Torani syrups (sugar free) or DaVinci. I like the Torani ones the best. I hope all goes well with your surgery!

torani - thats it......thank you!

so excited....im starting to see a little light at the end of the tunnel....what a feeling!!

I recommend getting a high quality herbal teaIm normally not a tea drinker, but the warmth helped relax my pouch in the first month or so.

JJ

I agree with JJ too. Warm herbal tea can be soothing.

if you are used to coffee make sure it is decaf..... if you like cottage cheese It has a lot of protein too. and I love kraft FF cheese.. the only brand I like.. I melted it over scrambled eggs for a extra 5 grms of protein.

I ate a lot of cottage cheese right after surgery. I also started eating string cheese pretty early on, and that's still my lunch everyday.

great ideas.....i do like herbal tea....and i quit drinking coffee when i quit smoking 2 years ago.....they went so well together....but i do have a cup now and then....so it better be decaff....it is my go-to laxative

i cant say i dont like cottage cheese becaue i have never tried it.....and i need to!....i am no longer a kid that is a picky eater because now i love veggies that i used to hate....i just could never get passed the fact that its curdled...lol

I had these things, in addition to your list:

skim milk powder
decaf tea
crystal lite
cocoa powder (mix with your skim milk powder and sweetener for a hot chocolate)
chicken and beef stock
peanut butter (for smoothies); some have found peanut butter 'flour' - I have yet to see it
soy milk


Congratulations on the blood work - you are proving this tool can work for you. Good luck!

O

Don't forget some measuring devices and some small plstic containers(rubbermaid, tupperware) maybe a baby spoon too.

the peanut flour comes from Trader Joes. we don't have one here either, but walmart has a good natural peanut butter that does not separate, is low sugar, and is cheaper than everything else. They also carry some Torani syrups in the coffee aisle. Just the basics but it will get you going. They also have the perfect size containers for meals, that come with a lid. I got 2 bowls, and two lids, for just over a dollar. A baby spoon is good for the first couple of weeks, til you figure out what a bite should be. then I was looking for a real spoon.
Going straight into pureed from the get go is gutsy, but whatever. remember you will have a belly FULL of staples and stitches..just be easy on your pouch, and it will be easy on you.
4 1/2 months out, and I have never been sick, except the one time I ate way too fast, and the first time I went out to eat in a restaurant. that didn't go over too well either, but dining out since then has been no problems. I think it was just too early in the process for that, but I was suffering from cabin fever, so I just had to go. Wished I didn't once it was over with.

isopure dutch chocolate powder.

they also have this new york cheesecake protein pudding/shake mix. It is AMAZING!!!

tomato soup is good too... so are broths

Great news on you blood work! From what I have read your list should be complete. I bought a lot before surgery and didn't get to use half because my tastes changed after surgery. Keep that in mind. I loved my protein powder and now I could gag if I have it. I switched to chocolate unjury and like it much better. I also couldn't do the crystal lite.... too sweet after surgery... and I loved it before. I will go back and try it again. Keep it simple. The first few days I lived for orange sugarfree pops(never liked orange before) and water. Went down easy and with the pouch being swollen for the first couple days it really seemed to help. I am an "organizer & planner" and wanted everything I could get before surgery. However, my little pouch had a mind of it's own...lol. You are going to do great!! You can see you are committed to the program already. Good luck and 8 days to go now!!

Kim

Congrats! I remember those last couple days before my surgery how excited I was! Everyone is different and for me I couldn't drink cold/hot things the first couple weeks. Stuff had to be at room temperature. You may be different and you will def know what you can and can't tolorate. Cottage cheese is good for protein and I ate that for a long time =)

Gas X chewables! Very helpful. Good luck!

Everyone is soooo different. I was on a soft diet a week after my surgery at The Cleveland Clinic... My Doc said to just try it an see...., and I did very well. I lived on SF jello pudding, low fat cream cheese and SF italian ice for the first few weeks.

Good Luck!!!!!!!!