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I am just a little shy of 2 weeks out surgery was on 1/28/13 and just started my soft foods today. I was wondering when it was acceptable to start eating mashed potatoes? It doesn't specify them in my post op diet. Advice please

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I was allowed as soon as my nut progressed me to purée . I just thinned them out

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I had mashed potatoes 2 weeks out, my dietician said you have to make them with extra milk so that they aren't to stiff but they were yummy.

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Can also make them with chicken brotj,yummier and ads a little Protein

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so the carbs in the mash potatoes are ok for us?

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It depends on who you ask! I do very low carb!

But in that early stage iI had some mashed potatoes because you eat barely ANYTHING :)

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At this stage Protein should be your main goal .... don't waste space with food that does absolutely nothing for you.

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Mashed / puréed sweet potatoes are better than white potatoes

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Protein at this point comes mainly from the Protein shakes. Very little will be consumed from "food" in the first two weeks.

Yes, after that, Protein first is something I live by. I do not do many carbs (25 or so) .

But not everyone does it the same, some just do moderation of "regular" foods and stand by that way of life, and still lose..

I do not like speaking in absolutes everyone's plan is different !! :)

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