Is Velveeta And/or Other Processed Cheese's Considered "soft" Cheeses?

[rae.holmes 12]

My doctor says I can't have hard cheeses for my mushies stage, but i really really really want mac n cheese.

so my question is, processed cheese! Is it considered a "soft" cheese?

[horsegirl315 114]

while it may be considered a soft cheese, it has no nutritional value, and Pasta should def be a food you stay away from at this point. you should check out unjury.com they have a Protein cheese sauce, and maybe you should have it on a baked potato, mashed up really good. we can't eat a lot, esp in mushy stage, so you really need to think about food as fuel for your body. hard, i know, but i will get easier!

[rae.holmes 12]

while it may be considered a soft cheese, it has no nutritional value, and Pasta should def be a food you stay away from at this point. you should check out unjury.com they have a Protein cheese sauce, and maybe you should have it on a baked potato, mashed up really good. we can't eat a lot, esp in mushy stage, so you really need to think about food as fuel for your body. hard, i know, but i will get easier!

your right, no mac n cheese for me! but my doc office is pushing over cooked Pasta and sauce during the "mushies" stage

[horsegirl315 114]

really? if i were you, i would get that idea of your mind! i have not had Pasta since surgery and i dont miss it at all! i have shed 19 lbs in 3 weeks. mushy stage is def welcome after liquids for a week. things i ate during mushy stage were: unsweetened applesauce, fat free refried Beans with plain greek yogurt (that was the most filling for me, tasted like eating a burrito, without the meat)...cottage cheese, sugar free pudding, mashed potatoes (sparingly). anything that wasnt a puree, i put in the blender. i was instructed to eat everything at baby food consistency. it sucked, but its over and im on to real food, but still healthy food!

[rae.holmes 12]

yours seems more strict than my mushies stage.

Per doctors office:

FRUITS: Any canned sugar free fruit and ripe banana

VEGGIES: Any canned or over cooked and easily mashed veggies. Baked potato just not the skin.

PROTEIN: Soft eggs- pouched, wet scrambled, over easy. Soft cheeses, Canned fish, tuna, chicken-in Water or broth only. Vienna sausages and Protein drinks or shakes.

STARCHES: Over cooked Pasta (no spaghetti or angel hair) stay with larger pastas 1/4 cup max. Cereal-corn flakes, rice or corn chex, rice crispies, cheerios (1/2 cup plus milk)

No oatmeal, bread, carbonated beverages.

[isit5yet 37]

If you want some creamy cheese, try goat cheese or the laughing cow cheeses with mashed cauliflower or potatoes. It will give you that cheesy taste you're looking for.

[horsegirl315 114]

wow, my mushy stage was def more strict! laughing cow cheese is amazing!

[kimber13 0]

I would have to agree with the others, stay away from Pasta. I am 2 1/2 years post surgery and I still don't really eat Pasta. If I do, it is literally 1 or 2 noodles. It is empty calories (as is the processed cheeses) that are not going to give you the nutrition that you need at this stage of the game.

good luck!

[Greekie17 22]

I start mushies officially, tomorrow! And I swear, I will NEVER eat cream of chicken or Tomato Soup again, for the rest of my life! After 2 weeks on liquids....FORGET IT!

[horsegirl315 114]

I start mushies officially, tomorrow! And I swear, I will NEVER eat cream of chicken or Tomato Soup again, for the rest of my life! After 2 weeks on liquids....FORGET IT!

sooooo true. not looking forward to my first fill for that reason--2 days liquid, 2 days mushies to follow! waaah!

[zinhaa 363]

i agree wholeheartdly with horswgirl

wendy

[u4leigh 7]

I am loving all kinds of soft cheese right now, just nooooo Pasta. I do fine with mozarella, brie, and all kinds of feta... like garlic herb feta and roasted red pepper feta. I can get my soft warm gooey cheesy fix by making an omelette with any of these or having warm brie or baby swiss. I think some warm ricotta with garlic sounds good too, but I haven't tried that yet!

[SaucyBandster 23]

I would love to chime in. I know Pasta is a slippery slope but I am also 100% sicilian and I refuse to have an object that doesn't allow me to partake once in awhile in the food I enjoy.

With that said, I was creative and decided to fake myself out on the Pasta front.

I have been making zucchini pasta. I even blogged about it here: http://saucybandster.blogspot.com/2012/02/fake-carbs-o-mighty.html

I get my green veggies in and add a sauce which is Protein. I put a turkey meatball in the food processor and added sauce to make it soft and put it on top of the pasta. There is also a lite ragu alfredo which is very low fat, has Protein and light on the carbs and that is divine in a small portion. So there is your Mac N cheese persay.

I also bought the shiritaki noodles and split the package into 4 servings versus 2 and added the meat and cheese sauce.

Voila, I have my Italian food with low carbs.

[Ladybug28 73]

My doctor says stay totally away from Pasta, rice and bread, so that is the plan no matter how much I like them. I feel, for myself, thats what helped make me so fat and I don't ever plan to go back once I have the surgery. Velveeta is processed and I agree has to nutrional value. My doctor also said to stay away from processed foods. Good luck in reaching your goal.