Welcome to the bench!! :)

I can't do Greek yogurt, either.

You may find that your tastes have changed. Honestly, everything tasted "off" for me for a month or 2. I didn't enjoy food at all. With that said, my program allowed refried beans and tofu after the first week but I couldn't choke them down. I ate cottage cheese, egg salad (with low-fat mao), chicken salad, & tuna salad.

Theworldaccordingtoeggface.com has lots of recipes for each stage.

JJ

The egg salad (with low-fat mao), chicken salad, & tuna salad sounds really good. I think I'll try the egg salad because that is the smoothest.

Eat about the size of my thumb, small bites and slow. Does that sound right?

Nancy,

DOuble ck with YOUR dr, but mine told me on soft foods, the same foods you mentioned, but I weigh the tuna in a 1 ounce cup.

add your light mayo, and just take small bites with a fork, and chew good, about 20-25 times until mushy applesauce consistency.

I have one egg = 1 ounce of protein for breakfast, and usually 1 ounce of cheese melted on top, scrambled, or poached, No fat used in cooking, just olive oil cooking spray!

You'll be amazed at how good the food tastes, after being on liquids !!

Good luck, and Happy new year to you!!!

Boo

Boo did you have the melted cheese on the scrambled egg after 1 week?

Nance,

yup, I did! Reduced fast cheese is on my list for the first week, after my all fluids, so that's what MY NUT told me was ok!

I just cram my food ...ex) cheese, coldcuts, refried beans, into my little cup they gave me, and that is one ounce.

The scrambled eggs, I can have no more than 3 yolks per week, so one day I even did just the egg beaters/generic version, and I can have 2 egg whites, which is equal to ONE egg with yolk,.

Or you can poach the egg. I love cheese! SO I put it on everything, and it's a good protein source.

Boo

Sounds great

Take small bites and chew to a liquid. Eat mindfully and pay attention to your body's "soft cues" that you should stop - a runny nose, a hiccup, thickening saliva, or the food tasting different because if you take 1 bite too much you will feel like a brick is in the center of your chest and you will get lots of thick salivaand hopefully you will throw up (otherwise it will be an hour or so of pain).

You are still on liquids for a few more days, right?

JJ

Yes liquids until Sunday. I wasn't given a cup to measure. I was told to use my thumb. Does that sound right?

Hey Nancy, good luck to you. It gets easier as you read labels there is much more we can eat than you would imagine. Since you don't like the yogurt or cottage cheese, have you tried hummus. Also have they told you to drink protein shakes? Other than that jello or sugar free chocolate pudding or ricotta. Hope this helps.

Never tried hummus I'm drinking protein shakes and water until sunday.... can't wait to have something different.

Hummus is amazing. My only issue is not being able to dip veggies or anything in it. I was allowed to also have strained cream soups. Tomato was my favorite.