Starting Diced Food Stage- Need Ideas For "meals"

[sp1587 27]

I'm starting the next phase of post-op diet this weekend (last one before solid foods!) with soft and diced foods, and I need some suggestions.

Here is the sample meal plan the surgeon provided:

Breakfast: 1 egg, scrambled/ 1oz cheese

Snack: 4oz low fat sugar free yogurt

Lunch: 2oz tun (1/4 cup)/ 1/2 small pita/ 1/2 cup pureed carrots

Snack: 1/2 cup peaches (packed in juice)

Snack: 2 whole wheat crackers with 1oz low fat cheese

Dinner: 2oz diced chicken (dark meat)/ 1/2 cup pureed green beans/ 1tsp olive oil/tub spread

Snack: 1/2 cup applesauce

Any other suggestions would be welcomed! Feeling a bit overwhelmed by needing to get in enough servings of everything and keeping "meals" around 6oz or so and having some variety. Its only 2 weeks, but you know how it goes. This also included some Protein Shakes and fluids of course. Just looking for food ideas!

Thanks for any help! This is my first post here and I figured it was a good place to start.

[honk 780]

I realize this food list come from your doctor but some of the things seem odd to me. Pita, crackers, cheese, canned peaches seem like solids to me.

I mixed canned chicken and tuna with low fat laughing cow cheese which is soft spreadable cheese. If you were to add half a scoop vanilla Protein powder to greek yogurt it makes a pretty thick texture which would be a good mushie food (once on solids you can add high Protein kashi go lean and walnuts). I also add splendra since greek yogurt is pretty sour. Chobani is my favorite.

[honk 780]

Once you are on solids romaine lettuce leaves are great for making sandwhiches. Saves on carbs.

[sp1587 27]

Ive been eating the chobani kids (champions) ones for now since they have no actual fruit chunks and are a smaller serving but still 8g of Protein.

Yea, this is to transition me to complete solids. the pita and crackers and things are supposed to be chewed extensively. They suggested most things be put through the food processor. But I definitely see how its more solids than mushies, but just going with what they suggested! Just don't want to only alternate between scrambled eggs and yogurts for Breakfast if I don't have to

Thanks for the suggestions!

[gottobeme 81]

This is very similar to what my doctor's office gave me. I do however let my hunger be my guide and don't always have the Snacks. As long as you are getting your Protein in don't feel like you have to eat everything on the list. If I am full after my protein then I stop. I am in my second week of this phase and seem to need my snacks now. My weakness on this stage is Triscuts (chew, chew, chew) but I do count them out first, it's so nice to have a little something with a crunch!

[2muchfun 8,927]

I ate mesquite smoked turkey deli slices. They're quite soft. Also some ham as long as it wasn't dry.

tmf

[Grandma3 73]

Things I had that I do not see on your list is:

Fish

oatmeal or Cream of Wheat

Refried Beans

Cottage cheese

Remember that menu is just a sample to give you an idea of what and how much to eat.