Mushy Foods - I Need Your Input!

[Stacey Nicole 40]

Hi everyone! I hope you all had a nice holiday:)

I am starting my diet for the nutritionist this week and she asked that I start experimenting with some of the mushy foods so that they won't be such a shock to me when i have to eat them. She suggested I try pureeing some chicken - the idea of that makes me sick!!!!!

Please tell me what your favorite mushy foods were! I would really appreciate the feedback! I am hoping this will be my last appointment with her so we can submit to insurance and get the ball rolling!!

[UXgrrl 29]

I agree, lots of stuff sounded totally gross pre-op to me too but somehow I managed to deal with it after surgery. Puréed chicken was my favorite meat... The trick is to add enough moisture, because it can get a strange texture, almost stringy. The white meat breasts were the worst with that.

I've transitioned to soft foods -- almost to normal diet -- but my fave mushy foods were rotisserie chicken meat (blenderized) and cottage cheese. Rotisserie chicken has such an awesome flavor, and it's very soft and moist.

Oddly enough, puréed Beans, with different kinds of spices, were a hit too. I couldn't stand Beans before and now I'm quite fond of them, especially cannellini (white beans). Lots of people like refried beans with a little of cheese on top. I also liked hummus and baba ganoush. I think the key for me was to eat food that naturally came puréed... Then I didn't feel deprived because I had to mess around with it. I tried to eat what my family was eating at night but I always felt a little sad putting dinner in the blender.

[Lissa 2,631]

Stacey, Lots of foods that sound yucky now will taste pretty good after the liquid pre and post-op diets. I actually ate some potted meat with scrambled eggs just for a flavor change post-op. I also drank lots of chicken and beef broth and ran both Wendy's chili and Dinty Moore beef stew through my magic bullet.

Good luck with your journey!!

[jasleeve 440]

we can eat potted meat? i like potted meat

Stacey, Lots of foods that sound yucky now will taste pretty good after the liquid pre and post-op diets. I actually ate some potted meat with scrambled eggs just for a flavor change post-op. I also drank lots of chicken and beef broth and ran both Wendy's chili and Dinty Moore beef stew through my magic bullet.

Good luck with your journey!!

[UXgrrl 29]

What's potted meat? Like meat in a can? I went and bought canned chicken (works just like tuna in a can... in fact, tastes kind of like it too ) for quick chicken salads.

[Oregondaisy 2,021]

Look for the ricota bake recipe in the food forum.

Mushy foods I enjoyed were tuna salad, egg salad and chicken salad make with Miracle

Whip Light, refried Beans and cheese, mashed up white fish, cottage cheese, and ground beef such as meat loaf or meat balls.

[Kristin 34]

I was able to eat cottage cheese on my pureed diet. I also made the ricotta bake and added pureed chicken.< /p>