pureed and soft foods and protein powder suggestions

Hi everybody, the subject line kinda says it all. I have started on pureed and soft foods. I also need to start protein shakes. So I need some suggestions on protein shake brands and recipes. As well as pureed and soft food ideas and recipes. Thank you everyone for you continuing support and help. LIZ

Here's a few of my favorites. Ricotta Cheese w/ Ragu Pizza Sauce mix in the bullet or food processor.  parm cheese optional.  Nuke for about 10sec. Pinto Beans, green chilis, salsa mix in the bullet or food processor.  cheese optional.  nuke as needed.  This will last you a lot of meals.

Campbells Fire House Chili.  mix in bullet or food processor.  Nuke as needed.   1 can of chicken, 1tbsp of light helmans mix in bullet or foof processor.  add salt or pepper if you choose. sf popcicles sf pudding, mix in protein powder. Hope this helps. Christina

Pureed was the hardest step for me.  Couldn't wait to get past it.  I ate alot of lowfat cottage cheese and cream of wheat. As for protein shakes, I still have one for lunch almost every day.  I use the Low Carb Isopure in the Dutch Chocolate.  I mix one scoop with 1 cup of chocolate Calorie Countdown milk a few ice cubes and then blen in the bullet for a few minutes.  It makes a great thick, chocolately shake. And has a wopping 33 grams of protein! Also at your stage I used the Zero Carb Isopure in the premixed bottles.  I would mix the Alpine Punch 1/2 and 1/2 with Crytal Light Lemonade.  One bottle of the Isopure is 20 grams of protein.  So I would get this in just by sipping my lemonade all through the day.

just a heads up Dr frantzides does not want us to eat beans ! I asked because everyone raves about pintos and cheese. I had a hard time with the soft food stage. I hated soup from the liquid stage and all cheese products were upsetting my belly. as for protien get some fuzzy navel syntrax nectar. one scoop with 2oz of oj  and 8 oz water yummy I have that 3 times a day! good luck liz I wish I was more help. dee

Hi Dee.. I find it so strange how each doc has different rules for the same surgery.  I lived on pintos and cheese. Hope you have a good weekend. Christina

I am new to this I had Surg 6/22 and I am just wondering if there is any protein liquid I could ad to my liquids because the powder tastes terrible and it clumps??