One month post op food!

[Plushie 3]

I'm really hungry! I can eat very little but I can't cook! I've been on liquids, juices, sugerfree shakes and watermelon! But I really wanna eat sumthing! I've lost 16kgs.. And my doc wants me to eat soft food.. But what is soft food!!!!

[mikeross 216]

I guess I was lucky in the sense that at 1 month I could eat anything and keep it down. chicken, steak ect was no problem. Soft foods would be thicker Soups, cheeses, meats cooked in a slow cooker ect. Do a search and you will find plenty of good choices.

I would stay clear of the juices and watermelon unless they are sugar free or calorie free. I know early out its great to be able to eat these things because its hard to eat just about anything. At a month out its time to really start tracking your foods and thinking twice about things you are eating.

[banditchic 83]

I am one month out too. I eat eggs with a little cheese, refried Beans, roast beef with gravy, and last night for dinner I had chicken chili.

[Macy6 356]

My NUT said "anything you can smush with a fork" lol. Not sure if that helps, but basically if I can squish it, and it goes thru the tines then it counts for the soft stage.

[firelle 146]

Yep, or in my surgeon's words: Anything that you can chew to an applesauce consistency. It must be that consistency. If you can tell what you're eating, keep chewing!

I'm eating scrambled/fried eggs, soft cheese slices and sticks, refried Beans, pureed chili, shaved deli meat, light yogurt and sugar free pudding, pureed shredded chicken with hot sauce, etc.

[Plushie 3]

I'm starting to eat a little rice and dal.. I'm Indian and pure veg.!!! It's hell! To get protiens so that my hair dnt fall off I hav to take carbs too! I tired chicken but I didn't like it! I stared at 115 kgs and now I'm 99! Really happy! But the diet really messes with my head!

[Plushie 3]

But I've noticed that when I eat a little of carbs I can work out really well at the gym!

[Chris R 217]

I've said it before but will repeat- cottage cheese is an excellent source of Protein, and very tasty if you scramble 1/4 c of it with an egg.

[Plushie 3]

Cottage cheese gives me a very pungent smell that comes out of my stomach once I'm done with it! I used to love it! Mum made really nice cottage cheese and peas but now it makes me really uncomfortable!!!

[Chris R 217]

What fat content? Just thinking it might make a difference. I use fat free.

[Plushie 3]

Fat free cottage cheese isn't available here.. We have tofu though. But It dsnt go with my tummy too! Worst of all I have been recently diagnosed with stones in my kidney! So I must minimise calcium!

[erp 2,016]

There is tons of soft food options. Doesn't sound like you eat meat. I do now but was vegetarian for many years. Lentils, soft cheeses, Beans, eggs, hummus, soups/stews, over-steamed veggies, yogurt, vegetarian meat substitutes e.g. Morning Star Farms "sausage" patties, "meatballs". Keeping food soft and moist is key so I add different sauces like teriyaki, taco, Pasta Sauce, etc. I also soften hard foods in yogurt or pudding for example, I have been really low on Fiber so I bought All Bran Cereal and mixed it with low carb yogurt to soften before eating. Got 8 grams of Protein and 13 grams of fiber that way.