Spicy bean Soup

I got so sick of bland so here goes. Should work on any full liquid, blended food, or soft food diet. Nutritional contents are based on the brands I used, but you could use anything... Spicy Bean Soup 1 can Old El Paso Fat Free Refried Beans 1 can V8 hot and spicy (small can that comes in 6 pack) 1/6 cup Whey protein mix (vanilla or unflavored) 1/4 cup Carb options cheddar sauce Garlic salt to taste Empty beans into blender with some of the V8 and blend until smooth. Add remainder of V8 and protein mix. Blend some more. Stir in cheddar sauce and seasoning. Yield: 6 4-oz servings Nutrition per serving with my brands: Protein 5.8 gm Carbs 8.7 gm Fat 1.5 gm This was my original recipe. Cheese Whiz would work as well and be lower in fat. You could also add sour cream if you wish. If you are on soft foods, you would not have to blend all the chunks out of the beans. Enjoy! Joy -18 lbs / 15 days

thanks for posting this again, I had read it before, printed it and then lost it and never went back to look for it. I am going to try it. sounds yummy!!! what have been able to eat? Are you onto pureed or soft food yet. I am able to eat soft foods, and pureed or chewed extremely well meats. I ate a piece of ham this afternoon and as soon as I ate it, I realized I hadnt chewed it nearly enough and that it wasnt going to stay down. I was releived to vomit, but felt horrible for about 2 hours afterwards. What a good lesson, that is the first set back I have had, but am glad God sent it my way!!!! Janelle

I'm on pureed meat / soft foods. I can have cooked veges without pureeing now. So far everything is setting OK. I'll probably have to learn my lesson the hard way sooner or later! Joy