Food Journal - By Request

Yana asked me to post what I am eating so I went into my food journal and here you go. Now each one of these have problems and I am still working on getting everything balanced right. However, it will give you an idea of what one newly bandster eats.

 

Also, my doctor has 4 stages of eating: Clear liquids; Full liquids and thin purees, Pureed Foods, and Soft Foods. These don’t match what I have heard from others since I basically have 2 different types of mushies. I push the envelope some since I don’t have any issues, but my nutritionist can see everything and monitors me closely (one “advantage” of being part of a small office).

Meal 1: 

I was in the “Pureed Foods” phase here (which equals really mushy). I still got most of my meals through shakes, but I started to go to more substantial items. I added in a crab and cheese dip (with extra crab) and a chicken chili. Both were pushing the limits some, but I made sure that they were smashed really good (I hate purees of non veggies).

Meal 2:

 

In this meal I was moving to soft foods (I move slowly – normally one item at a time). My fat is WAY too high here, but I was really struggling to get calories in so I didn’t worry about the high fat. I also should have added more protein in during the evening, but I thought my goal was 50-70, but it is actually 60-80.

My favorite way to get mushies (especially my purees) is through homemade soups. I take a veggie that I have (in this case cauliflower), boil it in broth, add seasonings and then finish it off by adding evaporated milk. I then blend it until it is smooth and creamy. This makes a great lower fat cream soup (you can use low fat or no fat evaporated milk). You can also add a unflavored protein powder to your bowl when warming it up.

I made my green been casserole with French Style green beans so they would be more “mushy” :) I also had a piece of fish, but it was extremely soft (toooo soft). Since this was my dad’s birthday I also had some cake and ice cream. However, I had a sliver of cake and 2T of ice cream. It was great and the little I had hit the spot.

Meal 3:

I am solidly in the soft phase at this meal and am pushing towards regular foods. My fat and protein are good, but my carbs are too low. I was told today to start adding more to my snacks – especially in the morning. If you can’t tell by this journal I am not very hungry in the morning, but start getting more and more hungry in the late afternoon and evening.

The cream of chicken and vegetable soup was made similar to what I talked about above. In this soup I added several veggies and added in chicken. I cut things up small, but also used my immersion blender to blend it a little more (not completely smooth).

Other things I have found that I really enjoy:

• Laughing Cow Cheese and crackers
• Egg salad on crackers
• Wheat thin Flatbread crackers (New product)
• Well baked Sweet Potatoes with a little cheese on them
• Cottage Cheese

 Hope this helps some!