MUSHIES! What are you eating?

[missgypsy 1]

here ya go a few ideas for you . i also had bean Soup and split pea Soup. just use your imigination and you'd be surprised of what you can make into a mushy and eat. might look gross but pretty darn tasty.

Protein

• Scrambled eggs and poached eggs
  
• Fat free or lowfat cottage cheese
  
• Fat free or lowfat ricotta cheese
  
• Lowfat cheese
  
• Egg salad made with lowfat Mayonnaise or plain yogurt
  
• Canned tuna, salmon, or chicken mixed with lowfat mayonnaise or plain yogurt
  
• Tofu
  
• Fat free or lowfat refried Beans
  
• pureed beef, poultry, pork or fish (blend when dry and add broth to desired consistency)
  

Fruits and Vegetables

• Applesauce
  
• Mashed bananas
  
• Pureed fruit
  
• Stage 1 baby food fruits and vegetables
  
• Cooked and mashed vegetables
  

Starches/Grains/Cereals

• Cream of wheat
  
• Mashed potatoes
  
• Hummus
  

Fats and Oils (use sparingly)

• Lowfat mayonnaise
  
• Lowfat salad dressing
  
• Extra virgin olive oil
  
• Canola Oil
  
• Guacamole
  

[pegs 0]

miss g.....your post was great ...thanks for all the tips.....i cannot wait till i eat mush....so starving here...pegs

[ashleighP 0]

I am also on the mushies right now and I have found food I love, and then to get my Vitamins I have to balance it with food I don't love, like baby food. [blech]. Today I had clam chowder and just chewed the clams up really good and it was filling and super delicious. Probably not so low on the calories but since it was pretty much my only food for the day, I'll let it slide. Also have done pintos, FF sour cream, and salsa. Very yummy. Also yogurts have been good meals, especially the yoplait ones that come in a bunch of different flavors. My doctor pretty much told me don't rush into any food but anything you feel will go down can't hurt to try, so I have tried a lot of things. Probably not the best thing but I had a VERY SMALL bite of my husbands chicken sandwich with bread and chicken and had no problems at all, which was a relief. So far the only thing that hasn't agreed with my stomach was a fruit popsicle, and that was on day one, which since there haven't been any problems with food, which either means I am really lucky or just eating the right foods. Good luck to the bandees who are about to go to mushies, it is SOO much better than Jello and broth.< /p>

[pegs 0]

thanks ashleigh....any other good '' mush '' ideas will be helpful.......if i do not look at broth or Jello again ...i will be so ok with that..... i was able to add an egg and some yogurt....still 6 days out of surgery...cannot wait to do clam chowder...yum

[TracyNYC 4]

The FF refried Beans w/ cheese, Hormel 98%FF turkey chili, ricotta mush (as described above), chicken sald, egg salad, mashed potato. MMMM Good

[Angeleyes716 0]

My surgery is sched mon oct 11th...but I did find that at Walmart they have progressive Light clam chowder and it only has 100 calories a serving I grabbed some and thought i would share! Also i wanted thank you all You are very inspiring:)