I'm 3 months post-op and remember the same dilemma
I read here that Wendy's chili is easy to digest and plenty of protein
I lived on that for a while and still do
Great to start with
Good luck;)

I am 2 months out anc my dr has me on regular
food now and i can eat between 1/2 cup to one cup. He
told me to try foods and if they make you sick you will
know not to eat that food. Fried foods and anything with
sugar makes me dump real bad so it is trial and error
with foods for me right now.

I will be 7 weeks on Wednesday.... I am eating pretty much solid foods... I stay away from fruit, and am slowly trying veggies.... I eat a lot of fish/shellfish.... 6 shrimp is a great meal for me.... I use I can't believe its not butter's spray... There are NO calories, fat, sodium... I also found a cocktail sauce that is less than 1 sugar and only 5 calories per tbsp.... For lunch frequently I will take lean deli ham, and take one low fat cheese stick and split it in four, and wrap the cheese stick in the ham and nuke it for 25 seconds.... It tastes really good and fills me totally.... I am not eating anything fried or sugary as I am not willing to chance "dumping" from it.... I just don't like throwing up.... I had the heaves about a week ago from eating too much so I am very careful.... My husband also barbques me chicken with a rub instead of sauce... I will eat the chicken as a meal, and take the leftovers and make chicken salad... Another favorite....
Hope this helps.... I am bored with food honestly and trying to come up with ideas to make it more interesting....
Good luck!!!!!

Drive through taco bell and get 10 pintos and cheese with hot and mild sauce. It will cost 10.00. put them in your freezer and they are great to pull out in a pinch. Also Panera has a black bean soup, and if you are lucky, you can find canned progresso black bean soup in a can that is good also. All have great protein and fiber. You can put sour cream, hot sauce and salsa on it if you like. The portion of the pinto and cheese is just right. Enjoy

Yeah fruit is a no go at your stage. Protein of any kind liquid or solid is the priority. If you eat your protein and don't get full on it, then veggies are good. I would recommend trying one food at a time to see what settles. It will vary from day to day on what settles.

I lived on Wendy's Chili for at least 6 months or so...just because it was cheap, easy, protein, fiber and it taste pretty good. I could buy a large and have it for 2 or 3 meals. Introduce things slowly because our taste does change and some things just don't sit well.

Best advice is to only try one new food a day so you know if you can tolerate it. Also, only try new foods at home so if you do get sick you will be at home. Don't try a new food when eating out. For the first 5 months post op from sleeve I ate about the same thing M-F for breakfast, lunch and sometimes dinner. Now at almost 10 months post op I am more adventourous in what I eat but many times my breakfast and lunch are the same M-F.

WOW ... great advice....thanks much!
I will definately keep these ideas in mind!
;-)