Mushies vs Blended

timarland · 09-15-2008, 11:10 AM

After studying a few threads (perhaps not enough), it seems like many people have a phased diet of liquids/mushies/regular food.

The guidelines provided by my doctor provide 4 stages - liquids/blended/soft/regular.

My question is, what's the difference between blended and mushies? I would like to leverage many of the good recipes provided here for my post liquid phase, but without having this question answered I'm concerned about what I should really eat.

Here are some examples from my blended diet phase recommendations:

Blended cottage cheese
Pureed meats and eggs
Whipped potatoes
Pureed fruits
Blended yogurt
Pudding
Blended soups

Here are the examples from the soft diet phase:

lean chicken/turkey
fish
eggs
low fat cheese
cooked vegetables
crackers
low fiber ceraels
soft potato, no skin
canned fruit
toasted low fiber breads

By quickly assessing these lists against the mushies stage foods commonly referenced on LBT, it seems my blended stage equals a typical mushies stage.

Any thoughts from the experts?

**Jack** · 09-15-2008, 10:43 PM

I've had a hard time getting beyond the concept that anything that ALMOST flows thru a large straw if you suck hard enough, is 'mushie'....

but if you have to actually chew it, it's not a mushie, it's a 'softie'....

and anything that can be pureed is a mushie if you wait long enough...

I had many long months where I had to run my deli meat or chicken with various yogurt concoctions, to be able to get my 'hard protein'...

When I got to being able to dice it up in tiny pieces and spoon it down with some kind of lubricating sauce (or low face salad dressing) I felt a step ahead toward 'real food'.

I mistook the effects of being 'too tight' for other issues, and modified my eating to fit that condition.

Follow your surgeons directions and make sure he explains what he means.

cheers on your journey