non solid foods

Toughy · 08-25-2010, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Laerkin

I think these other posts have covered most of my ideas. I will say that when my sister's best friend broke her jaw (it involved drinking) and had it wired shut, she could only eat non-solid foods for 6 weeks...

She LIVED off her blender. She got pretty good at putting things in the blender and liquefying them and then mixing them into mashed potatoes and other soft foods to make yummy tasting meals.

My very favorite thing is my juicer. If you know anyone with a juicer they'd loan you, you would LOVE it. You can juice pretty much any fruit or vegetable (except potatoes and bananas) to get a huge dose of vitamins and minerals with a great taste. There are a ton of recipes online for using a juicer. I've juiced celery, garlic, onion, etc and when you mix it with apples and pears it masks the flavor while still delivering the powerful goodness of the veggies.

Good luck!

I had my jaw wired shut for 6 weeks (it's a good story....laughin.......) and I have to tell you............a blender and a juicer will save your life. Everything I ate had to be sucked through a straw. I actually had Thanksgiving dinner through a straw.......turkey, dressing, taters, cranberry sauce and gravy blended smoothly and sucked through a straw. It was tasty!!!!

I did loose about 25-30 lbs...which I did not have to loose. I could not get enough calories in my system.....I was 26yrs old, a jock and could eat enormous amounts of food (think 16 yr old boy) and never gain weight....and I'm still that way.

So get a blender and a juicer.........and remember you need protein every day.

T D · 08-25-2010, 10:32 PM

Pure Protein makes a very tasty shake. I mix the chocolate and banana together, it's yummmmy. Something like 2 grams of sugar, 3 grams of carbs, and 35 grams of protein. They also make the powder so that you can mix up your own batch of protein. Check it out!

ComparedToWhom · 08-27-2010, 12:21 AM

I, too, had my jaws wired+additional surgeries due to an athletic injury when I was younger and lived off a liquid diet for over 4 months (and continued to compete in my sport at that!). You CAN eat a balanced diet as just about anything can be liquefied. Since I have the metabolism of a hummingbird I consume a significant amount of calories via shakes on a daily basis. In fact, I begin everyday with a shake that includes milk, fruit, protein powder, lots of steel cut oatmeal, sometimes even high fiber cereal thrown in if needed. As far as protein specifics, I'd suggest obtaining both Whey and Casein if your doc allows, as well as stocking your fridge with no-salt cottage cheese. I can't stand cc by itself but I eat cups of it everyday blended in my shakes (I know, sound gross, but blends & tastes great, especially with flavored protein powder). I say no-salt since regular CC is loaded with sodium. I'd also suggest adding Blackstrap Molasses (again, if doc allows) as it's loaded with vitamins, particularly iron, which is something that can be challenging to get on a liquid diet. Best of wishes to you and hope all goes well!

Soft*Silver · 08-25-2010, 10:40 PM

I did get a blender/food processor from someone on freecycle!

Yeah my Dr said I will lose weight. And the tummy roll I have had for a couple years (that came on suddenly) will also disappear. Its caused by my hernia. No wonder now matter how much I exercised,I couldnt get rid of it. People kept telling me my body was changing because I was getting older. Not so!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toughy

I had my jaw wired shut for 6 weeks (it's a good story....laughin.......) and I have to tell you............a blender and a juicer will save your life. Everything I ate had to be sucked through a straw. I actually had Thanksgiving dinner through a straw.......turkey, dressing, taters, cranberry sauce and gravy blended smoothly and sucked through a straw. It was tasty!!!!

I did loose about 25-30 lbs...which I did not have to loose. I could not get enough calories in my system.....I was 26yrs old, a jock and could eat enormous amounts of food (think 16 yr old boy) and never gain weight....and I'm still that way.

So get a blender and a juicer.........and remember you need protein every day.

Sachita · 08-26-2010, 12:04 PM

oh if you ever get a juicer get a breville ? is that right? its only 89.00 and I went through a few before finding this. It has a container to hold and cover but honestly you should drink juice as soon as its ready to get the benefits.

I'm sure you have tons of stuff you can juice in your garden. Green tomatoes are great juiced and healthy, juice sweet potatos, greens anything.

Honestly if I had to do this and wanted to heal I would not put any processed chemical based drinks in my mouth. If you can have more then clear liquids just make your shake, use soy milk, fresh raw organic eggs, fruit, black strap molasses, maybe hemp oil and hemp seed or protein, all stuff you can buy cheap, natural.

more later

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