check out theworldaccordingtoeggface.com for more ideas.

I liked mashed potatoes, and i would chop/mince up chicken in it..Also do you like flavored oatmeal. (i would make it pretty thin)....I was still pretty scared to "eat" on my soft stage..... really not much appetite still... good luck, but yeah go to eggface. She knows everything.... My problem is making 2/3 cup. LOL Good Luck!! This phase will be over b-4 you know it..........

Eggface's blog is great but most of the things I find on there are for when you are further along in your journey.

I just can't do oatmeal. It looks and smells good but I get nauseated when I take a bite.

How 'bout Shelley's (Eggface's) Ricotta bake? That really helped me and I loved it. I still make it because its like a noodleless lasagna!

I did alot of crockpot stuff like chicken with cheddar cheese soup or chicken with broccoli & broccoli & cheese soup or cream of broccoli soup.

Good luck sweetie!

Laurie

I love to have soups from the health food store like acorn squash or tomatoe with some greek yogurt stirred in for extra protein. They come in little cartons like milk cartons kind of.

What about chili? Black bean soup? I liked hummus, string cheese, greek yogurt, etc, etc.

I would stay away from mashed potatoes (they didn't work for me anyway, too heavy) and oatmeal, little nutrionion towards healing, unless your putting protein powder on it..

What about stirring protein powder into sugar free pudding?

There is also an old weight watchers trick, where you do replace the cold water in jello with yogurt, you could use greek yogurt and protein powder to make it a little more nutritious..

Good luck, this too shall pass :)

I go to www.bariatriceating.com for recipies and ideas. My favorite is fake mash potatoes made with Cauliflower instead of potatoes.

I am almost four weeks post op and since I am scared to "eat" even soft foods i eat a lot of homemade creamy soups and cream of wheat (skm milk and splenda with SF maple syrup for flavor), vanilla pudding , protein shakes and pureed chicken and carrots.

Good luck!!

cottage cheese. yogurt.sugar free pudding.
raviolis smashed up.. cream soups...

I really liked cream of rice cereal and Chobani greek yogurt - my dietician told me I could eat the yogurt, but not the actual fruit.

Lucy

I got a digital version of a great cookbook called "Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery" because I like to cook my own food whenever possible. The recipes are vaied and amazing. The best thing is the authors talk about how to adapt each recipe in each phase of your plan (like puree, soft,etc). You can make something in there and feed it to your family and then puree it for yourself. There is a recipe for Garlicky Broccoli and Ricotta:
4 c broccoli trimmed and cut into large spears
cooking spray
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 c fat free ricotta
1 t fresh ginger
1/4 t red pepper flakes
Steam broccoli until soft (10-15 mins); spray non-stick pan with cooking spray, saute garlic on medium heat until barely golden; cut broccoli into chunks and place with all ingredients in a food processor; pulse until combined

Thanks for the ideas everyone. We go to the grocery store this weekend and I am going to get the ingredients for Shelley's Ricotta Bake. I did make some deviled eggs and they tasted really good to me. I made two thinking I was so hungry but could only eat one.

I think I must be the only WLS surgery patient that can not have jello! LOL. My doctor doesn't want us to eat it because he says it goes down way too easy and he finds that his patients I over eat when they have it. Too much of a chance of stretching the pouch. (he calls it "breaking your pouch" LOL)

There are recipes that are suitable for early phases (pureed and soft) posted on WLS Recipes you just have to go through the catagories. I will try to condense them in one place by phase to make it easier for newbies to access. d

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

Are you allowed to have cottage cheese? I am almost 3 weeks out and I'm not allowed to have a lot of the things you mentioned. I'm only allowed to have 1 oz. portions of cottage cheese, eggs, chicken, turkey, tuna, shrimp, and up to 3 oz of carb controlled yogurt. I'm allowed to moisten things with FF gravy or a little light mayo. I found a spice jar in the cabinet with a bunch of Italian combinations so I added a little garlic/tomato seasoning, pepper, and a little balsamic vinegar to cottage cheese and it was good. I have another 2 weeks until I meet with my nutritionist so I need to mix things up a bit. I also marinated some chicken in some soy sauce, ground ginger, garlic powder, and pepper. It was a nice change of pace but it made me miss the vegetables that usually go with stir fry. If you find any other good ideas, let me know. :)

I can have cottage cheese but I don't love the taste of it since surgery. I loved it before surgery so it is weird to me. I did mix some unsweetened applesauce with the cottage cheese and it was pretty good to me.

@NewJen, my plan kind of skips what most people call the pureed phase and goes to "soft foods". Instead of having to puree stuff I just have to chew it to death. I actually think it helps with some of the head hunger because I am chewing so much.

I am missing vegetables too. I can have canned peas, beans, etc. but I ate lots of raw veggies before surgery and I can't have those yet. I am staying away from some of the things that I can have like toast, potatoes, etc because those are trigger foods for me and I will totally overeat if I have them.

I know this will be over soon and I just have to stay positive!

That sounds like a good plan. I would love to have some refried beans right about now. Haha! 2 more weeks and we will see.