liquid diet foods/drinks on a budget

[smacbeth 0]

Hey everyone,

I just got my date to be sleeved.... July 27th! WOOHOO! Now with that said, I have a class i'm going to be attending july 18th with a list of foods to get before surgery..

Well im a new single mom and money is somewhat tight and i plan on going shopping this weekend to stock up on things before the surgery gets here since i have some money now..

Anyone know of any good things to stock up on now... and genaric shakes that are not so yucky but are okay to use post op?

any adivce and help would be great!

Thanks!

-S

[To Be Thin 2011 80]

Careful what you stock up on.... I did that and have a cupboard full of sugar free applesauce, sugar free pudding & sugar free Jello, , etc.. you get the picture. I had read that your tastes could change after surgery and mine did! I use to love yogart, ate it 3-4 times a week prior to surgery, now,, nope,, cant do it now and the same for a few other items that I use to really like, now I dont. The stuff I bought ahead of time, I over bought and I couldnt eat half of the stuff I bought prior to surgery, its still in my cupboard now - 5 months later!

The only advise I can give you is to try some samples of protien mix... buying the powder and mixing yourself is less expensive.... some places have sample packets so you can try instead of having to buy a huge 2 lb container.. Barix stores on line have sample packs.... A fellow sleever told me to find a protien mix that I like b/4 surgery cause I will need it for sure after surgery and she was right!

[iegal 460]

Great advice, your tastebuds change. I threw out more protien shakes, powders and drinks post op. Some I could tolerate before but not after. My tastebuds changed but now are someone back to normal. Except at 8 months out I still do not like fast food burgers or pizza.

Good news is that your grocery bill will be cut in half or more. So take that money and you can buy yourself a few things. Your health is at stake so you need to be most concerned about getting in the proper nutrition post op. No matter what the cost. An unhealthy you is not an option, right? Good luck and maybe look under the preop/postop diet forum for more ideas on what to get.

[Marie from Michigan 11]

I agree with the others. I have lots of food in my cupboards that I "thought" I would eat/drink post-op. And some of the foods that I ate during the two week pre-op diet, I could not tolerate after surgery. Save your $$ and make your purchases after surgery. For me, Protein drinks were (still are) the hardest. I have to have them to up my Protein counts, but I don't really like any of them for long. 4-5 days and I am moving on to try another brand. Best wishes to you for your surgery and new life!

Marie

[StacyS 20]

Yes, your taste buds do change; however, you do need to purchase some things to have on hand when you get home from the hospital and the week after. Here is a few things you'll want on hand:

chicken, Veggie, Beef broth!

Clear Protein drinks, either RTD (ready to drink) and/or powdered mix - I used Isopure RTD as well as Syntrax nectar mixes (I purchased the sample pack from www.mybariatricpantry.com) I highly recommend you doing this now and saving it for after surgery!! It's only like $13.00 and they give you one of each flavor! I also purchased the bariatric hot chocolate from them and drink it every morning.

Creamed Soups like Campbell's soups- your choice of flavors

Progresso soups- this is great blended up for added flavor after the broth gets old

Fage greek yogurt - you can flavor it up with splenda and/or crystal light

SF Pops

SF Jello

SF pudding

You can also make homemade veggie Soup, chicken Soup, etc and freeze them in small containers and defrost them as needed

Again, go to www.mybariatricpantry.com and check out their samples! You need to pay attention to their carb/protein contents tho on some of their products. Some of their RTD stuff has caffeine in them. But if you buy their sample packs of Isopure and Syntrax Nectar, you're safe!

[smacbeth 0]

Thanks everyone for the info! I will definetly look into that webstie! 48 more days!