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Post Lap-Band diet weeks 3-4
You will be on a liquid/pureed diet for the third and fourth weeks after surgery.
How can I prepare a pureed diet?
This will be a challenge for you. You will need a blender or food processor. The food has to be blended until reaching a Gerber or applesauce consistency. Take out any seeds, chunks, lumps or pieces of food left. If you are blending vegetables, use enough broth to blend. And avoid spicy flavors, they may irritate your stomach.
Use the following list to give you an idea of what you can eat on weeks 3 and 4:
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| Liquids or beverages and milk |
Good options: Tea, non-carbonated drinks, natural fruit juices, crystal light, coffee, water, skim milk, low fat and sugar free yogurt.
Limit or try to avoid: Artificial fruit juices, soda, alcohol, all carbonated beverages, ice tea with sugar, milk or yogurt products with nuts or seeds, chocolate milk, sweetened condensed milk, whole milk |
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| Fruits |
Good options: Applesauce, pureed pears, bananas, or any fruit without seeds, skins.
Limit or try to avoid: Canned fruits or fruits with syrup. |
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| Vegatables |
Good options: Pureed vegetables, vegetable juice.
Limit or try to avoid: raw vegetables, canned vegetables, vegetables that cause discomfort (gas forming). |
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| Soupsee |
Good options: Broth, cream soups make with skim milk, egg drop soup, low sodium bouillon or consommé.
Limit or try to avoid: All other. |
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| Starches |
Good options: Mashed potatoes, cooked refined cereal.
Limit or try to avoid: Bread, pasta, rice and all other starches. |
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| Meats or protein supplements |
Good options: Pureed chicken, fish, tuna, veal, beef, low fat cottage cheese, baby food meats, mashed or pureed tofu, pureed egg or egg substitute, Sugar-free Protein shakes like Designer’s Protein, Boost Breeze, No sugar added Carnation Instant Breakfast.
Limit or try to avoid: Peanut butter, others. |
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| Fats, sugars and others |
Good options: Sugar free gelatin, sugar free popsicles, pudding.
Limit: Others. |
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