Food Protein

[Suziesue1706 11]

Hi all I am on week 4 and do i had a hard time with the Protein Shakes and drinks So what is everyone doing with getting in their daily Protein with food? ??

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[heidikat72 935]

Not sure what stage you are at so I'll base it on the guidelines my nutritionist gave me. At week 4 I was still on purees so Breakfast was typically greek yogurt but occasionaly I would have a soft scrambled egg or 2oz small curd cottage cheese. lunch was either tuna or chicken pureed with a little plain greek yogurt. dinner was the same or ricotta bake. I was still doing at least one but usually 2 shakes a day to meet my Protein goal.

I'm now 6 weeks out and on soft foods. Based on my plan's guidelines (they vary widely amongst surgical teams), Breakfast is 2oz cottage cheese with 1oz of either unsweetened applesauce or no sugar added diced peaches. i still rotate a scrambled egg or hard boiled egg in there too to break up the monotony. lunch is 2 oz of low sodium/low fat lunch meat (turkey, ham or roast beef) wrapped around a low fat string cheese - I use about 1tsp of mustard to dip it in. dinner has been 2oz of tilapia (it stays nice and soft when cooked, change up the flavor by using different herbs - i really like greek seasoning on it), 2-3oz shrimp or 2oz soft chicken with 1-2oz vegetables - so far I've had carrots and green Beans, again cooked really soft. I still have one Protein shake as a snack to meet my Protein goal.

[higher 966]

Hi I'm just about week 4 and even though I have no trouble with food so far, I don't have the time to constantly eat 2 oz portions in order to get enough Protein. So I am doing my best with food and then supplementing with shakes.

Most days I have a greek yogurt or cottage cheese, turkey slices rolled up in provolone, chicken breast or tuna fish. If I go out to a restaurant I order fish or some other soft meat, like a pulled pork or chicken or I have sashimi. I snack on babybel or other types of cheese. I honestly haven't tried veggies yet, mostly because I haven't had room after getting in my Protein.

[Suziesue1706 11]

Wow Thank You so much Heidikat72 and Higher

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