24 Meal Time Meal Ideas Tips Suitable Choices & Quantity Avoid BREAKFAST Meal replacements or protein drinks You can continue with your commercial protein drink or use other protein supplements. 100-150 mls of: Optifast®, Kicstart, Optislim, Formulite, Isowhey, Musashi protein supplement, Protein FX, Benprotein with Skim Milk (1-2 scoops with 100 mls) Sustagen, Up & GO and commercial milkshakes Breakfast cereals or instant porridge Wheat biscuits and flake cereals mixed with warm, low-fat milk; made soggy and stirred to a puree consistency. Well-cooked instant porridge. 1/2 - 1 Weetbix Protein, Vitabrits, 1/2 cup: Special K, 1/4 - 1/2 cup porridge with low fat milk. Breakfast cereals with dried fruits or nuts. High sugar, low fat cereals. Dairy products are high in protein and calcium. They complement your protein intake for the day. Choose mostly diet or fat reduced dairy products. Make sure they do not have added sugar. Natural yoghurts are the best. Use natural low fat yoghurts. Chobani & YoPRO both offer high protein options. Ricotta or cottage cheese Frozen yoghurt & ice cream, as they are less filling, so they won’t keep you full therefore you can eat a larger quantity. Thickened cream, whipped cream, sour cream & other regular-fat dairy desserts are very high in calories LUNCH/ DINNER Protein based pureed soup It is ideal to cook your own homemade puree soup. Otherwise you need to add protein supplements such as Beneprotein to ready soups, broths and vegetable soups. To make your soup high protein, make sure it includes protein sources such as meat, fish, chicken, eggs, tofu or legumes. You can add some protein powder – e.g. tasteless whey protein powder to boost the protein content. Vegetable soups (i.e. pumpkin soup) do not contain adequate protein. “Cup a soups” are not nourishing, and low in protein and should not be included. Pureed casseroles Cook a protein based casserole dish you and your family enjoy. (e.g. braised beef) Puree and freeze several 1/2 cup portions. Pureed homemade casserole. Make sure it includes protein sources such as meat, fish, chicken, eggs, tofu or legumes. Casseroles with pasta and too many vegetables do not have enough protein sources. Soft tofu Soft tofu is rich in protein. Silken tofu, available at most supermarkets, does not need to be pureed (but make sure you ‘chew’ it well before swallowing). Preparation is simple. Just heat and serve with a basic Asian sauce. TLY Joyce’s Silken Tofu Firm tofu Meal replacements or Protein Drink You can continue with your Commercial Protein Drink or use other protein supplements. 100-150 mls of: Optifast® , Kicstart, Optislim, Formulite, Isowhey, Musashi protein supplement, Protein FX, Benprotein with Skim Milk (1-2 scoops with 100 mls) Sustagen, Up & GO and commercial milkshakes Snacking and grazing is not recommended after surgery. However at this stage your meals are very small and therefore you are not able to meet your protein requirements. Hence we recommend supplementing your protein in between meals.
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MTI3ODI1