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Although I'm only three days post op and still on liquids, I'm planning ahead to my mushy food stage. I have a blender but do not have a food processor. Which works better? Is it worth buying a food processor for this or will the blender be fine? I'd love to hear how other people mush up their food.

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A friend of mine who was banded last year told me to invest in the "Bullet" it's like 49.95 Costco's had they a few weeks ago. I use it to blend all of my homemade Soups and it is super powerful and great. I even use it in the morning's to make my Protein Shake and I add a couple of ice cubes and it takes like a chocolate shake! Super yummie. I really enjoy it and it's well worth the investment. Good luck.

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i have a hamilton beach personal blender (it has this detachable cup top), a big food processor, and a small mini food processor. the only one i've used so far is the personal blender and it works great. i do what savanna said... use it for blending Soups and stuff. i've never used the bullet but i'm cheap and spending $15 on my personal blender fit my budget better than $50 for the bullet and so far the personal blender does the job well. does the bullet do anything extra besides blending? my husband (the food processor king) says the processor will come in handy once i start mushies (hopefully this week!!!).

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We bought a vitamix blender. At first I didn't want to spend the extra $$, but am so grateful we did. It blends everything including whole frozen strawberries, and it has a lifetime warranty.

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I didn't blend- although I made shakes with the bullet on medifast a while back. Clean up is easy- you attach the cup you will drink out of right to the bullet.

For mushie phase I ate scrambled eggs (egg beaters), cottage cheese, applesauce, yougurt. Follow what your surgean, nutritionist reccomends.

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When I was on the mushie stage..I ate mashed potatoes...beans...yogurt...oatmeal...soft boiled carrots...cream of wheat...meatloaf....turkey burger patties...I never used a food processor.

Good luck on your journey!

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