What Can I Eat In The Mushy Stage?

[secondchancesally 43]

My post op was cancelled due to hurricane sandy and we had to evacuate NYC and I don't have my surgery nutrition booklet with me. Can you all share what you could eat when you advanced to mushies 10 days post op?

[jen_1381 446]

With my program it was anything pureed. A few of my favorites:

tuna fish, low fat mayo (just enough for consistency), and a pinch of shreded cheese pureed.< /p>

Low fat refried Beans, salsa, and a pinch of cheese pureed and heated.

chicken and low fat vegetable flavored cream cheese pureed and heated.

Scrambled eggs, salsa, and a pinch of cheese pureed and heated.

Also, things like peaches, pears, green Beans, carrots, etc puree pretty good. Greek Yogurt was a staple at this stage.

Good luck!

[Darbyjack 5]

I'm in the mushy stage too. Here are a few I have had the past couple days.

Egg salad with cottage cheese, and about a tsp of lowfat mayo, pickle juice.

Canned chicken with the broth in the can, pureed. looks gross but doesn't taste bad. Some seasonigs too.

pureed green Beans. Peaches/Cottage cheese.< /p>

I let cheerios SOG in some milk and mashed them HA pretty good.

Mashed potatoes with a little cheese.

That's it so far for me, gonna try some refried Beans and taco sauce tomorrow.

Good Luck, and glad you are safe from the storm

[TKW 501]

_{I ate a lot of Greek Yogurt and Cottage cheese. Also Soup. I wasn't very creative.}

_{Glad You're Safe!}

[smbonier 26]

Just make sure to get 2 to 3 oz of Protein per meal and then 1/2 a cup of veggies and 1/2 a cup of fruit if still hungry; but all mushed up.

I have done lots of chicken salad, tuna salad, and egg salad. I spice it up with hot pepper relish.

For dinners, I have been eating what my husband wants and just mushing it up. Last night, I had a 3 oz hot turkey sausage link, 1/4 cup rocatta cheese, and Pasta sauce; it was AMAZING!

And you can still do shakes if that helps too.

[secondchancesally 43]

But at what day were you allowed to progress from liquid to mushie? I can't believe my doctor is still totally MIA. When you call you get a busy signal no matt what time of day or night. I guess that's what happens when a hospital has no electricity! I think it was day 10, but I want to take a poll to be sure since all my materials are home in NYC.

[jen_1381 446]

Wow that must be difficult! Did they give you and literature before surgery? Each program is different. I didn't start mushies until POD 14.

[Maddysgram 6,159]

But at what day were you allowed to progress from liquid to mushie? I can't believe my doctor is still totally MIA. When you call you get a busy signal no matt what time of day or night. I guess that's what happens when a hospital has no electricity! I think it was day 10' date=' but I want to take a poll to be sure since all my materials are home in NYC.[/quote']

I'm about where you are. Full liquids & mushies are about the same. As long as it runs off back of spoon its considered a liquid. I get grits, anything blenderized as long as it has no meat. I blend veggie Soups, bean Soups, cottage cheese, yogurt and at least 2 Protein shakes a day.

Best wishes!

[MiniMi 1,468]

I started mushy day 8. I puréed spinach and zucchini layered it with ff ricotta and ff Tomato sauce. Heated it and it was just like spinach lasagna.

[Darbyjack 5]

I started mushy on day 8. Actually, I started the evening before, couldn't take it. Banded on the 23rd. I start 3 meals daily on Sat Nov3rd, everything pureed 1/4 to 1/2 cup at every meal.

Hope this helps.

[cheryl2586 3,053]

It was day 12 for me three long years ago well almost three years lol

[destynee1 417]

I don't know if I can do the purred blending all that stuff.. sigh it seems so gross to me. But my doc said.. anything you can mash with a fork is ok too.. so I will eat my tuna salad and chicken salad like that.. and refried Beans with some guacamole! oh ya!