Recovery Nutrition
In order to give your body time to recover you will progress through the following phases :
• Day of Surgery : Ice Chips and Clear Liquids
• Full Liquids : Day 2 after surgery through the end of week 2 ,( 14 days )
• Pureed Foods : Week 3 and 4
• Soft Foods : Week 5 and 6
• Bariatric Regular Foods : Week 7
Grocery List Below are foods that you are allowed to have in the first 2 weeks . They are separated into clear and full liquids so you will know the difference . If at any time you experience nausea and / or vomiting , try switching to clear liquids to allow your system to rest . Please do not eat anything that is not on these lists !
Clear Liquids – Use for hydration !
• Beef , chicken or vegetable bouillon or canned broth
• Decaffeinated coffee or tea
• Crystal Light ®
• Sugar-free gelatin
• 100 % juice – apple , grape or white grape , diluted 50 / 50 with water
• Sugar-free Kool-aid ® or lemonade
• Sugar-free popsicles
• Isopure ® protein water ( buy at health food store )
Fulls ( Eat 1 / 4 to 1 / 2 cup meals 6 times per day for 14 days .)
• Cottage cheese – small curd , low-fat
• Skim or 1 % milk
• Sugar-free pudding
• Sugar-free fudgsicles
• Yogurt ( no-sugar added , fat free )
• Low-fat cream soups - strained ( Cream of Mushroom , Chicken , Celery , Tomato , Potato )
• Cooked cereals including oatmeal ( no added sugar ), cream of wheat , cream of rice and grits .
• Peanut butter ( for recipes ONLY )
• Hot cocoa mix ( no sugar added )
• Nonfat dry milk powder
• Evaporated skim milk
• Liquid egg whites , pasteurized ( do not cook )
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