http://youtu.be/e0V42gsnHjY
I came across this wonderful video today. I needed to share this idea. I did the very same thing when I was pre op so that I would have the nutritious foods that I knew I needed. I made lovely soups. It was just a matter of getting some plastic ice cube trays at the dollar store blending my soup and freezing it. You just wait until it is frozen and pop them in a freezer storage bag.
My ice cube trays were more like 2 ounces so one was suffiient for me early on. I had so many mini containers of other foods in the fridge that would often grow hair!
Be aware that you eat very little. Those tiny containers may seem appealing but you will like something one day and not another day. It matters to me to have variety. Early out, I was sticking to easy things that I could cook and puree. I made my own applesauce so that it was not laden with sugar. All the commercial ones had more than what I was willing to eat in carbs.
I did not favor eating potatoes but cooking up a sweet potato and adding it to my soup was a benefit to my body. Yes, I know whole ancient populations survived on potatoes but in this century there are healthier alternatives to the mashed Idaho or Maine potato.
Leftovers are an issue with post ops. It may look like a great idea to take some food home with you. It has to be well contained to stay fresh. Those white plastic boxes are not what I mean, seal out air to keep in moisture. Leftover chicken can dry out in a container and you will either reject it in less bites than you need or hurl later. I have had that experience.
Speaking of chicken, many find that the fibers in the chicken are hard to digest. One example, is that I needed to eat after spending more time than I needed to get my new uniform pants. I had lost so much weight that the belt was around to the middle of my back and of course my pants were longer. I was tripping over them. The uniform store was three towns away but along a busy highway made even more difficult because the road resurfacing of an on ramp caused rerouting. Just imagine my chagrin as my husband steamed in over an hour of slow down. That was all said to let you know that two hours after leaving work, I was in need of food.
We stopped at a Boston Market and I ordered roast chicken and green beans. How do they roast the chicken, I wonder? I just had hoped to get in the nutrition that I needed. Knowing that the green beans were not going to be eaten by me, I had already asked for a to go box. It was given to me with a bag. More about the bag later. Well, perhaps you can guess, I used it. I was following all the rules of chewing many bites and putting the fork down between bites. I was unable to eat more than three tiny bites and one green bean.
The highway was much clearer near 7:30 than it was three hours earlier. My husband was driving the speed limit when I asked him to slow down, he said I am not speeding. I felt each and every bump and curve in the road. We had good suspension but my RNY smaller stomach was not buying it. I again asked him to slow down as I was feeling quite sick. I did grab the bag in time!
Was it the chicken, the method that the chicken was cooked, did they add flavor enhancing fatty product to cook it? I was put off chicken for a few months after that incident. I know that chicken had to be moist. I had learned that at a group support meeting at the hospital.
I made my own chicken and wrapped it to keep it moist. Still, had an issue. Well chewed though it came back to haunt me. Seriously, I was off that bird for several more months. Wouldn't you be when it hurt to vomit after eating a meal. It hurt the next day. I had to rest my little RNY stomach with soft foods again for a few days. This is what I recommend if you vomit and it hurts. Rest your stomach, go back to the earlier stage.
One thing that I know now is that chances are I will not eat the leftovers that are as much as four more meals for me. Unless, I really feel that I may eat it, I leave it there. That being said, if I feel that my husband would eat it I do bring it home. He does not eat black bean soup. My friends encouraged me to bring my leftover soup home from Paneras. I opted to do it one time but did not manage to take it with me the next time. Bobby would not eat it.
Post op, I learned more of what did not suit me than what did. I learned that dense meats were not my friend. I may have said this before on the blog. I feel like I am going to be an old lady in a nursing home asking for ricotta cheese, 0% Greek yogurt plain and filet mignon.
How about you? What hints do you have for a new post op? How do you store your leftovers? Do you even eat leftovers?
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