Blended foods

For the first 6 weeks after gastric band surgery only blended foods may be eaten
Chew well and carefully, and remove hard pieces from your mouth if you notice them
Eat slowly and heed any feeling of "fullness"; there is no need to "eat up"!
Usually an amount of food equivalent to 3 tablespoons is sufficient to "feel satiated"
Drink in sips; do not drink with your meals, drink up until 15 minutes before your meal and again at least 1 – 2 hours afterwards.
Take multivitamin and mineral supplements on a daily basis e.g.: Combivit of Migros
Ensure sufficient protein intake: Low-fat milk products, varieties of meat, fish, egg, tofu
Do not use "Slimming meals"; they contain bulk materials
Practical suggestions for preparing blended foods
Use a mixer, blender or meat grinder with fine blades or glass rasp.
Cook in advance and store prepared and blended foods in your freezer
If there are small portions leftover prepare thick soups out of them
You may use infant food preparations containing meats, vegetables and fruit

Especially suitable foods and drinks / all foods need to be blended!

Drinks

Low-fat milk, Vita-Milch (German brand), buttermilk natural or light, whey, low-fat yoghurt drinks, Slimline drinks

Plan on having _ litres of low-fat milk drinks or buttermilk
Low-fat milk drinks contain valuable proteins and calcium

Combivit, diverse types of teas, mineral water, watered down fruit and vegetable juices, light drinks, coffee

Drink sufficiently in little sips; at least 2 litres per day

Breads and porridges

Whole-grain or sandwich bread made from finely ground flour without the crust mixed as a porridge, corn porridge, zwieback porridge, oatmeal, rice pudding, mixed cereals

Prepare porridges and mixed oats with low-fat milk

Meats / poultry / fish

All kinds of thinly grained meats like ground-meat, sliced meats, cutlets, ham. Chops should be prepared utilising fat reducing preparation methods and blended with low-fat gravy or broth. Boneless fish lightly fried or steamed; pudding-like mixture of ham, pork chops, tuna or smoked fish.

Sauces

Low-fat gravy, tomato sauce, white sauces using low-fat milk, cheese sauces using low-fat milk and cheese.

Eggs / Tofu

Blended cooked egg dishes or tofu with vegetables or potatoes. Eggs poached in broth.

Low-fat milk products

Low-fat milk, vita-milk, buttermilk, whey, low-fat yoghurt, light pudding, whole cheese and spreads, cottage cheese (chew carefully), low-fat curd cheese, ground cheese

Make sure to use low-fat milk products

Starchy meal side dishes

Bread without crust blended with low-fat milk or broth, mashed potatoes freshly made or instant products, rice cooked to a very soft consistency and blended, finely ground polenta, grits

Vegetables

All kinds of fresh and frozen vegetables cooked until tender and blended

If possible eat vegetables for lunch and dinner
If possible avoid substituting with vegetable juice

Fruit

Fruit mush, blended compotes, pressed fruit from the glass rasp

If possible avoid substituting with fruit juice

Soups

Made from grits, blended oat bran, flour, blended vegetable or potato soup

Enrich soups with eggs, low fat cheese spread, grits, mashed potatoes, and vegetables and blend
One soup should replace one full meal