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Pureed food?

canecorso81

canecorso81

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When the doctor okays you to go to the pureed stage is there a certain way to do it? I just dont want to overdo it. Is there certain things I should stay away from?
My first planned pureed meal is a chicken broccoli puree bake. I cannot wait!!!
 
I was told by my dietician that you may want to go very simple at first before introducing a lot of combinations of food. For example, refried beans, pureed tuna with a tiny bit of mayo, etc. Although I'd love to start right off with some interesting recipes, I want to see how I'll react the first time I have semi-solid food in my new stomach. I have to say though, a chicken broccoli puree bake sounds pretty dang good! :)

My dietician also said this may be a good time to start working in not drinking 30 minutes prior and 30 minutes after the "meal" since you need to start building that habit. She said it isn't and big of a deal until you get to soft and regular foods, but it doesn't hurt to start doing it with the purees.
 
I just finished puree last week. I was only able to get around a quarter cup of thinned out puree down to start with. Refried beans at normal consistency only about 2 tablespoons. It's surprising how much more filling puree is compared to protein shake consistency. Chicken broccoli sounds yummy though. Just make sure to chew, chew chew and eat slowly.
 
Yea I think I'm gonna save that and make it a meal I can have once I can have soft food. I'll prolky start out with refined beans as well. I hope my dr helps me . I don't see my nutritionist until end of August
 
missyinacage said:
I just finished puree last week. I was only able to get around a quarter cup of thinned out puree down to start with. Refried beans at normal consistency only about 2 tablespoons. It's surprising how much more filling puree is compared to protein shake consistency. Chicken broccoli sounds yummy though. Just make sure to chew, chew chew and eat slowly.
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Did u have them for lunch and dinner? How long did it take eat the 1/4 cup
 
It's hard to imagine getting full with 2 or 3 oz of food. Although I'm not really hungry all the time, I feel like all the liquids I drink should make me feel full sometimes! It makes me feel like nothing is different, although I can tell my hunger is significantly different than it was before.

5 days to puree....not that I'm counting them down or anything....so tired of liquids!!
 
Well, I suspect I'll be trying at least two different things. I've been thinking about refried beans and a little reduced-fat melted cheese, so I expect that will make an appearance on day one too. As far as I know, there's no harm in having something different at each meal, other than I guess giving your body enough time between meals to see how you respond. Soft scrambled eggs are also on my list. Hmmm, I may change things up and have eggs for breakfast, tuna for lunch, and refried beans for dinner. I guess it all depends on how I'm feeling with each one when the day comes. I'd eat any of them right now!!
 
Im so nervous that I'm not gonna do it right. I dont see my nutritionist until aug 26. So are we to have 2-3 ounces of pureed food 3 times a day and 2 snacks? I'm so scared I'm gonna not do it right. I can only get in 45 oz of protein cause I cant stand the shakes and have tried everything to dumb the sweetness down. I feel my body is not going to be good cause I havent gotten in all my protein the one day I did I threw up all night.
 
Hi canecorso, I've attached pictures of my surgeons guidelines for the pureed stage. I hope it can help you! It was very helpful to have these guidelines at first. I know each of us are taught differently from our surgeons, so keep in my mind my guidelines may be different then what your surgeon recommends!! Good luck and enjoy your first meal :)
 

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canecorso81 said:
Im so nervous that I'm not gonna do it right. I dont see my nutritionist until aug 26. So are we to have 2-3 ounces of pureed food 3 times a day and 2 snacks? I'm so scared I'm gonna not do it right. I can only get in 45 oz of protein cause I cant stand the shakes and have tried everything to dumb the sweetness down. I feel my body is not going to be good cause I havent gotten in all my protein the one day I did I threw up all night.
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I had recently moved onto the chicken in a can and tuna and while i did not puree it i had chopped it up very fine so that there were no chucks. I took the full 30 minutes to eat it even though i could have eaten it in 5 minutes. What are you drinking for your protein shakes? I dont do actual shakes I drink the Chocolate Fairlife 30 grams of protein drinks and find it easier than some of the other that I have tried.
 
canecorso81 said:
Im so nervous that I'm not gonna do it right. I dont see my nutritionist until aug 26. So are we to have 2-3 ounces of pureed food 3 times a day and 2 snacks? I'm so scared I'm gonna not do it right. I can only get in 45 oz of protein cause I cant stand the shakes and have tried everything to dumb the sweetness down. I feel my body is not going to be good cause I havent gotten in all my protein the one day I did I threw up all night.
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Did you get any printed guidelines from your surgeon or dietician? I'd start there. I asked my dietician if I should treat the purees like meals, and she said that wasn't necessary, but it is fine to try it that way to get ready for soft foods and more regular meals. It's really just about what you can tolerate and what feels right. If you are super worried, remember some people are on liquid diets longer than a couple of weeks, so if you start out with one pureed meal and the rest liquid, it's not going to set you back or anything. See how you feel after that first pureed meal and move on from there.

You don't have to force yourself to have two or three pureed meals and snacks, you can just fit in a pureed meal somewhere between protein drinks and water, etc.
 
I slow cooked chicken, it comes out super soft so you really only need to pulse it once or twice in the blender/food processor. You can also slow cook (crock pot if you've got one) turkey breast, pork chops, any lean meat you choose. You can add any spices you like. Just add some stock or a fat free gravy. I had chicken salad refried beans, scrambled eggs (are naturally puree consistency) cottage cheese, yogurt, egg salad. Depending on the food you'll only get a few ounces down and it takes about 20 minutes. Since you can only eat small amounts, a slow cooked chicken breast will probably feed you 3 or 4 times. I was super excited to get to FOOD food, as I'm sure you are. But trying to find new foods to eat, at these small amounts for every meal turns out to be too much effort unless you really, really love to spend all your time in the kitchen. I suggest meal prepping a few things you like and eating them several times.
 
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