the dental surgery diet

nehptune

i just had skin grafts put onto my gums yesterday and have a mouth full of stitches... and i kinda look like the 4th chipmunk!

and i can't eat anything solid!!!
it sucks.

anyone got any good and nutritious recipes for vegetarian soups and smoothies?
i know i'm meant to restrict my calories to lose weight, but this is a bit extreme
:grumble:

iRun4wine

Personally, I'd eat ice cream... for breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Hope you're feeling better soon! :flowerforyou:

McFatterton

Haven't tried this yet, but it's on my list of recipes to try:


Tomato-Fennel Soup
Prep Time:15 min
Start to Finish:40 min
makes:6 servings (1 cup each)

1 tablespoon olive oil
2 medium bulbs fresh fennel, chopped (3 cups)
1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 can (28 oz) Muir Glen® organic whole peeled tomatoes, undrained
1 3/4 cups Progresso® reduced-sodium chicken broth (from 32-oz carton) or 1 can (14 oz) vegetable broth
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt (kosher or sea salt)
1/8 teaspoon pepper

1. In 4-quart saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Cook fennel, onion and garlic in oil about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender. Stir in tomatoes, broth, salt and pepper.
2. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 20 to 25 minutes or until vegetables are soft. Carefully pour half of the mixture into blender; cover and blend on high speed about 30 seconds or until smooth. Repeat with remaining mixture.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): No change.



Nutritional Information

1 Serving: Calories 80 (Calories from Fat 25); Total Fat 2 1/2g (Saturated Fat 0g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 440mg; Total Carbohydrate 12g (Dietary Fiber 3g, Sugars 5g); Protein 3g % Daily Value*: Vitamin A 6%; Vitamin C 15%; Calcium 8%; Iron 10% Exchanges: 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 1 Vegetable; 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1 MyPyramid Servings: 1 tsp Fats & Oils, 1 1/4 c Vegetables
*% Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Sparksfly

6 onces of fat free strawberry yogurt
1 banana
glass filled with ice
1/4 cup milk


blend well!

YUMMMMMMY

Sparksfly

my bf likes some choc syrup in there too

McFatterton

Oh, and my breakfast staple:

1/2 cup lowfat vanilla yogurt
1/2 cup Trop50
whatever frozen fruit you have or sounds tasty (personally I LOVE strawberries and pineapple)
wheat germ and/or flax seed

blend and enjoy!

TheMaidOfAstolat

1 (12 ounce) package firm silken tofu
1 cup fat free soy milk
1 banana
1 cup raspberries
1/4 cup frozen orange juice concentrate

Blend until smooth (this will help you maintain your protein). one container of tofu has 20 grams of protein.

butterfly25

skim mllik
1 banana
peanut butter
blend all together......its sooooooo good:bigsmile:

byHisgrace

Imagine foods makes some great soups that are healthy!!! The lower sodium line is great, most of them are gluten and casein free (in case this applies to someone else reading this thread) and they are organic. We've tried the garden tomato, garden broccoli, red bliss potato with roasted garlic and cuban black bean chowder. All are excellent and liked by all four of my kids ages 2-16. If they pass that test, you know they're good, lol.

SHBoss1673

hmm, that sucks, I guess lots of protein shakes, lots of apple sauce, lots of mashed cauliflour, and lots of milk shakes (see protein shakes above) for desert.

nehptune

thanks for all of your fab suggestions!

i just made some tomato basil soup, which i will probably follow up with a banana peanut butter protein ice cream shake... :bigsmile:

after all, it's been kinda hard getting even my reduced calorie quota on this liquid diet!