need food ideas(high protein)

Hello to all,
I'm starting week 3 post  op..In need of food ideas.  I'm having a hard time with getting my protein in. Tired of going to the shakes. Now that I can have more than liquids, I need help.   Thanks in advance

Jane

This doesnt answer your question, but how did the first three weeks? My surgery is at the end of this month and I am getting scared...

ME TOO!!!  I'm no my liquid diet but am also getting scared a bit too.  Let's keep each other company!

I havent had my surgery yet, but I've been reading alot.  There are protein mixes out there with no flavor, so you can add them to everything you eat to get those grams up!
Also found a great blog with TONS of ideas  - do a search online for "Bariatric Foodie".  These 2 women have tons of ideas AND have had the surgery!
Hope this helps.

I haven't had surgery yet, but Unjury makes an unflavored protein that can be mixed with other things (yogurt, cottage cheese, soups, etc.)  They also have a chicken soup flavored one (I haven't tried it but I ordered a sample of it to try). 

I have my surgery May 24th and I am trying to adapt to increasing my protein so I have been looking around.  I had a banana shake from chike that I mixed with Silk (soy milk) that was very good. 

I wish I knew some more ideas but I am looking for answers myself.

Good Luck
Heather

I have been eating bean and bacon soup pureed in the blender. also refried beans and cheese during the week 3 post op.  The bean soup is really delicious but you must puree it as you still shouldn't be eating chewing type foods.  I also had Won Ton Egg Flower Soup (like you get in a Chinese restaurant). You can get it in a dry powder mix in the soup aisle. It is beef broth with chives and spices and you add 1 beatened egg after it starts boiling.  That is really good, too.  There is also a tofu soup mix that is real good.  I have a tortilla soup in a can however I have not tried it yet. 
There is plain, no flavor whey protein that you can add a little to whatever you eat and that gets some of your protein in without having to drink it.  I ate some cream soups however my doctor told me not to as the fat content is too high in them.  If you have a blender, use frozen fruit, milk, sweetner, and vanilla and make a smoothie.  Just be sure to completely crush the fruit so there are no chunks.  You can put some of the whey protein plain in these also.  I understand being tired of the drinks.  I am too.  I make them sometimes with half of the water a teaspoon of orange sf jello and it is like eating pudding/ mousse.  Choc sf pudding is my favorite.  

I hope this helps, 
Granny

Are you on soft foods yet?  If so, go for seafood - fish, shrimp, crab, oysters, clams.  High protein, low calorie.  You can also get the pre-cooked pot roast and pork roast, I think made by Tyson's.  It's not the greatest cut of meat, but it's very soft and easy to mash or puree.  My first "soft" meal was tuna mixed with some cheese and a little salsa.  After a few weeks of shakes, it was pure heaven!  Also, pick up some Greek yogurt (Fage or Chobani).  Plain works as a great high protein substitute for sour cream or cream cheese.  And the ones mixed with fruit are pretty good too.

For those of you worried about the post-op diet, THE FIRST MONTH SUCKS!  All you're focused on for the first several months is getting food and liquids in.  Your schedule and routine is totally disrupted, plus you're dealing with hormones dumping and the fact that your body is wondering what the heck you did to it and is recovering from major surgery.  But it only lasts for that first month.  When you can transition to regular food and establish your new routine, it's much, much easier.  At five months out, my new eating routine is natural to me and pretty easy to stick with.

What is your post five month routine?

When I get up in the morning, I take iron, pepcid AC, vitamin D, and aspirin (aspirin regimen 87m).  Then I exercise (Tony Little Gazelle), feed the herd (dogs, cats, birds), pop 3 eggbites (from theworldaccordingtoeggface) in the toaster oven, and go shower and get dressed.

Grab the eggbites out of the oven and drive to work.

Take a multivitamin at work and start drinking.

Go to lunch.  Usually bring food with me, but go out once a week for Mexican. 

Take calcium after lunch.

Mid-afternoon - Starbucks and a nonfat latte!  Drink my coffee and water for the rest of the afternoon

Late afternoon - take another calcium.

Take last calcium before I leave work for the day.

Get home and eat dinner.
Take second multivitamin.

Usually have a snack - SF pudding, edaname, pork rinds, jello.

Take a second iron pill at bedtime.

It sounds complicated, but it's not.  Like everything else, once you're in a routine, it becomes second nature.  And I can eat 4-5 oz per meal, which makes it a LOT easier to get all the protein in without resorting to shakes.  But I still keep some premier protein shakes in the fridge 'cause they're handy.

Congratulations on your surgery,   Are you in the soft food stage?  i ate a lot of scrambled eggs with cheese,  egg/tuna/chicken salad made with mayo,  no raw veggies allowed yet,  also made a lot of turkey chili,  turkey meatballs with spaghettie sauce,  beans and cheese  stuff like that  these are some links that give diet/time guidelines  also lots of interesting reading   :o) jeani

http://www.sleeveguide.com/uploads/1/7/9/4/1794785/dietguidevged42006feb.pdf
http://www.northwestobesitysurgery.com/pdf/sleeve-gastrectomy-diet.pdf
http://www.cornellweightlosssurgery.org/pdf/dietary_guidelines_sleeve_gastrectomy.pdf