Re: What foods blend best??

[Guest guest]

In my experience, the foods that blended best were ones that were

liquid or at least soft to begin with -- I made do with a lot of

mashed potatoes (white and sweet) and soups with tofu thrown in, as

well as shakes, yogurt, pudding, etc. (For cereal I relied on cream

of wheat -- I wanted oatmeal, but it always clogged things up!)

Other folks have also had luck with blending soft pasta + sauce and

cake + milk (!!!). More textured soups (like clam chowder or lentil

soup or whatever) will also have to be strained, so that the various

bits and pieces that aren't totally liquified don't get caught in

your wires/bands. I would guess that cereals like cornflakes aren't

ever going to blend very well, unless you let them get really soggy

for quite awhile before you try blending.

Also, I found that using a " stick " blender sometimes worked better

for a lot of things, because I could move it around and see if there

were any bits that needed extra blending. (If you don't have one,

they're not that expensive -- I've seen them at places like Target or

Sears for around 20 or 30 bucks.) I pretty much only used the more

traditional type of blender for shakes and smoothies.

hang in there!

Sara

>

> Hello!

>

> Am 6 days post-op, upper & lower & two wisdom teeth. I know it's

> early days but i'm already getting fed up of the diet! I've been

> eating very liquid and tried a bit less liquid this evening but

gave

> in less than half-way through and added some milk cos it was tiring

> me out.

>

> I've got all these ideas for cooking but I don't want to spend ages

> in the kitchen to find out that I can't actually manage to eat what

> i've made so I thought I'd post a message here to get your tips as

> to what foods blend and which don't...

>

> I wanted a " normal " breakfast this morning so I stuck some

> cornflakes and milk in the blender but the cornflakes just went

> stodgy and sank to the bottom. Not nice. Might try with other

> cereals to see if they are any better.

>

> Anyway, my last meal tired me out so much that I'm off to bed.

>

> Night night!

>

>

[Guest guest]

I just had celery root, onion & potato. It can be cooked until soft

and then blended, adding nutmeg/butter/milk as you wish.

And I just made some ratatouille, which could be blended too, I'm

sure - it's made with zucchini, eggplant, onion, garlic, green or red

peppers, and tomatoes with herbs (oregano, savory, thyme and

marjoram) all cooked until it's really soft.

>

> Hello!

>

> Am 6 days post-op, upper & lower & two wisdom teeth. I know it's

> early days but i'm already getting fed up of the diet! I've been

> eating very liquid and tried a bit less liquid this evening but

gave

> in less than half-way through and added some milk cos it was tiring

> me out.

>

> I've got all these ideas for cooking but I don't want to spend ages

> in the kitchen to find out that I can't actually manage to eat what

> i've made so I thought I'd post a message here to get your tips as

> to what foods blend and which don't...

>

> I wanted a " normal " breakfast this morning so I stuck some

> cornflakes and milk in the blender but the cornflakes just went

> stodgy and sank to the bottom. Not nice. Might try with other

> cereals to see if they are any better.

>

> Anyway, my last meal tired me out so much that I'm off to bed.

>

> Night night!

>

>

[Guest guest]

Just remembered: a friend gave me a neat recipe - cook cauliflower

until it's almost mush, and mash it up with fresh dill and mayonnaise

(nayonnaise for the vegans here). It's my new favourite!

>

> Hello!

>

> Am 6 days post-op, upper & lower & two wisdom teeth. I know it's

> early days but i'm already getting fed up of the diet! I've been

> eating very liquid and tried a bit less liquid this evening but

gave

> in less than half-way through and added some milk cos it was tiring

> me out.

>

> I've got all these ideas for cooking but I don't want to spend ages

> in the kitchen to find out that I can't actually manage to eat what

> i've made so I thought I'd post a message here to get your tips as

> to what foods blend and which don't...

>

> I wanted a " normal " breakfast this morning so I stuck some

> cornflakes and milk in the blender but the cornflakes just went

> stodgy and sank to the bottom. Not nice. Might try with other

> cereals to see if they are any better.

>

> Anyway, my last meal tired me out so much that I'm off to bed.

>

> Night night!

>

>

[Guest guest]

I may be weird and unhealthy, but I found I like broth cooked with

sour cream or cream cheese, and then squished through a strainer.

>

> Hello!

>

> Am 6 days post-op, upper & lower & two wisdom teeth. I know it's

> early days but i'm already getting fed up of the diet! I've been

> eating very liquid and tried a bit less liquid this evening but

gave

> in less than half-way through and added some milk cos it was tiring

> me out.

>

> I've got all these ideas for cooking but I don't want to spend ages

> in the kitchen to find out that I can't actually manage to eat what

> i've made so I thought I'd post a message here to get your tips as

> to what foods blend and which don't...

>

> I wanted a " normal " breakfast this morning so I stuck some

> cornflakes and milk in the blender but the cornflakes just went

> stodgy and sank to the bottom. Not nice. Might try with other

> cereals to see if they are any better.

>

> Anyway, my last meal tired me out so much that I'm off to bed.

>

> Night night!

>

>

[Guest guest]

Sara, I'm new at this (1.5 wks post op), but to date I've had

success with mashed potatoes, canned vegetables (fresh and steamed

to death work well too) and a variety of creamed soups as the base

for something better. If you want to fortify your soup, try adding

a 1/2 can of deviled chicken or ham (or plain canned tuna) to the

soup and blend it till smooth.

I acheived PBJ by blending Peanuut Butter (creamy, no nuts) with the

cream at the top of the Stonyfield Farm yogurt, and let it set

overnight. Then you add Jelly and enough milk to loosen it and it's

pretty close to the real thing! The ultimate comfort food.

I'm always on the lookout for a good roasted red pepper soup. If

anyone finds one, please pass it on.

Remember, thick and hot (warm) liquids fills you up faster than thin

cool ones. HEavy cream, half & half, vanilla Ensure, Boost or any

of the other meal replacements/supplements will help thicken any

concoction that you make.

Good Luck,

> >

> > Hello!

> >

> > Am 6 days post-op, upper & lower & two wisdom teeth. I know it's

> > early days but i'm already getting fed up of the diet! I've been

> > eating very liquid and tried a bit less liquid this evening but

> gave

> > in less than half-way through and added some milk cos it was

tiring

> > me out.

> >

> > I've got all these ideas for cooking but I don't want to spend

ages

> > in the kitchen to find out that I can't actually manage to eat

what

> > i've made so I thought I'd post a message here to get your tips

as

> > to what foods blend and which don't...

> >

> > I wanted a " normal " breakfast this morning so I stuck some

> > cornflakes and milk in the blender but the cornflakes just went

> > stodgy and sank to the bottom. Not nice. Might try with other

> > cereals to see if they are any better.

> >

> > Anyway, my last meal tired me out so much that I'm off to bed.

> >

> > Night night!

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

I think there is a roasted red pepper soup recipe on the geocities

site - my husband makes it for me. Check out the recipes links at

http://www.geocities.com/orthognathicinfo/

I liked your PBJ recipe!

> > >

> > > Hello!

> > >

> > > Am 6 days post-op, upper & lower & two wisdom teeth. I know

it's

> > > early days but i'm already getting fed up of the diet! I've

been

> > > eating very liquid and tried a bit less liquid this evening but

> > gave

> > > in less than half-way through and added some milk cos it was

> tiring

> > > me out.

> > >

> > > I've got all these ideas for cooking but I don't want to spend

> ages

> > > in the kitchen to find out that I can't actually manage to eat

> what

> > > i've made so I thought I'd post a message here to get your tips

> as

> > > to what foods blend and which don't...

> > >

> > > I wanted a " normal " breakfast this morning so I stuck some

> > > cornflakes and milk in the blender but the cornflakes just went

> > > stodgy and sank to the bottom. Not nice. Might try with other

> > > cereals to see if they are any better.

> > >

> > > Anyway, my last meal tired me out so much that I'm off to bed.

> > >

> > > Night night!

> > >

> > >