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Posted 3/15/2009 11:17 PM (GMT 0)
Hi All:
Phorts posted this on the Post Nissen Things to Have on Hand After Surgery thread, and I thought it would be a great one for the main page. I'm always looking for a good recipe that can be tolerated post Nissen. I've looked all over the internet, and can't find much. Please share any recipes/concoctions you find tasty and easy to chew/swallow.

Thanks for sharing your recipe, Phorts!

I just found a good recipe for full liquids. Just make 1C broth (chicken, veggie, beef, homemade, storebought, whatever) and strain it. Then, whisk an egg in a bowl and and add 1/8 - 1/4 C of parm cheese (finely grated) to the egg mix. Then, slowly pour the egg into the hot broth while stirring quickly with a fork to create these little egg strands.

Let cool till it's an ok temp for you to eat and voila! A little italian recipe idea i got from Giada this morning. Of course, she added things like Basil and Spinach but i figured it best to leave those out for now. The egg is a good source of protein.

Also, i've been drinking vanilla boost with extra protein and its OK. Definitely not too thick as that's what i was afraid of.

As for liquid pain medication i highly recommend roxicet which is liquid percuset. I had it also when I had a UPPP surgery (uvula removed) for sleep apnea and couldnt eat anything for 2 weeks. The roxicet was fantastic and tasted like a high test cough syrup.

looking for any more soup ideas! can we eat noodles on full liquids? (i'm only on day 4 but am looking forward to eating more things)
Posted 3/17/2009 4:56 AM (GMT 0)
I ate noodles in chicken broth about a week and a half after surgery. I was just really careful and cut them up real small, take small bites and chew really well. The hot broth helps it go down too.
Posted 3/17/2009 1:28 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks Denise for starting a new thread for this. I hope we get some good ideas from it.

I just wanted to add a note about my soup idea i saw on TV. I can't get it to work! It comes out like scrambled eggs in chicken broth. It still tastes just fine and it goes down easy but it doesnt look anything like what Giada made..heh. Does it ever!?

So, her website says to BOIL the broth and SLOWLY stir as you pour the egg mix in. Also, a tablespoon or 2 of parm should do the trick, 1/4 C is FAR too much. I think i've been whisking the egg too much. Regardless, it tastes good and the egg is a good source of protein which i guess we should be eating.

sad but it's what i look forward too for dinner..heh.
Posted 3/17/2009 4:28 PM (GMT 0)
Okay...so I looked up the recipe/directions for Egg Drop Soup--the Chinese version of your scrambled egg/broth recipe. Here's the direction for making the egg do what you want it to do:

"Very slowly pour in the eggs in a steady stream. To make shreds, stir the egg RAPIDLY in a clockwise direction for one minute. To make thin streams or ribbons, GENTLY stir the eggs in a clockwise direction until they form."

I would guess that too much parm cheese would make it react differently, so I'll bet your suggestion of reducing that amount would make it work better as well. See if that works better.

Hey, at this point, anything that tastes good and goes down is a great dinner! Just hang in there...better things to come as your wrap swelling reduces, and your esophagus gets back to normal!
Have a great day, and good eating!
Denise
Posted 3/17/2009 11:37 PM (GMT 0)
Heh, very cool. Thank you Denise, looks like i need to work on my egg stranding technique fer sure.

I went hunting today for some liquid diet recipe ideas and found a LOT on forums for people who have had, or are having gastric bypass or lap bands. Some of these may not apply to our specific type of surgery (no tomato, no spicy stuff, etc) but here's a link to one forum with about 9 pages of posts of different ideas.

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f82/liquid-stage-recipes-17636/

I'm going to post a few of the ones i found in this thread (and others) that i thought sounded tastey. I havent made any yet but will most likely be making most, if not all of them soon!

Good idea Denise. Hope everyone can get a break from plain old broth and tea...AHH!!!

 

Posted 3/17/2009 11:49 PM (GMT 0)
Soups:

Ok, i dont know if people are doing this or not but regardless, i just opened up a WORLD of possibilities by reading about what people are doing with soups. So here we go, in case you didnt already know:

1. Buy a soup from the store, pick a soup..any soup (Except cream or tomato base soups i guess). You're better off picking one with a heavy broth content. Go home and cook'er up as normal. Then, STRAIN IT and just eat the broth. Ok, nothing too ground breaking, but when you've been drinking straight College Inn chicken broth for the better part of a week this sounds Pretty Tastey! I'm hittin up some strained Prego Italian Wedding tonight! You can give the strained stuff to the lucky folks in your house who can actually eat solids (the dog perhaps?)

2. Ok, again, this aint rocket science, but once you get into the FULL LIQUID portion of your diet and are able to swallow things with a bit more consistency you can start in with this. Buy a Soup, again, ANY SOUP! and get that baby home and THROW IT IN THE BLENDER! Blend it up real good n smooth! Add water if necessary to thin it out and heat it up on the stove and eat.

3. Of course you can do both of these things with homemade fixins. Here's a couple ideas i saw from other people: (these are probably more for FULL LIQUID -> SOFT FOOD Diets)

- Blended Chicken Pot Pie (sans crust) - add milk to thin

- Blended Beef Stew

- Blended ...well...anything! Right now i'm thinking of some blended Cinnamon Toast Crunch for breakfast, but i'll probably stick to the more healthy Boost Drinks...heh, since i am enjoying this much needed weight loss.

Ok, Next posts will be more specific recipes, but i thought i'd share the obvious first... That whole make a soup and strain it thing is probably gunna get me through the next week!

**EDIT** Ramen Noodles is a good idea too. Make as directed just without the noodles. Gives some variety of flavor, albeit not that healthy..heh. I lived off Ramen in High School and College....hey..is that why i have heartburn? Hmmmmm... Spicy Cajun Chicken....mmmmm!

 

Post Edited (phorts) : 3/17/2009 6:21:30 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 3/18/2009 12:00 AM (GMT 0)
Cucumber Soup:

Ok, i LOVE soup but I'm really not sure how i feel about cold soups (AKA Gazpacho). But I do like cucumbers so i think i'll give this one a whirl:

I got this from the Link Above. I did a search for Cucumber Soups and a lot of them are quite complicated. You can substitute Sour Cream for the Cream Cheese as it's more popular...and thinner.

Small Batch:


In blender mix a large cucumber (peeled and de-seeded), one small garlic clove, 2 oz cream cheese (softened in microwave about 30 sec.), 1/2 tsp chicken bouillion (I use Knorr), 1/2 tsp white vinegar, and white pepper to taste. Water until it is as thin as you want it.

Large Batch:


I usually make a large batch with 4 cucumbers, whole pack of cream cheese, 2-3 garlic cloves, 2 tsp chicken soup, 2 tsp vinegar, and white pepper and put it in a large tea pitcher.

Let sit overnight in the fridge to let the flavors blend.

I also put it in empty (washed out) water bottles and take it to work.

Posted 3/18/2009 12:05 AM (GMT 0)
Tuna Soup

This one sounded good. I've been craving a Tuna Sandwhich so i might check this out.

1 Hard boiled egg (chopped)
4 Green onions (just the white part) chopped fine
1 Dill pickle - small chopped fine (dried dill weed would do the same)
1/2 seedless cucumber, skinned, de-seeded, chopped fine
1 C low fat or no fat plain yogurt
Celery salt
White pepper
Dash white worcestershire (optional)
1 clove garlic or squeeze from "tube herbs" (optional)


Mix all of the above in a blender, then add either-

1 can of water packed tuna drained OR
8 ounces cooked salmon

YIELD: 3 CUPS (Approximately) :hungry:
Posted 3/18/2009 12:14 AM (GMT 0)
Protein Powder:

You can add nonflavored protein powder to any of this stuff to increase protein content. I read and hear this is good for healing and energy, two things we certainly need.
Posted 3/18/2009 12:27 AM (GMT 0)
Wow! You're a recipe machine! Already so many good ideas!
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