beef?

Yes, I had to hold off on beef and por****il three months post-op.  I really missed meat balls, and meat loaf and hamburgers, and lots of other casseroles I make with beef.  I used ground turkey some of  the time, But I was so glad to return to beef.  I think red meats are a bit hard to digest, that's why they have us wait until the tummy has more time to heal. 

Good luck. 

Carol

Beef and pork weren't singled out for me, but for six months after surgery, per my surgeon's guidelines, I could only eat meat (or other food) that I could cut easily with a fork. So I could eat ground beef or ground pork but not really any other form of it, unless it was little shreds or stewed really well.

Beef is the easiest meat for me to digest. Chicken and turkey are often too dry for me, and beef (not steak per se, but like pot roast) just goes down easier. Pork tenderloin was the first "real" meat that I had. I would call your NUT and check, as long as it's very moist I can't imagine it would be a problem. 

One of my favorite things to eat, even now, is Eggface's Pot Roast.  The beef is so tender after cooking in a crockpot for hours that I've never had any issues with digesting it.  If you're on purees, you can put this in a food processor, beat the hell out of it, and still enjoy the flavor.  

Shelly's Crock Pot Pot Roast

3-4 pound boneless Chuck Roast
1 can Cream of Chicken Soup 
1 package Lipton Dry Onion Soup mix
1/4 cup White Wine (don't leave this out the alcohol cooks away)
1 whole Onion sliced

Optional: The last hour of cooking I sometimes add the following:
1/2 cup frozen Peas
1/2 cup frozen Carrots
1/2 cup sliced Mushrooms

Place a 3 or 4 pound boneless Chuck Roast in a pan and brown both sides about 5 minutes a side. Place the brown meat in a crock pot and add a can of undiluted cream of CHICKEN (yes chicken) over the top of the roast and spread it around just the top. Then empty a package of Lipton dry Onion Soup mix over the cream soup and don't mix it. Drizzle 1/4 cup of white wine down the side of the crock pot. Place onion rings on top. Close the lid. That's all there is to it!! Don't add any additional water either. Cook on low for about 7 hours. 

In the pureed stage I whizzed this up it's not pleasant to look at. Is anything after it is whizzed up really? but it tastes awesome. BTW Now I eat this (un-whizzed of course) with a side of sauteed spinach or cabbage. 

That sounds delicious!  Thanks for sharing.  I emailed my NUT but haven't heard anything back yet.  I'm on soft foods, and ground chicken is on the list, but not hamburger.  I keep thinking that some meatballs in spaghetti sauce sounds delicious!  I'm so desperate for something besides chicken right now!

I was told to be careful with beef the first few months too. One month post op I can eat everything but was specifically told I might have trouble with beef so I do plan on avoiding it the first few months. What I got from the NUT was that it is tougher to chew, might be too heavy on my stomach and not agree with me.  I am not a huge meat eater so it is not a big deal for me. Maybe the way you cook it will make a difference on how you feel after eating it. 

Use the crock pot, especially in the beginning- stews and tagines are delicious and the meat is so tender - easier to eat and digest than a dry chicken breast.