Clear Liquids (liquids you can see through) Day 1-6
Full Liquids (liquids you can't see through) Day 7-20
Pureed Foods (Baby food consistency) Day 21-34
Soft Foods (Foods that have no hard pieces) Day 35-41
Regular Foods day 42 on
Shaved Ice Topped with Decaffinated Tea or Sugar Free Syrups $8.00 a bottle
you need to get in as close to 64 oz of water as possible, but you can't drink like before so this is one way to help do that. (Remember to wait about 30 min. between eating and drinking)
Broth
Creamed Soup *blend if needed*
Cottage Cheese
Yogurt *watch for sugar content*
Smoothy made with protein powder or yogurt (refer to protein page)
Baby Food
Hot Choclate *sugar free* good for sweet tooth also!
Hot Cereals *watch sugar content*
Sugar Free Hard Candy (to suck on)
Eggs
Soft Deli meat
Refried beens & Cheese (smashed well!)
Cheese
Pudding or Jello *Sugar Fee*
Pureed canned fruit in pear juice *NOT syrup*
Cheese Cake *Sugar Free* (just the filling not the crust)
Smoothy made with protein powder or yogurt (refer to protein page) be creative!
How To Eat After Surgery
50 g of protein a day. You eat 6 meals a day starting with Protein.
*breakfast, then a mid-morning snack,
*lunch a mid-afternoon snack
*dinner an evening snack
As for the water
Drink it all day and then about 20 mins. before a meal stop.
Then after a meal they say not to drink for 45 mins. Now that is hard.
If you drink it pushes the food through your pouch quicker and makes you feel hungry.
If you eat more you get sick. You DON'T want to do that!
Pepridge Farm has a very thin bread that is low fat and low sugar.
Tumaros Gourmet Tortillas are low fat and low sugar 23g carbs
Cheese Cake *Sugar Free* with the crust! use low fat / low sugar graham-crackers
Here is an example list
Milk 1 cup
Chicken, turkey, ham or fish (deli-case) 1 ounce
Cheese 1 ounce
Pudding 1 cup
Cottage Cheese (low-fat) 1/4 cup
Yogurt (100 calorie) 1 cup
Cream soups (made with 1% milk or lower) 1 cup
Non-Protein choices
Cooked veggies
Applesauce (No sugar Added)
Hot cereals (prepared to a thin consistency)
Mashed or soft boiled potatoes
Crackers --saltines or reduced fat club or Townhouse
Two weeks after surgery you can eat anything off the top list or bottom list.
And Yes NO MORE PROTEIN DRINKS!