Im.new my name.is cassandra im 23 i had the gastric sleeve done.on august 6th and im.on.day 8bpuree foods and i dont know whats best for me to eat i slipped.up.yesterday and tried real.food.which i can.tolerate help.some.advise and some.meal.options??
Looking at my.meal.plan its says 5 meals a day including 2.protein shakes. About 550 calories and 70 to.90g protein

Hi, Cassandra! You have come to a good place.

I am still pre-op (late September surgery), but what I did is read a whole lot on here (go back and spend an hour reading old topics on this group). There is a lot of information on eating at your stage. You will also see a lot of people with a wide breadth of experiences, so you will see that you are not alone. Start adding friends that are at various stages of post-op and you can see their diaries to see what they are eating (or go back to their puree stage and see what they ate).

I feel much more prepared for my surgery and know I have a resource (my friends) that I can go to to get ideas at every stage of the process.

Rob

Im.new my name.is cassandra im 23 i had the gastric sleeve done.on august 6th and im.on.day 8bpuree foods and i dont know whats best for me to eat i slipped.up.yesterday and tried real.food.which i can.tolerate help.some.advise and some.meal.options??
Looking at my.meal.plan its says 5 meals a day including 2.protein shakes. About 550 calories and 70 to.90g protein

I liked healthy choice soups puréed in the blender, gumbo was my favorite.

I took ground meats, added broth and a couple of non starchy vegies and used my imersion blender on them. I also did a small pot of chili and did the blender to puree it. Liquid chili! Beware eggs for a bit as the yolk is very dense and hard to digest. I had to wait 6 months for eggs. Obviously yogurt and protein shakes. And if you get sick of the shakes, freeze them to a slushy consistency (shake every 1/2 hour or so or they freeze solid) and you can eat with a spoon.

I am three years out and still need everything to be moist or I get a "stuck" feeling. Now's a good time to use broth and sauce as you puree and then you will know what you like for when you can add soft but moist foods.

One more thing, I don't use canned soups any more. The fat and sodium are higher than I want and the protein isn't high enough. I make all my own so I can add meat and beans to up the protein and control the sodium and fat levels. If you do this now and puree, you really will get more of what you need.

Pat

Protein shakes and greek yogurt were my best friends at that stage. Be patient. You'll be able to add real food soon enough.