latido 178 Posted July 8, 2014 Before RNY, I prepared portions of tuna blended with Pickle Juice and greek yogurt. It totaled to 10g of Protein per 2 oz portion. Today, I used one portion to make an 'omelette' by mixing it up in a pot with 1 tablespoon of shredded cheese and one ounce eggbeaters. The results: A yummy pureed meal with 16.5 grams of protein! 3 oweemytoe, Steviefan1 and BeagleLover reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Denise73 89 Posted July 9, 2014 tuna with yogurt in instead of FF mayo. Interesting. I just put FF mayo on my shopping list. I have tuna and low carb plain yogurt so I might just add the yogut to the tuna fish. Thanks for sharing. I just purchased a few cookbooks. I'm waiting for them to arrive. I'll share some ideas as well. All ideas help. 1 wilsonjul reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wilsonjul 4 Posted July 9, 2014 Did you guys lose alot of weight before your surgery?? I am 3 weeks out and have only lost 18 lbs?? Wondering if this is about average or not?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
latido 178 Posted July 9, 2014 The pickle juice will mask the flavor and add liquid for pureeing, while adding no calories. If you don't have any, use olive juice :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
latido 178 Posted July 9, 2014 Did you guys lose alot of weight before your surgery?? I am 3 weeks out and have only lost 18 lbs?? Wondering if this is about average or not?? I lost a total of 18 lbs pre-op, in a span of 6 weeks. After the first three weeks, the NUT asked me to increase my Protein and take it easy, because I had met my first half of the requirements. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blazzrr 37 Posted July 9, 2014 What type of machine do you use to purée the tuna and picker juice? I'll need to be doing this in about 4/5 weeks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
latido 178 Posted July 9, 2014 I used the chopper blade in the food processor. You can also use a blender. I cooked all my foods 6 weeks before my surgery and froze them in 2 oz condiment containers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blazzrr 37 Posted July 9, 2014 "I cooked all my foods 6 weeks before my surgery and froze them in 2 oz condiment containers." That is really impressive! What a level of commitment it shows! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
latido 178 Posted July 9, 2014 Show-off time 2 Denise73 and MichiganGirl reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jess9395 5,449 Posted July 9, 2014 Impressive!! But can I urge caution without being a wet blanket? I did the same thing pre op...but I froze them in ice cube trays in One ounce portions and then moved to ziplock bags. Now almost 8 months later I still have most of those cubes in my freezer bc my tastes changes so much. Plus I froze WAY more than I could eat during my purée phase even if my tastes didn't change. So just don't get too far ahead of yourself! And don't spend too much $$ stockpiling. A little bit is plenty, you won't be feeling too bad for too long, especially by the time you are at purées! 1 Denise73 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
latido 178 Posted July 9, 2014 Yes, my tastes changed too. I use the foods to create new dishes, and they are such a blessing to me now. I am 13 days post op. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites