Thin cream soup?

I am in the shopping craze to get everything I need for when I come home and on my list from my nutritionist is.. thin cream soups made with low fat milk - strain soup. Ok.. I got the low fat milk part, I got the strain part.. what is a THIN cream soup? Does cambles cream of mushroom constitute thin? I bought 5 varieties of cream soups just in case. What exactly is a thin cream soup? Is it made "thinly" so it is not a thicker soup? I can email my nutritionist to ask but it might be a few days before she gets the email. Any ideas from those who are post op?

I have no idea LOL Maybe make them with some water to "thin" them out. Let me know if you need anything...I have the whole day free tomorrow! I want to come see you either before surgery or while you are recovering. HG

I'd love to have you visit me! My place is a mess at the moment. The dining room table has baby plates, new glasses, protien, you name it on it. Until recently, I did not realize how enormous my plates and glasses are. I had to buy some new glasses that were not the size of the grand canyon. lol I probably will need more things after surgery.. or just want your company too!

I'd say thin = add some water. Be careful how much you buy. It felt good for me to go out and walk around a store during my first week home. Actually, I think I went the day after I got home - lol. But there was soooo much stuff I got ahead of time that I didn't even end up wanting.

Yeah, you are right.. I'll just feel so unprepared if I don't. lol

Hi I am sure these days are very exciting for you. Thin cream soup is just cream soup with water or non fat milk added. Use the milk, it adds protein. I drank a lot of soup for two weeks. Pea soup is great because it has a good amt of protein. And the milk added to it was good ( even though it sounds disgusting.) I bought a lot of stuff before wls and then ended up wasting it because I couldn't stand the taste after surgery. All the juices and crystal lites taste too sweet to me. What hospital- is it Presbyterian? I will be keeping you in my thoughts all week. Arlene

Hi Arlene! AHh ok.. thin cream soup! lol I never thought of pea soup but yeah, protien! It is good to hear from you! Yup, Penn Prebyterian is where I'll be having it with Dr. Korus. Thanks for your thoughts! I'm amazed at the stages of emotions lol and now I am at the "looking forward to life post surgery but not to protien drinks" phase. lol How are you doing?

Hi Georgianne, The thin is definitely the consistency of it. Some cream soups are thick and would be harder to digest on the pouch. Campbells cream soups made with milk, low fat, or skim, would be the right consistency. I found I overshopped, but that was okay. I think I still have some sugar free popsicles in my freezer, getting freezer burn, and my surgery was 7 months ago. Time to clean my freezer. LOL. I will be thinking of you next week. You will be fine. Hugs, Trish

Play it by ear. I went out and bought all kinds of different foods and ended up tossing them in the trash. I ate things like yogurt, cottage cheese. Even eggs. Donna

I overstocked as well. The basic needs are: A blender or food processor, a fine mesh metal strainer, a 3 oz. measure, a small sauce pan, lots of sugar free or no sugar added popsicles, chicken base, beef base, (the base products seemed more satifying than bouillon), jello, decaf tea, crystal light. Keep in mind that your taste buds are going to change dramatically after surgery. Everything you think you are going to like after surgery will not necessarily be so. And some things you will like but it won't like you. I threw a lot out, gave a lot away, and one thing that did not sit well with me was dairy products. They caused immediate dumping. When drinking juices and crystal light type products, you will need to water them down, they will be tooooooo sweeeeeeeet. Be prepared for when you hit full liquids and get your protein supplements lined up. Tasting them now will be a totally different experience then after surgery. There are websites that sell samples (not free) of protein powders. Have enough on hand so that if you find you like any of them you will have enough time to re-order. Usually UPS takes 3 days, and the company you are ordering from takes a day to process. Allow extra time for Weekends and Holidays). Some of the places you can order samples from are: http://www.betterbodz.com http://www.vitalady.com http://www.unjury.com http://www.bariatricedge.com I am sure there are plenty more, and your facility may sell powders as well, but don't get involved with a large quantity till you are sure that you are going to tolerate it after surgery and that you will like the taste after surgery. BTW: Congratulations on the biggest decision of your life. We are polishing up the losers bench to make a space for you. Wishing you a quick recovery and an uneventful surgery. Best of luck. Another tip: Save an empty plastic bottle from snapple or some other wide mouth beverage bottle for re-using to drink from when you are out of the house. You will find it easier to keep up on your fluids if you drink from a wide mouth container. If you buy bottled water, put a few in the freezer and use when you go out. They will stay chilled for hours.