Stuck eating mushy food

13 years ago

I had dental surgery this week what was I thinking doing it this time of year when the garden is so plentiful with vegetables you wait all year to eat. I have a hard time making myself eat anything mushy, now that Is what I am stuck with for a few weeks. Anyone want to guess how much weight I might lose? I can stand to lose a few and a few more pounds. There is no cheating on this diet. Good thing I like oatmeal and mashed potatoes. I am so jealous of the eggplant parmesan stack looked wonderful. Egg drop soup for dinner tonight and French onion for tomorrow but no crunchy croutons. Patty

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sushipup1
13 years ago
A steady diet of ice cream won't help you lose weight! How are you for pasta?

My sympathies, pass the ice cream!
triciae
13 years ago
My sympathies. Been there - done that.

Rice pudding, yogurt, smoothies (get creative with your garden produce), loaded baked potato soup (Thanks, Nancy!), tomato soup made with garden toms, egg custard, Lou's Fluffy Cheesecake goes down pretty well also.

Good luck & sorry 'bout the dental work.

/tricia
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lindac
13 years ago
I can make you a lovely squash soup with all kinds of goodies in it and I will guarantee you won't lose weight on it!
And I could follow up with a flan....topped with some raspberry puree.
patti43
13 years ago
Lindac, you are sooo naughty!! And I love the way you think!
jessicavanderhoff
13 years ago
:-(

I like tuna sandwiches and scrambled eggs when I've had to eat mushy. Peanut butter and jelly, too. If you post what veggies you have ripe, we'll try to help. If you feel up to it, a killer tomato sauce covers a multitude of sins. Roasted or pan fried squash would be good in that soup, and baba ganoush is mushy! Fava beans are excellent mushed up with butter and spread on bread, and I bet other beans would be too.
annie1992
13 years ago
Good luck. I've lost five pounds, but I'm healing up a bit so I'll probably gain them back. Actually, the doc says my nutrition is exceptional and I'm healing faster than anyone he's ever seen so I have graduated to mashed potatoes (which I love) and pasta (which I don't).

I did find that I could eat a fresh tomato sandwich on squishy white bread with Miracle Whip, though, it's mushier than you might think with the right bread choice.

A square of cornbread in the bottom of a bowl of chowder or bean soup might be doable for you, I hit the beans with the immersion blender and so barely had to chew, LOL, and chopping the vegetables very finely and cooking in soup might be a way for you to enjoy some of the fresh vegetables that you're missing.

Hummus is good but I haven't found anything to dip in it other than tiny scraps of fresh pita bread which still required more chewing than I cared to do right away that first week.

Pancakes get pretty soft too if you put enough maple syrup on them and/or top them with a soft over-easy egg.

It's amazing I lost anything at all. (grin) Good luck, I hope you heal quickly.

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ovenbird
13 years ago
I had oral surgery 2 days ago and made a nice butternut squash soup (meeting lindac's requirements with lots of butter and cream!) to eat during the mushy food phase. I also pureed and froze individual servings of mango to make lassis/smoothies/slushies or just mixed it with yogurt. Instant miso soup is also good, especially with added tofu when you can handle the consistency. I think the salt in the soup is helping me heal! Good luck and hope your recovery is quick.
Islay_Corbel
13 years ago
Can you eat minced meat? I love veggie purees.
What about cheese souffle?
Omelets normal, or those souffle ones
Fish is soft and doesn't require chewing.
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coconut_nj
13 years ago
My first reaction was ratatouille. I cook all the veggies till quite soft so that would work and also use the great summer veggies you're missing. Eggplant, tomatoes, peppers, onions, I use summer squash in mine too and you can cut the mushrooms up enough so you can probably easily eat them. Lots of fresh basil and the garlic cooked in it from the beginning so it's nice and soft. Sounds like it would work for you. I made some a couple years ago when I had dental work too. Also, I ate fried eggplant. I make mine with just a very light dusting of seasoned flour on it and the eggplant itself is quite soft and the flour just gives the outside a nice brown taste, not something I think would bother you. Good luck. No fun having to deal with this stuff.

Our peaches are having a good year. Some sugar soaked peaches can get pretty soft.. or buzz them, or cook them for a minute and serve over........ice cream. Or make peach ice cream.
pattypeterson2208
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13 years ago
I am stuck with very soft food for a week NO chewing. So no bread, pasta, or anything I have to chew till next week. In week three havering more work done. I am planning a roasted ratatouille pasta from Rachael Ray as soon as my mouth can handle the chewing. Patty

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