Pureed and Soft Diet Guidelines for Gastric Bypass & Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgery
Pureed and Soft Diet Guidelines for Gastric Bypass & Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgery
You can begin pureed foods at week 3 and begin soft foods at week 5 . Helpful Tips for the Pureed Diet :
• Continue with low sugar , low fat foods only .
• Use broth , milk or juice to help with consistency when blending . You are trying to blend to a smooth mashed potato consistency .
• Add new foods one at a time so if you have any intolerance , you will know what caused it .
• You may use stage 1 or stage 2 baby foods . Avoid stage 3 baby food or any foods with chunks or pieces .
• You may season foods to taste . Avoid large amounts of salt .
• Continue to eat slowly . You should be taking 20 – 30 minutes to consume a
1 / 4 - 1 / 2 cup meal .
• Continue to consume 6 small meals per day . Each meal should be no more than 1 / 2 cup .
• Continue to include 8 cups of fluid each day . Remember to stop drinking fluids 30 minutes before a meal and not resume until 30 minutes after a meal .
• Avoid skins of raw fruits and vegetables when blending .
• You may eat meats which have been very finely chopped , fish that has been flaked apart before eating and scrambled eggs , ( substitute or whites only ) without passing through the blender .
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