pureed foods

[shondaj 14]

Hey everybody i need some HELP please i start my pureed diet on Monday and need some ideas for pureed food......can i eat chilli

[ScottsGirl 106]

I ate chili during the puree stage, even added cheese! Eat it in very small doses at first (2-3ozs) and take doll-sized bites; and savor the flavor. In order to meet my Protein requirements, besides drinking it, I cook lentils in veggie broth with lots of spices, puree them well and add it to everything I eat; they are delicious in mashed potatoes (add Water or milk to thin!). I pureed anything I could (Soups, Beans, soft-cooked veggies etc.) and thinned it out with 1% milk and/or Water. Malto Meal is great and has a little more Protein than Cream of Wheat. I also pureed uncooked WHOLE oats and then cooked them with milk. Just use your imagination. Anything goes as long as it can be pureed and thinned out and isn't crunchy. I wouldn't suggest eating pureed foods without thinning them out a little bit at least as they may not go down well or may make you too full and put too much pressure on your sleeve sutures. Oh, I was allow to have ice cream, yogurt, and applesauce, sugar-free is best to lose maximum weight, but I opt for low sugar or reg as I can't eat much of it anyway! sugar-free choc pudding tastes great too!

Enjoy!

[hopingtolose2013 81]

I added sour cream too! Of course I also ate refried Beans, cheese, sour cream, and tavo sauce. I could only eat a little but its still good to me 8 weeks out.

[lemassey76 12]

I started with cottage cheese. Last week I added puréed carrots and I even made chicken salad and threw it in the food processor. I've puréed Soups as well. The other day I puréed a can of chicken corn chowder. It was pretty good. I'll warn you, and it might depend on the size of your sleeve, go slow. I tried puréed potato Soup the first week and thought I was going to die. But, I know my surgeon makes sleeves really small. The nurse I had in the hospital said that he makes his sleeves thumb size while most docs make them banana sized. I've just started eating poached eggs - it's so nice to have a bit of variety.