What's The Difference Between Full Liquids, Pureed, And Mushy?

[frumpynomore 204]

I've read so many different descriptions of "Full Liquids", "Pureed", and "Mushy" foods and I still don't know how to determine what type of foods are in each category! I understand that Full liquids are creamed Soups, cottage cheese, yogurt, and puddings. What foods are pureed and what foods are Mushy? What's the difference between the two? If you have to puree everything in the Pureed stage then isn't that the same as Full Liquids? I'm soooo confused!

[RickM 1,753]

I think that it really depends upon the doc and his plan - my doc lumps them all together along with soft Proteins as the first phase and lets us pick and choose between them as our tolerances dictate. There does seem to be a lot of overlap between those categories and from what I have seen, they probably only really make a difference to RNYers.

[Indymom 132]

My meal plan included foods in the 'full liquids' that others didn't get to eat until their mushy/soft food phase - like soft cheese. In my pureed food phase, I was allowed to have canned chicken and tuna without actually pureeing it.

I think your best bet is to follow whatever your surgeon's/nutritionist's plan dictates and use their food lists.

[frumpynomore 204]

Thanks for your replies! It gets frustrating to read all the different definitions on here from everyone. Just doesn't make sense that surgeons have different directions. Oh well, i guess we'll all get through it!

[DebiC 181]

My doctor is one of the Full liquids/soft foods/regular. He considers full to be shakes, pureed Soups, Jello, pudding. Soft is almost everything else except fresh veggies, nuts, and tough or dry meats. So his stages are kind of a mixture of the other doctors. I suggest you either ask your NUT or get one of the WLS cookbooks from your library to give you a more complete listing.