This was on my list from my Nut at the Puree stage:

Cottage Cheese (careful with milk it has sugar)
Scrambled Eggs refried beans (can add a little cheese)
Tofu
Pureed Lentils, Peas Bean Soups
Hummus
Ricotta Cheese (here again a milk product)
Pureed Beef, Pork, Chicken, Fish (Puree then add broth afterwards)
Smooth Peanutbutter (Don't by itself it can be to thick ususally thinned or mixed into something else)
Canned Tuna, Chicken, Turkey mashed with a fork
Mashed Potatoes (Check with Nut, if ok on your plan add scoop unflavored protein can also thin with gravy)
Pureed Fruit (like unsweetened applesauce)
Cooked and mashed Veggies
Baby Food

Wherever you can try to add a scoop of unflavored protein, it will help you get your needed protein with some variety :)

I lived on pured refried beans with some melted cheese, sf pudding, cottage cheese and mashed potatoes. I added very little protein powder as I just wanted to try to get some food in to get used to it and drank my protein daily. Once I pured grilled chicken, green beans and mashed potatoes all together and it was good. I have a ninja and it pured so well I didn't need too much gravy. Good luck!!

this may sound very naive - but what are refried beans i keep hearing this and exactly how are they prepared - please forgive me if i sound naive.

You can just buy them in the can, I get the no fat ones in the mexican isle, its easy to prepare, just ad about 1/4 cup water to 1 can of refried beans and microwave for about 1 min stir, and microwave 1 more min. I add a little cheese. They have about 20-25g protein per can. But you can eat any can of beans as long as you puree them in a blender first. I just add whatever spices I have, or that make them taste good. Also note that you need to make sure you wash the beans (except refried there is no need to wash them) as they will be kind of slimy in their raw form but if you wash them it gets rid of it...

...I hope this helps. We are military so I understand if you have never been introduced to new foods. Originally I am from the West; I remember my real first southern BBQ, I liked it but it was way different than I was used to, and Korean food, if you make one mispronounciation you will be eating dog instead of chicken (lol Pagogi and Kagogi) its interesting....

...Refried beans are typically beans that have been cooked, and fried in a pan and blended until smooth. Thats why they call them refried :D

Hang in there Hun. I had some bad experiences too. Keep it simple for your pouch..sf jjello, sf pudding, cream of wheat (what tlc has listed). It will get better and easier, I promise.

I get my refried beans in a can at WALMART. lol! Have no clue how to make them!
My 1st stage I ate a lot of mashed potatoes. we also got canned cream of chicken and mushroom soup and pureeed it with a blender before we cooked it. I had a few soft eggs but they didn't set very well. I had some Farina and cream of wheat. I used and still use nutrasweet sweetner. I got cheap cottage cheese the 1% kind and yogurt with no sugar at wal mart too. I had carnation instant breakfast with no sugar as a protien source 3 times a day. Had to give that up cause the milk started getting me. Tried fish. didn't like them.
For a TREAT! I would get a pack of sugar free choclate pudding and a spoon of smooth peanut butter. That's real good!
That dumping is NO FUN! Still do it regularly!

Baby Girl, you are going to be just fine. This is part of the learning curve. I was reminded of being a newborn...that's what it is for us. We have to learn how and what to eat all over again. One day at a time. One day at a time. Cry your tears. Wipe your eyes. And...remember what food made you dump! Check out this blog:
http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/ Very helpful. I didn't have an RNY but my understanding is eating NO sugar! It's something that you will have to be militant about. You can do this. YOU CAN do this. Learn the curve and keep the faith. You are going to learn lessons, grow, change and discover a new you. That process of growth and discovery is sometimes painful. But remember, you CAN do ALL things through Christ who gives you strength! Blessings, Peace and Love to you.

I haven't had the surgery yet so I have no advice. But this hit me when I read this post so I will say a little prayer that you find your answers and it doesn't happen again. Take care!

(((HUGS))) Tami!

You'll be a pro at this in no time... :)

Tami the pureed stage under normal conditions only last for a week and then it will be on to soft. Actually I combined the two with no problems. There are additional ideas in the Pureed Catagory on WLS Recipes if you need a few more ideas. d

http://www.dailystrength.org/groups/wls-recipes