Sample Menu after surgery

Consider Meal Supplements such as:  Ensure^® or Glucerna^® (for diabetics)

Breakfast

Fruit Juice: Tomato or Apple Juice

Smooth entrée: Scrambled eggs with cheese

Cooked or dried cereal (soaked in milk) 1 cup instant Farina, or Oatmeal.

Beverage Coffee or Tea (Room temperature, NOT  Hot)

 

Lunch

Soup: 6 oz. vegetable soup

Starch: 4 crackers dipped in the soup to soften

Smooth entrée: 1 cup low fat cottage cheese

Fruit: ½ banana and ½ canned peaches

Protein supplement Carnation Instant Breakfast mixed with milk

 

Dinner

Starch: 1 cup cooked spaghetti noodles or chicken soup

Smooth entrée: 4 oz lean ground beef in ½ cup tomato sauce

Vegetable: ½ cup mashed winter squash

Dessert :½ cup pudding made with milk

 

Other Menu Suggestions

Fruit juice, pudding, egg salad, yogurt, soft cheeses, Jell-o, soups (luke warm, a cooked scrambled egg can be mixed in with soup), milk shakes (DO NOT use a straw), smoothies, ice cream, cottage cheese, canned fruits, instant breakfast, bananas.  A high protein diet with vitamin C, vitamin D, omega 3 and zinc supplements promotes healing.

 

Suggestions for “Firmer” Foods

Cooked cereal or dried cereal (soaked in milk); cooked vegetables such as:peas, potatoes, squash, carrots; pasta/macaroni; eggs; ground beef; noodle casseroles.

 

Thing To Avoid

Popcorn, nuts, chips, taco shells, seeds, and any other granular or hard foods that could irritate the treated area.  Also, avoid highly seasoned foods, i.e., strawberries and tomatoes.  Avoid carbonated drinks if possible.