Eggs, cottage cheese and greek yugourt, Oh my!!!

My surgeon and NUT gave me a template schedule to follow to get 64 oz of fluid and 60 gm of protein a day.  So today I decided to try it.  Breakfast is an egg with 1 oz of cheese.  I was never a cheese eater.  So this morning when I scrambled ,my egg I decided I could never eat the whole thing.  I am really trying to do right.  As for the cottage cheese and greek.  Geeze, I have eaten so much greek, I am nearly sick of it.  I am going to make a protein shake and nurse it like i would a great martini and pray for something else to come to mind.  

What type of cheese are you using? I use fat free American - it melts great and becomes like a sauce, not stringy.

shredded cheddar also with a touch of salsa and sour cream

Use plain greek yogurt in place of the sourcream.

An ounce of cheese seems like a lot so early out. I eat an ounce of cheese as a snack now and I'm 8 months out. An egg and an ounce of cheese is what I eat now. LOL
Don't worry, you're doing fine I'm sure! Just sip on your fluids and protein shakes and eventually food will seem yummy again.

Good luck!
-Karly

As far as the Greek Yogurt, I put it in a blender with some skim milk, protein powder, fruit (blueberries, strawberries, etc.), miled flaxseed. Then I sip it.

Makes a great smoothie with lots of protein.

Also, try mixing some protein powder in with sugar free pudding and skim milk. This is a great snack.

I'm trying to stay away from cheese due to constipation.

Good luck.

Penny

WoW! I am amazed ur able to eat eggs and salsa already???  I had surgery the day before you and am still supposed to only eat full fluids.  I am having no luck reaching the goals you mentioned, I got the same template/goals.  I am maxing at 28 g protein and about 20 oz fluid.  I am trying to increase it each day, but dont want to force myself to eat when I don't feel like I have room in there!  Good luck!!! 

The day after I came home I was started on stage 3, soft or pureed.  Eggs was included.  There is no whey (lol) I could eat a whole agg and an oz of cheese.  As for the salsa, I just scooped some of the sauce from on top the jar for flavor.  It cooled off too soon and I could barely tolerate it.  I do not like eggs at all.  Oh well cream of mushroom soup for lunch.

I am 7 months out and cannot eat eggs.  I do the greek yogurt with splenda and SF cheesecake pudding mix for my night time snack!  So yummy!!

I was still on full liquids when I was as far out as you are, so I don't think I am any help there!  I used the Premiere Protein RTD shakes to get my protein in.  I have always tried to get 80-100 grams of protein daily.  Good luck!

Sue

Wow, Stage 3 the day after you came home?  Each doctor really is different, huh?  When I could have eggs, I would soft scramble one and add a wedge of Laughing Cow cheese to it - was good at the time, but I can not even LOOK at a scrambled egg now.  However, I LOVE boiled eggs and boiled egg whites!!!