Eating out ok no pureed diet

[MassMom 103]

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Next week I have to attend a three day business meeting away from home. This will include all day meetings (where I am very comfortable bringing my own stuff from home to eat) but also dinners out. I'm not comfortable bringing my own food into a nice restaurant and the only option I see is not eating at all-which may make others feel slightly odd. I'm concerned if I tried to order from the restaurant, it would still be high in sugar or fat and I could have a bad reaction.

Has anyone else been through this? Any suggestions of what to order that has worked well (on pureed diet phase) or should I just enjoy the people and forget all food?

Thanks,

MM

[Coachthex32 166]

The same thing happened to me. Two different results:

1. Was able to order Soup and fit in. Just sipped on it through out the meal.

2. I ordered, but did not eat anything. Just cut it up and moved stuff around on the plate. When someone noticed I just said that I was not that hungry. Saved me from having an awkward conversation about my procedure.

[NYJenn 1,463]

Soup

[MargoCL 677]

Soup

If you can check the menus prior to have an idea of what you can eat. Recently on a business trip I just ordered Soup and it was fine.

Good luck

[Screwballski 540]

I was called out of town a week or so into purèe phase. I just began eating real food. I selected lean meats or Soups when I couldn’t have shakes or Protein Bars. I chewed everything to purèe before swallowing and took the tiniest bites. Did not have a single problem with anything. I tried scrambled eggs at home (nothing in them) first...winner! It was a breeze!