fish... but i'm craving veggies.. green veggies.. any ideas on what type of veggie and how to prepare to meet this craving? — Ann W. (posted on March 22, 2002)
March 21, 2002
I have not had a problem with any Veggies. Just chew them good. if you have
problems with raw veggies then try cooking them to soften them up. raw
veggies give more gas, so be prepared for that.
— sbinkerd1
March 22, 2002
At 11 days post op fresh veggies probably arent the best idea for you. I
just recently became able to handle salads. I'm 18 weeks out now.
However, at about 4 weeks I started eating canned veggies, because they're
soft. I ate a lot of canned asparagus with a peice of melted cheese on it.
Also carrot chips, a little corn, and any other soft canned veggies would
probably be ok for you. Good luck!
— Monica H.
March 22, 2002
My doctor started me off on "OVER COOKED" veggies. The first
was green beans. It seemed to be the easiest on my stomach.
Please be sure that the veggies you choose are veggies. A lot
of people think that corn is a veggie, it is not!!!!! Corn
is also very hard to digest and hard to get thru the tiny hole to
your new stomach. Good Luck and remember, this is only my
opinion. Check with your dr or nutrition for the best
advice!!!
— RODEO CLOWNS S.
March 22, 2002
Actually corn is a vegetable. It is a starchy vegetable, though, and
probably not the best choice. Other starchy vegetables are potatoes and
peas and a few others.
— garw
March 22, 2002
Corn is difficult to digest for people without surgery... bad idea to start
with but if it stays down for that other person, it works for her.
Try a few tender baby lettuce greens... like the ones that come prewashed
in a bag at the grocery store. I was doing well with the tuna salad puree
and a small piece of tender broiled salmon after teh second week and would
put the small piece or spoonful of fish on a plate with a very small pile
of the baby greens that I had tossed well with a little salad dressing to
coat. I love the taste of the Ken's Lite Raspberry Vinaigrette. The leaves
of baby lettuce are so tender and chew up so easily that there is no chance
of having a problem... they really satisfied the urge for 'greens' for me
without the bulk of vegetables. I also found early on that frozen baby
spinach leaves would go down easily. I would put a teaspoon of olive oil
in a non stick pan and saute a sliced clove of garlic in the oil until it
is light brown, then add a handful of the frozen baby leaves, stirring
until softened then season with salt and pepper. Then I would pour it on
top of a small piece of broiled salmon. The greens would moisten the salmon
and flavor it... plus the spinach satisfied my urge for vegetables. I
still eat lots of baby spinach even at 9 months post op and always saute it
with garlic and olive oil. Even people who hate spinach like the way it
tastes like this. Ciao, Suze
— SusanMaria
March 22, 2002
I would not have been able to handle veggies at only 11 days but around the
3-4 week mark I started with creamed spinach. I'm 6 weeks out and have had
well cooked cauliflower, lima beans, and asparagus. The key is to get it
mushy. At 4-5 weeks I had a salad with lettuce, tom, onion, cuke, beans,
egg and cheese-it was the best thing I had tasted to date!! Don't do raw
yet as your pouch is still so new and healing-give it time.
— Cindy R.
March 22, 2002
Early onn a great choice is canned peaches in light syrup. There not a
veggie per say, but are easy to digest, AVID stringy stuff like spincah and
lettuce at first. Tomatoes were GREAT! Good luck your on your way!
— bob-haller
March 22, 2002
One thing that I had at your stage that seemed to satisfy that craving was
V-8. I used the low sodium kind, only because I prefer the taste. Shelley
— Shelley.
March 22, 2002
I had a craving for canned green beans with LOTS of salt. Limas would work
too if you like those. How about split pea soup? Zucchini would probably be
fine if you peeled it and cooked it til soft. With a little butter or olive
oil . . . Where's my skillet? I'm hungry!
— ctyst
March 22, 2002
Bob H. - I have a question regarding your answer, or maybe someone else can
help. I'd love to have some tomatoes. I even bought some. But, then I
remembered how my doctor said I can eat fruit, but I must peel it first. I
can't even have grapes, because you can't really peel them. I was pretty
disappointed when I thought about that because of the peel on a tomato. Do
you think that counts, or should I be all right? I bought some fat free
feta and grilled chicken strips and would love to add my vine ripened grape
tomatoes to the mix! I am five weeks out. Any input would be appreciated.
Thanks!
— PaulaM
March 23, 2002
Actually tomatoes are pretty easy to peel. Get a pot of water boiling.
Needs to be big enough to hold a whole tomato. Then stick a fork in the
tomato, lower it into the boiling water and leave it for a minute or so.
When you take it out, the peel will slide right off. Same thing applies to
peaches.
— garw
March 23, 2002
Gar, thans for your response. But, I know I can peel tomatoes...I wouldn't
want to eat one like that though. What I am wondering is, if the peel on
the tomato would be as difficult to digest as a fruit peel, and therefore
should be avoided at this stage???
— PaulaM
March 23, 2002
I wish I knew the answer to whether the skin on tomatoes is as hard to
digest as, say, the peel on an apple. I do know that the dietician who
taught my nutrition classes, said we could have oranges without the
membrane. I was thinking she meant that white, soft 'stuff', but she meant
that you would pull the sections apart and then peel off the outside of
each section. I don't think I'll be eating a lot of oranges post op. I
love them, but that sounds like way more work than I would usually have
time for.
— garw
March 23, 2002
This information is for Gar: It's pretty easy to section an orange. First,
remove the peel and outer membrane with a knife (like an apple). Next, with
the same knife, cut each section next to the dividing membrane, each
section will come out quite easily. I never knew about this until I was
married and this was how my husband expected to be served his oranges. ( I
had always just peeled and ate the membrane along with the fruit). However,
his mother was a home ec major in College and I learned pretty fast what he
was used to eating!!LOL!! Anyway, hope this helps. Shelley
— Shelley.
March 24, 2002
Try steaming or boiling them that makes them soft and maybe you can
tolerate them. Just Chew Chew Chew!
I have been eating carrots,brocolli,Cauliflower,cabbage, and squash since
early on and I have tolerated them fine.
— Lynda T.
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