The dreaded liquid diet

[laurenjane 35]

@@RoseNylund Only one cup of bullion a day? Wow! I think I've finally found someone who's surgeon is more strict than mine! Good for you having made it this far!

I too am worried for those with only a 2-day liquid diet. I'm on day #12 of my 14-day liquid diet and am actually happy that my surgeon has required it. Before the liquid diet, she had me on a strict liver shrinking diet as well. The liver shrinking diet made the liquid diet so much easier than it would have been if I had gone directly from my normal eating habits to the liquid diet. I also think the 14-day liquid diet is going to make the first several weeks post-op easier as well.

[Mila48 9]

I on day 4 of my liquid diet and surprisingly it's going better than I thought. I was concerned about the food smells and me cooking for the family.

So far I been making it up that hill. I even made it though a BBQ and Birthday Party this weekend!!! ????

[Karlnjax 163]

What kind of chicken broth did you use?? The cubes?

I made my own broth from scratch. I don't mind using the canned or boxed broths for cooking, but I don't really like them all by themselves. The cubes are way too salty for me.

My favorite chicken broth recipe is:

1 whole fresh chicken (giblets & neck removed)

2 onions (white or yellow) quartered

3 stalks celery (include the leaves)

1 whole head of garlic, cut in half at the equator

3 tablespoons Kosher salt (or half the amount if using regular salt)

1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns

1/4 bunch fresh thyme

Add everything to a large stock pot or dutch oven and fill with Water. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer. Skim off the foam while simmering. Simmer for 1 1/2 - 2 hours. Remove the veggies and chicken. Strain the stock into containers. Refrigerate or freeze the stock. I removed all the fat and bones from the chicken and froze it for use later on.[/quote.

Thanks @@laurenjane I copied your chicken broth recipe so I can use it too! Thank you ????