3 weeks out tomorrow! /skip pureed

[steffranco 45]

Oh how I miss my salads! I doubt I'll ever be able to eat them quite like I used to(red cabbage' date=' spinach, carrots, cauliflower, croutons, light dressing) but even a small basic salad would make me so happy. I had a green bean for the first time last night, and it was soooo delicious <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> I hope my taste buds didn't screw up their taste for the rest of my fave veggies. <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote']

My taste buds didn't change. Except maybe for sweets. I got used to the sugar free taste. And I've had all that on my salad minus cauliflower and croutons.

[jdmama911 224]

My taste buds didn't change. Except maybe for sweets. I got used to the sugar free taste. And I've had all that on my salad minus cauliflower and croutons.

Yay thanks for the hope. Now I shall go sleep and possibly even dream of a bowl of veggies lol

[mlowell 39]

What have you tried so far and what does your stomach like best. I am 4 weeks out and eating soft foods but I kind of want some chicken.< /div>

I think we had surgery the same day. I have been eating canned chicken with broth so it's moist. Today was my daughters birthday and she chose Applebee's. I ordered the Napa Chicken. Made sure to chew well and had no issues.

[Madam Reverie 2,958]

What have you tried so far and what does your stomach like best. I am 4 weeks out and eating soft foods but I kind of want some chicken.

I have tried beef ragu sauce with vegetables - bit too rich, caused a fair amount of heartburn - I think this was due to the volume of tomatoes and the richness of the cheese

Roasted beef slice, potato, peas and carrots and gravy - went down a treat

Mini pork sausage (3), potato, peas and carrots and gravy - went down a treat

Slow roasted lamb shank, peas, broccoli, carrots and minted gravy - went down a treat

Shelled mini shrimp with cocktail sauce - lovely and very high in Protein for a very small portion

Steamed cod with parsley sauce - lovely

That's the sort of thing I've been eating for dinner. I've tended to have a Protein yoghurt drink, natural yoghurt with fresh blueberries for Breakfast. Maybe a slice of toast, sliced deli-ham and a bit of cheese for lunch.. (although it takes a bit of munching through, as my appetite doesn't kick in until about 3pm).

So that's about it. Soft, gravy dinners seem to work and they're very nutritionally balanced. Can't complain with how things have been going since commencing 'real' food. Managed to eat fresh Tomato, lettuce and onion in 1/3 of a sandwich today - so that made me very happy!

Tonight.. I am tackling sliced deli-chicken... Wish me luck!

[7 Bites_Jen 479]

I didn't have a pureed stage - we went from full liquids to soft foods. There are a lot of great options out there for this stage - Beans, canned tuna, chili, etc. In fact, our episode this week was on this. Hope it helps:

[katlee13 0]

I'm 3weeks in and I also skipped puréed food so I'm so glad that I'm not the only one lol.. The only thing is I have some pain when the food go's down :-/... It last for like 3 seconds then stops and doesn't happen again. Should I go back or just ignore it. It's not bad pain it just feel uncomfortable like if I have to purp.