ifhbiff 6 Posted May 13, 2012 Ok, so i start puree foods in a couple of days. i wanted to see what any of yall out there did to help with this phase. what kind of creative foods did you eat? my dr said anything i put into a blender and get pureed would be ok, but i want some good ideas. thanks all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2muchfun 8,927 Posted May 13, 2012 I just ate Tomato Soup, egg drop Soup, cottage cheese/applesauce, squash soup, chicken noodle soup, Protein shakes(lots), yogurt, mashed potato's, oatmeal, refried Beans. It wasn't all that bad although I was in bandster hell so I did get hungry every day. tmf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LadyScorpio 5 Posted May 13, 2012 Biff, I'm in the same boat. I start the soft foods in a couple days also. I still don't understand why food has to be put in a blender? Also, I've heard people saying that they used baby food. Any ideas about this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emilie1 3 Posted May 13, 2012 Ok' date=' so i start puree foods in a couple of days. i wanted to see what any of yall out there did to help with this phase. what kind of creative foods did you eat? my dr said anything i put into a blender and get pureed would be ok, but i want some good ideas. thanks all.[/quote'] Try spaghetti sauce with meat...it is really good. Put it over cottage cheese and add parmasian cheese almost like lasagna...I don't like to cook twice so any time I have needed mushies I just figure out the best things to cook...good luck, AMD stay away from Pasta and bread.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lchouinard83 13 Posted May 16, 2012 Thanks for this! I too have 2 more days of liquid until I can start the pureed food... I love the idea of spaghetti sauce and cottage cheese! Thank you all for the great ideas! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heathermarie0407 67 Posted May 17, 2012 Biff' date=' I'm in the same boat. I start the soft foods in a couple days also. I still don't understand why food has to be put in a blender? Also, I've heard people saying that they used baby food. Any ideas about this?[/quote'] The reason why things have to be put in a blender is because they have to be without chunks at this stage. When chunks go through your stomach it starts to try and digest them, your stomach moves and attempts to grind the chunks up. At this stage any stomach movement is harmful because the band has been stitched to your stomach. If you stomach starts moving to digest food then stitches break therefore the placement of the band has been comprised. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2muchfun 8,927 Posted May 17, 2012 Heather, I was banded back in November and no one pointed out the obvious one thing you pointed out. Hope I didn't harm anything because I wasn't an A+ student the first 30 days. All seems to be well now but seems like so many valuable insights come from this site. So many Dr's and staff are oblivious to important information that could make this journey so much easier. tmf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heathermarie0407 67 Posted May 17, 2012 Hope not either, the liquid phase is so hard! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daisychains7 427 Posted May 18, 2012 I started puréed foods today, I've been having Greek yogurt, applesauce, refried Beans w/ taco sauce, and a smoothie (handful of berries, some skim milk, and Protein powder). I'm really anxious to move to soft foods. Does oatmeal count as a puréed food? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heathermarie0407 67 Posted May 18, 2012 I think oatmeal Is a purée but cream of wheat is on my full liquid stage Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
