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pennysteed
pennysteed Posts: 80 Member
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What does everyone eat for a snack. I need to up my number of meals throughout my day, so I figured adding in approved soft food, high protein snacks would be the way to go. (I am only 4 weeks post sleeve). My problem is, I find myself always turning to cheese, even if it is healthy. I did pick up some grapes today, and am thinking about prepping zucchini fritters as a snack option. I just need healthy suggestions that will not blow my calorie count out of the water, especially since my stomach is still getting use to food again and I can only "stomach" so much yogurt in a day.

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  • Ultima_Morpha
    Ultima_Morpha Posts: 895 Member
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    Amy's has an awesome vegetarian chili which is very soft and compatible with a new stomach. I get the medium spicy and it didn't bother me a bit.

    Refried beans. Avocado. Cottage cheese. A bit of soft fish (tilapia isn't bad cold with a bit of lemon or lime and salt). Soups with added protein powder. Sweet potato chunks.

    I'm about one week ahead of you with a RNY and still have to have at least one protein shake a day to meet my caloric and protein needs.
  • BringingSherriBack
    BringingSherriBack Posts: 607 Member
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    cottage cheese, tuna or chicken salad made with a little light mayo, refried beans mixed with a little salsa and a sprinkle of shredded cheese, scrambled eggs with a bit of cheese and salsa
  • duffslove
    duffslove Posts: 125 Member
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    Egg substitute scrambled or however you like, I add some spicy black bean dip and sprinkle of fat free mozzarella to it or a tsp of roasted red pepper hummus...I liked having plain natural applesauce and then I would add stevia and cinnamon to it..egg salad made with creamy mustard and light mayo... Laughing cow with tomato slices or cuccumbers( with the hard skin trimmed off) I had a lot of cheeses during that stage also, but there are so many types and ways to use them I guess I didn't get really sick of using them..lol...string and laughing cow were my favs because there are so many flavor options
  • garber6th
    garber6th Posts: 1,894 Member
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    At 4 weeks, I wasn't eating any fruit or veggies, are they part of your plan so soon? At the soft food stage I ate a lot of greek yogurt, sometimes adding in PB2 for flavor, or I would eat cottage cheese with some hummus mixed in, scrambled eggs, egg salad, sugar free pudding with protein powder added.
  • sinderstorm
    sinderstorm Posts: 225 Member
    edited August 2015
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    Dannon light and fit greek yogurt, cottage cheese, hummus, tuna salad and deli soups with unflavored protein powder added were my go to's during the soft phase. I was 2 months out before eggs really sat well with me. I know I also went on a huge white fish and shrimp kick early on- they were the best sitting proteins for me early on. It took me a couple of months to get comfortable with chicken again, and I still have to be careful with beef and pork at 4.5 months postop.
  • pennysteed
    pennysteed Posts: 80 Member
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    Thank you for the suggestions. I am cleared for soft fruits and veggies, which makes it hard for me since I do not like cooked veggies. I guess eating as much cheese for a snack is not as bad as I thought it was, since I am not alone. I know that I am also eating grapes, which helps with keeping things moving. So I guess, I need to look at my snacks as mini meals instead of a light snack.
  • pawoodhull
    pawoodhull Posts: 1,759 Member
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    pennysteed wrote: »
    Thank you for the suggestions. I am cleared for soft fruits and veggies, which makes it hard for me since I do not like cooked veggies. I guess eating as much cheese for a snack is not as bad as I thought it was, since I am not alone. I know that I am also eating grapes, which helps with keeping things moving. So I guess, I need to look at my snacks as mini meals instead of a light snack.

    Yes! At four weeks out I was doing three snacks and three meals, but they were so much the same size that I found it easier to treat them as 6 meals.

  • nilklynn
    nilklynn Posts: 61 Member
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    It's funny how different programs can be. I'm 4 weeks out and I'm in 'soft foods'. 3 meals a day. Protein shakes between if need protein. No raw fruits or veggies, only cooked/no sugar added. No beef. Can have toast or cracker, no bread. I've been eating a ton of those flavored tuna packets. Never liked tuna before! I'm constantly on the go and really need grab and go. The little cottage cheese containers help a lot too. Cheese stick with some deli meat wrapped around it.

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