Phase three food ideas

[canadalebchick 0]

Hi, i had my surgery 20 days ago and craving everything out there. can anyone tell me what you had when you were on phase three. did you have beef and chicken?

[AutumnLily 77]

Is your stage 3 mushies? I have been eating cottage cheese and sometimes I put a couple of teaspoons of mashed potato to give it a little umpf. Canned tuna, chicken, refried black Beans, cheese, chili (homemade), and eggs. I am still on Protein shakes but down to one a day. Then Soups broths and creamed ones, plus yoghurt.

Is this what you were looking for?

[swizzly 901]

I don't know what phase 3 is, but I was scared to try beef, but felt I needed some. So I did the following: I took the already-ground beef and ran it raw through the food processor a LOT until it was nearly like a paste, then instead of browning it like normal, I cooked it in a bit of liquid (Water with a very small bit of bouillion in it) to ensure it all stayed tender (even slow browning toughens it up a bit) and not clump up into bigger pieces again. Then I used it in chili -- worked like a dream. It stayed in very, very small pieces throughout the chili and I was easily able to chew and swallow it. The Beans I don't have a problem with anyhow.

I also eat a lot of refried Beans with cottage cheese melted in them, to increase the Protein, also it tastes very nice. And tuna fish (I eat the olive-oil packed kind, so I just drain it well and don't add mayo). And of course, loads of yogurt.

[canadalebchick 0]

thanks guys, yup, that's what i was looking for.

[hopeandfaith 6]

I was Sleeved on 1-11-11 and I use to LOVE BEEF...ONLY thing I would eat BEFORE surgery. Now I eat chicken and Fish!! Beef hasn't sat too well yet....REAL HEAVY!! I am planning on trying it again tomorrow night at steak nigh with my friends! LOL Just can't get much down and it HAS to be SMALL BITES!!

I do Yogurt when I want something sweet and LOVE THEM NOW...didn't before. My Taste has CHANGED a lot but for the better!!! I make a LOT of chicken salad...Rotisserie Chicken, boiled eggs, relish and LIGHT mayo! I could live off this...oh wait I do! LOL Egg whites with cheese and low sodium honey ham in the mornings! I LOVE Baked Cod!!! You can do instant oatmeal with sugar free syrup...it's YUMMY!!!

Hope this helps!!!