Salad

[improvislaw]

I'm just a few days she of 3 weeks post op. Ready to hit the next phase of my diet. Cottage cheese, mashed potatoes, some fruit and veggies, etc. The Mushy diet. Question. Will I be able to eat salad? It was unclear on my sheet.

[Marsh17]

Hmmm... I don't think salad would be on the list at this point. Monday I can begin the soft food stage where I have to be able to cut it/mash it with a fork like tuna fish. Kinda the mushie food stage. On my list is Beans, Lentils, Legumes, Fish Tofu,Oatmeal. For Vegetables it says "AVOID crunchy, raw vegetables such as carrots and celery sticks. No Seeds and No skins. I would ask your doc just to be sure. Hope you are doing well!

[smarijczyn]

No. Not yet

[Jen43]

I am almost 4 month post op, and I can’t handle raw vegetables well or fruit with skin. Raspberries or blueberries are the best two for me.

[Dutchie]

I had to wait at least three months post op, before I was allowed to eat salads and raw veggies.

[AnnieG]

I had to wait at least three months post op, before I was allowed to eat salads and raw veggies.

3 mo post-op for me, as well. I have found homemade coleslaw (using fat free greek yogurt) works better than a lovely leafy salad for me. I try them, but the texture of some things rather puts me off!

[sraebaer]

I was cleared for all foods at 6 weeks and I think that's where salad came in. (Too long to actually remember). You need to get a more comprehensive list from your surgeon of what specific foods you can add when.

[smarijczyn]

That was the same with me; six weeks and I was cleared for all foods

[Srb19810]

I do eat salad often till my surgery last January 2017 but i got change my chapter life but i have careful to eat less not too much but i got half salad after my surgery but I’m so nervous to eat salad after surgery but me and my mom half salad not WHOLE salad!!

[Christie13]

Raw veggies can be a little hard this early in the post op. I would suggest waiting a bit on salads until you are on full foods. I will say that once you are on full foods your focus is protein and you will have very little room for salad.

[Esteban-150]

I am also three weeks out and salads might be a little tough. You can get creative to introduce some veggies. Mashed cauliflower with Greek yogurt and pureed turkey chilled has worked for me me to introduce more veggies as well as drinking some v8.

[dancingdebora]

Three weeks may be a bit early, but I was definitely able to eat salad by my second month - just eat your protein first! I eat way smaller amounts of salad now which I find hard, but it is so important to get the protein in first. What I often do is eat the protein, and part of the salad. Then I pick at the remaining salad over the next hour or so until I finish it, or leave it for dinner time. So I do manage to get a good sized portion of mixed salad in over the course of the day. Good luck!

[Gvn71]

Get a more comprehensive list from your doctor, but salad didn't hit my mouth for quite awhile. I could have eaten it sooner but my focus then (and still is) getting protein and water / liquid into my system.

Also, the only time my Dr told me mashed potatoes were okay was when my weight dropped too much and he wanted me to stop my weight loss. Mashed potatoes are all carbs and have little nutritional value from a protein based diet standpoint.

Hope this helps! Good luck!

[DHB]

I love arugula and couldn't wait to try some again. Was able to tolerate it around 4mos out but it filled me up so much that then I couldn't eat protein. So now I basically use it as "dessert" after I've finished my protein.

[mandyjdc]

I could eat arugula, bibb lettuce, mixed greens at 3 months out. I'm six months out and the chunkier (fibrous) kinds of lettuce like romaine, iceburg - I still can't handle.