Mushie Food

[canderson04 17]

Have my surgery tomorrow and will be released on mushy soft foods. I need ideas of things to eat.

[Ric 89]

Weird! I was on liquids for 2 weeks after surgery. Mushy foods can be pretty much anything that you can blend down. I personally like Soup so for my mushy stage I did mostly soup, greek yogurt is good for Breakfast, I tried to blend a steak but it just wasn't appealing to me. I did like doing mashed potatos and I would mix chicken soup flavored Protein Powder in it and cottage cheese with anything mixxed for flavor. Just try to do mostly high Protein foods, Good Luck

[honk 780]

I was also on liquids for 2 weeks, first week clears and second full liquids (tomato soup). Personally I would do at least full liquids for a few days as your stomach will be pretty traumatized from the surgery. For mushies the first week was cottage/ricotta cheese and smooth yogurt (used hand blender to mince the fruit). Second week of mushies was canned tuna/chicken which I mixed with low fat laughing cow cheese.

[babaloo 0]

Will a blender do the trick or do I need a food processor?

[honk 780]

Will a blender do the trick or do I need a food processor?

For Protein Shakes I used a mini blender buy hamilton beach. Only 15 dollars at Walmart has a travel cup which is used to make the ingredients. Works really well on crushing ice in Protein shakes. I use a stick blender to make fruit in Greek yogurt during mushy. Other than that I didn't use a blender or food processor for mushies.

[sylviau 125]

make sure with your dr that you're supposed to be released to soft foods... becasue my dr was very strict about doing liquids for the first 2 weeks to make sure the stitching around the band healed completely before sending food down through there. i know some others are given only a few days of liquids. so i would make sure you dont have have to do at least a couple days of liquids... especially those first few days cause you're so swollen around the stomach. it might be easier for you!

[cmk99 39]

I only have to be on liquid for 24hrs then mushy. Every doctor is so different!

[canderson04 17]

make sure with your dr that you're supposed to be released to soft foods... becasue my dr was very strict about doing liquids for the first 2 weeks to make sure the stitching around the band healed completely before sending food down through there. i know some others are given only a few days of liquids. so i would make sure you dont have have to do at least a couple days of liquids... especially those first few days cause you're so swollen around the stomach. it might be easier for you!

Thanks

I was released in Clear Liquids for a day and then mushy and soft foods today. I ended up having a hiatal hernia so that is why the Clear Liquids yesterday. But soft foods and mushy is his normal release instructions if a person can tolerate it. If not stay on liquids. I am able to tolerate mushy food so that is fine. I received a call from my doctor this morning.

[TKW 501]

I was on liquids for 2 days then mushies.

I lived on cottage cheese and yogurt!

Congrats and Good Luck!

[Sojourner 2,446]

Any food processor or blender that can puree foods will suffice...

It's important to begin making the better food choices now; limit carbs to ones which are not immediately converted to sugar by the body.

I pureed home made chicken, egg and tuna salads...and strawberries, blueberries and cantaloupe.

Don't forget to track your Protein grams...initially I was not able to come close to meeting my daily goals with Protein, so usually had to have one shake a day to maintain proper nutrition.

[babaloo 0]

Thank you everyone for your help!