What to eat for mushy stage?

[Kristy29 0]

So my doctor is very very strict. According to the booklet I got at the seminar, I will not be allowed to eat any Soups, Beans, or carbs until I get to my goal weight. I am not sure how I feel about that, and will be discussing it with the nutritionist on monday.

If I do follow those guidelines, what can I eat in the mushy stage? Whenever I read a thread on here, mashed potatoes, mashed Beans and Soups seem to be pretty much the only suggestions.

[Nean4488 1]

Try this thread

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f82/mushies-stage-recipes-17637/

[Kristy29 0]

Haha, yeah that's the thread that I was reading when I decided to post this. Lots of Soups, hummus, Beans, and mashed potatoes on that thread. None of which I am allowed according to my doctor. Also a lot of the recipes have flour or milk, also which I am not allowed. I am so screwed.

Edited May 23, 2010 by Kristy29

[pipedoc 0]

when I was on mushies, Dr. allowed Jello, yougurt and mashed potatoes that about it. I have had great results eating cottage cheese(hated it presurgery) but have learned that if you add fruit it becomes pretty good and I eat alot of it.

[Nean4488 1]

Haha, yeah that's the thread that I was reading when I decided to post this. Lots of Soups, hummus, Beans, and mashed potatoes on that thread. None of which I am allowed according to my doctor. Also a lot of the recipes have flour or milk, also which I am not allowed. I am so screwed.

Wow! well on the bright side you will loss a lot of weight while the rest of use are eating fattening mash potatoes!!! lol

[illuminationlady 7]

Try some Greek style yogurt with honey sprinkled on top. Also, I had Cream of Wheat and added unflavored Protein Powder. My doctor wants me eating mainly Protein and it seems to be working. I did cheat and had creamed Soups but again added the protein powder. How about scrambled eggs with cheese too? Yummy...Best wishes.

[Dblex 0]

http://www.lap-band-surgery-site.com/lapband-diet-first-mushy-foods.html

[Sunshine79 0]

I don't know what the problem with Soups would be! Most have very few carbs and are pretty much a must-have during the liquid phase. You could have creamed spinach, mashed cauliflower (almost as good as mashed potatos), chicken or tuna salad, etc.

[misscristie 0]

I'm avoiding mashed potatoes like the plague. Doc told us that the fastest way to beat the band is to eat a bunch of potatoes. Plus, I'm such a carbaholic, I'm afraid that if I have even a bite I'll fall into old, bad habits.

I've been eating cottage cheese and yogurt. I'm terrified to try chicken salad, but I may give that a shot tonight. I don't have much of an appetite, so I haven't really had a craving for anything yet. If I do, I may have to get more creative.

[Sunshine79 0]

I can understand that - potatoes do go down real smooth. I've only had them once since I moved into soft foods and that was because I was out for a birthday dinner and couldn't find anything else on the menu that was soft enough to eat. I'm eating a lot of yogurt too but by dinner, I feel like I need something hardier. Last night I made creamed spinach using milk, garlic and shredded parmesan. It was really good!

And today I got chicken salad from the grocery store and ate about 4 oz. of that. It's probably not the best choice out there but we're kind of limited in options right now and I'm still barely hitting 800 calories a day so I'm not terribly worried about it.