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Tonight we have a standing appointment which generally means that we would eat out. My husband asked me what I thought I wanted. I am still on soft food so where can I find healthy soft food options. Any suggestions?

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Red Lobster....is lobster considered soft food? :P

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Mexican restaurant--refried beans!

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Red Lobster....is lobster considered soft food? <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':P' />

I believe so. That sounds like heaven on a plate. But I don't know if I'm ready for that. The cheddar bay biscuits will be too much for me!!!

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Aren't refried Beans really fatty? I heard they are made with lard.

Not at my local Mexican joint--I specifically asked the manager, because I'm a vegetarian. When I buy them to eat at home I get the "vegetarian" or "fat free" refried Beans in a can--they are both lard-free (you can read the ingredients to be sure, but they can't be fat-free or veg if they have lard). You don't have to worry too much about fat at this point bc you are eating so little, but I still recommend asking whether they have lard when you eat out if it is a concern.

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If you eat fish, you could go to any restaurant that serves fresh fish--just get it cooked any way other than fried.

You could also have soup--just make sure you chew it really well and nothing with a lot of fibrous veggies right now.

I also liked veggie chili and hummus at the local Middle Eastern joint when I was on soft foods (could do baba ganouj too). Didn't even miss the pita bread. I'm a vegetarian so don't eat fish--which is why Middle Eastern and refried Mexican Beans worked best for me. Not the easiest to eat out at this stage but it can be done and it's not bad if you focus on the company and the experience more than the actual food.

Hope you have fun!

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Soft scrambled eggs with cheese is a good choice! you won't fit 2 eggs in and the cheese adds protein!!

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I ate seared ahi tuna about 2.5 weeks out, just slow but it dissolves in your mouth.....yummy, still a weekly staple in my diet.

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Ahi tuna and canned tuna are night and day different. ahi tuna is very moist and basically eaten raw, really high in Protein :-). Hope you pick something yummy, I hate eating out, it seems like a chore and I waste most of the food. We do Japanese and I eat and appetizer and it feeds me for two to three meals.

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Ahi tuna and canned tuna are night and day different. ahi tuna is very moist and basically eaten raw' date=' really high in Protein :-). Hope you pick something yummy, I hate eating out, it seems like a chore and I waste most of the food. We do Japanese and I eat and appetizer and it feeds me for two to three meals.[/quote']

Agreed they are night and day different, but the mind is a powerful thing. The connection is still there mentally.

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