Your stomach will only be able to handle a half-cup of liquids or food at a time. You will need to chew your food many times and take 20-30 minutes to eat each meal. Each day, you must eat several small meals that are high in protein. Always eat the protein first. You will sip sugar-free fluids between meals and stop drinking fluids 30 minutes before and after meals. Taking fluids before or at meal times may cause feelings of fullness or bloating, and may lower your food intake or cause vomiting. You will need to have a minimum of 64 ounces of liquid each day. Straws and carbonated beverages should be avoided to keep from having gas or feeling bloating.
During the first six to eight weeks following surgery, you will progress through five nutrition phases. Each phase is high in protein and low in fat and sugar. The dietitian will guide you through these phases.
Nutrition Phases
Phase I: Clear Liquids
Begin during your hospital stay
Phase II: Full (non-clear) Liquids
Begin approximately two days after surgery and continue for two weeks.
You will strive to meet your protein goal by choosing low-fat dairy
products.
Phase III: Puréed Foods
Begin two to three weeks after surgery. You can add foods that have a
smooth consistency such as mashed, blended or first- or second-stage
baby foods.
Phase IV: Soft Foods
Begin approximately five weeks following your surgery. You eat foods
that are soft and easy to digest, such as ground meats and well-cooked
vegetables and fruits. This is a big change for your stomach to adjust
to since it is the first time you are eating foods that are not already
broken down.
Phase V: Regular Foods
Begin six to eight weeks after surgery. You will need to introduce one
new food a day to see how well it is tolerated.
Typical daily intake during each phase after surgery
Phase I: Clear Liquids
Crystal Light or sugar-free beverage
Sugar-free popsicles
Clear broth
Decaffeinated tea or coffee
Sugar-free Jello
Sugar-free fudgesicles
Water
Phase II: Full (non-clear) Liquids
Breakfast: 1 cup skim milk with no sugar added instant breakfast drink
Snack: Sugar-free hot cocoa with skim milk
Lunch: 1/2 cup Crystal Light, 1/2 cup reduced-fat cream soup (strained)
Snack: Sugar-free drink, sugar-free Jello
Dinner: 1 cup low-sugar protein shake
Snack: 1 cup skim milk with no sugar added instant breakfast drink
Phase III: Puréed Food
Breakfast: 1/2 cup skim milk, 1/2 cup cream of wheat, 2 tsp. diet
margarine
Snack: 1/2 cup skim milk with 1/2 package no sugar added instant
breakfast drink
Lunch: 1/2 cup puréed vegetable soup, 1/2 jar strained chicken
Snack: 1/4 cup blended cottage cheese, 1/4 cup blended fruit
Dinner: 1/4 cup blended beef with broth, 1/4 cup blended green beans,
1/4 cup mashed potatoes with 2 tsp. diet margarine
Snack: 1/2 cup sugar-free pudding, 1/2 cup diluted fruit juice
Phase IV – Soft Foods
Breakfast: 1/2 cup scrambled egg whites or egg substitute, 1/2 banana
Snack: 1/2 cup rice krispies, 1/2 cup skim milk
Lunch: 1-2 oz baked fish, 2 Tbsp. green beans, 2 Tbsp. baked potato
Snack: 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 1/2 cup pineapple
Dinner: 2 Tbsp. lean ground meat roasted, 2 Tbsp. mashed potato; 2
Tbsp. cantaloupe
Snack: 1/2 cup sugar-free pudding, 1/2 cup diluted fruit juice
Your stomach will only be able to handle a half-cup of liquids or food at a time. You will need to chew your food many times and take 20-30 minutes to eat each meal. Each day, you must eat several small meals that are high in protein. Always eat the protein first. You will sip sugar-free fluids between meals and stop drinking fluids 30 minutes before and after meals. Taking fluids before or at meal times may cause feelings of fullness or bloating, and may lower your food intake or cause vomiting. You will need to have a minimum of 64 ounces of liquid each day. Straws and carbonated beverages should be avoided to keep from having gas or feeling bloating.
During the first six to eight weeks following surgery, you will progress through five nutrition phases. Each phase is high in protein and low in fat and sugar. The dietitian will guide you through these phases.
Nutrition Phases
Phase I: Clear Liquids
Begin during your hospital stay
Phase II: Full (non-clear) Liquids
Begin approximately two days after surgery and continue for two weeks.
You will strive to meet your protein goal by choosing low-fat dairy
products.
Phase III: Puréed Foods
Begin two to three weeks after surgery. You can add foods that have a
smooth consistency such as mashed, blended or first- or second-stage
baby foods.
Phase IV: Soft Foods
Begin approximately five weeks following your surgery. You eat foods
that are soft and easy to digest, such as ground meats and well-cooked
vegetables and fruits. This is a big change for your stomach to adjust
to since it is the first time you are eating foods that are not already
broken down.
Phase V: Regular Foods
Begin six to eight weeks after surgery. You will need to introduce one
new food a day to see how well it is tolerated.
Typical daily intake during each phase after surgery
Phase I: Clear Liquids
Crystal Light or sugar-free beverage
Sugar-free popsicles
Clear broth
Decaffeinated tea or coffee
Sugar-free Jello
Sugar-free fudgesicles
Water
Phase II: Full (non-clear) Liquids
Breakfast: 1 cup skim milk with no sugar added instant breakfast drink
Snack: Sugar-free hot cocoa with skim milk
Lunch: 1/2 cup Crystal Light, 1/2 cup reduced-fat cream soup (strained)
Snack: Sugar-free drink, sugar-free Jello
Dinner: 1 cup low-sugar protein shake
Snack: 1 cup skim milk with no sugar added instant breakfast drink
Phase III: Puréed Food
Breakfast: 1/2 cup skim milk, 1/2 cup cream of wheat, 2 tsp. diet
margarine
Snack: 1/2 cup skim milk with 1/2 package no sugar added instant
breakfast drink
Lunch: 1/2 cup puréed vegetable soup, 1/2 jar strained chicken
Snack: 1/4 cup blended cottage cheese, 1/4 cup blended fruit
Dinner: 1/4 cup blended beef with broth, 1/4 cup blended green beans,
1/4 cup mashed potatoes with 2 tsp. diet margarine
Snack: 1/2 cup sugar-free pudding, 1/2 cup diluted fruit juice
Phase IV – Soft Foods
Breakfast: 1/2 cup scrambled egg whites or egg substitute, 1/2 banana
Snack: 1/2 cup rice krispies, 1/2 cup skim milk
Lunch: 1-2 oz baked fish, 2 Tbsp. green beans, 2 Tbsp. baked potato
Snack: 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 1/2 cup pineapple
Dinner: 2 Tbsp. lean ground meat roasted, 2 Tbsp. mashed potato; 2
Tbsp. cantaloupe
Snack: 1/2 cup sugar-free pudding, 1/2 cup diluted fruit juice
Your stomach will only be able to handle a half-cup of liquids or food at a time. You will need to chew your food many times and take 20-30 minutes to eat each meal. Each day, you must eat several small meals that are high in protein. Always eat the protein first. You will sip sugar-free fluids between meals and stop drinking fluids 30 minutes before and after meals. Taking fluids before or at meal times may cause feelings of fullness or bloating, and may lower your food intake or cause vomiting. You will need to have a minimum of 64 ounces of liquid each day. Straws and carbonated beverages should be avoided to keep from having gas or feeling bloating.
During the first six to eight weeks following surgery, you will progress through five nutrition phases. Each phase is high in protein and low in fat and sugar. The dietitian will guide you through these phases.
Nutrition Phases
Phase I: Clear Liquids
Begin during your hospital stay
Phase II: Full (non-clear) Liquids
Begin approximately two days after surgery and continue for two weeks.
You will strive to meet your protein goal by choosing low-fat dairy
products.
Phase III: Puréed Foods
Begin two to three weeks after surgery. You can add foods that have a
smooth consistency such as mashed, blended or first- or second-stage
baby foods.
Phase IV: Soft Foods
Begin approximately five weeks following your surgery. You eat foods
that are soft and easy to digest, such as ground meats and well-cooked
vegetables and fruits. This is a big change for your stomach to adjust
to since it is the first time you are eating foods that are not already
broken down.
Phase V: Regular Foods
Begin six to eight weeks after surgery. You will need to introduce one
new food a day to see how well it is tolerated.
Typical daily intake during each phase after surgery
Phase I: Clear Liquids
Crystal Light or sugar-free beverage
Sugar-free popsicles
Clear broth
Decaffeinated tea or coffee
Sugar-free Jello
Sugar-free fudgesicles
Water
Phase II: Full (non-clear) Liquids
Breakfast: 1 cup skim milk with no sugar added instant breakfast drink
Snack: Sugar-free hot cocoa with skim milk
Lunch: 1/2 cup Crystal Light, 1/2 cup reduced-fat cream soup (strained)
Snack: Sugar-free drink, sugar-free Jello
Dinner: 1 cup low-sugar protein shake
Snack: 1 cup skim milk with no sugar added instant breakfast drink
Phase III: Puréed Food
Breakfast: 1/2 cup skim milk, 1/2 cup cream of wheat, 2 tsp. diet
margarine
Snack: 1/2 cup skim milk with 1/2 package no sugar added instant
breakfast drink
Lunch: 1/2 cup puréed vegetable soup, 1/2 jar strained chicken
Snack: 1/4 cup blended cottage cheese, 1/4 cup blended fruit
Dinner: 1/4 cup blended beef with broth, 1/4 cup blended green beans,
1/4 cup mashed potatoes with 2 tsp. diet margarine
Snack: 1/2 cup sugar-free pudding, 1/2 cup diluted fruit juice
Phase IV – Soft Foods
Breakfast: 1/2 cup scrambled egg whites or egg substitute, 1/2 banana
Snack: 1/2 cup rice krispies, 1/2 cup skim milk
Lunch: 1-2 oz baked fish, 2 Tbsp. green beans, 2 Tbsp. baked potato
Snack: 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 1/2 cup pineapple
Dinner: 2 Tbsp. lean ground meat roasted, 2 Tbsp. mashed potato; 2
Tbsp. cantaloupe
Snack: 1/2 cup sugar-free pudding, 1/2 cup diluted fruit juice
Your stomach will only be able to handle a half-cup of liquids or food at a time. You will need to chew your food many times and take 20-30 minutes to eat each meal. Each day, you must eat several small meals that are high in protein. Always eat the protein first. You will sip sugar-free fluids between meals and stop drinking fluids 30 minutes before and after meals. Taking fluids before or at meal times may cause feelings of fullness or bloating, and may lower your food intake or cause vomiting. You will need to have a minimum of 64 ounces of liquid each day. Straws and carbonated beverages should be avoided to keep from having gas or feeling bloating.
During the first six to eight weeks following surgery, you will progress through five nutrition phases. Each phase is high in protein and low in fat and sugar. The dietitian will guide you through these phases.
Nutrition Phases
Phase I: Clear Liquids
- Begin during your hospital stay
Phase II: Full (non-clear) Liquids
- Begin approximately two days after surgery and continue for two weeks.
- You will strive to meet your protein goal by choosing low-fat dairy
- products.
Phase III: Puréed Foods
- Begin two to three weeks after surgery. You can add foods that have a
- smooth consistency such as mashed, blended or first- or second-stage
- baby foods.
Phase IV: Soft Foods
- Begin approximately five weeks following your surgery. You eat foods
- that are soft and easy to digest, such as ground meats and well-cooked
- vegetables and fruits. This is a big change for your stomach to adjust
- to since it is the first time you are eating foods that are not already
- broken down.
Phase V: Regular Foods
- Begin six to eight weeks after surgery. You will need to introduce one
- new food a day to see how well it is tolerated.
Typical daily intake during each phase after surgery
Crystal Light or sugar-free beverage
Sugar-free popsicles
Clear broth
Decaffeinated tea or coffee
Sugar-free Jello
Sugar-free fudgesicles
Water
Breakfast: 1 cup skim milk with no sugar added instant breakfast drink
Snack: Sugar-free hot cocoa with skim milk
Lunch: 1/2 cup Crystal Light, 1/2 cup reduced-fat cream soup (strained)
Snack: Sugar-free drink, sugar-free Jello
Dinner: 1 cup low-sugar protein shake
Snack: 1 cup skim milk with no sugar added instant breakfast drink
Phase III: Puréed Food
- Breakfast: 1/2 cup skim milk, 1/2 cup cream of wheat, 2 tsp. diet
- margarine
- Snack: 1/2 cup skim milk with 1/2 package no sugar added instant
- breakfast drink
- Lunch: 1/2 cup puréed vegetable soup, 1/2 jar strained chicken
- Snack: 1/4 cup blended cottage cheese, 1/4 cup blended fruit
- Dinner: 1/4 cup blended beef with broth, 1/4 cup blended green beans,
- 1/4 cup mashed potatoes with 2 tsp. diet margarine
- Snack: 1/2 cup sugar-free pudding, 1/2 cup diluted fruit juice
Phase IV – Soft Foods
- Breakfast: 1/2 cup scrambled egg whites or egg substitute, 1/2 banana
- Snack: 1/2 cup rice krispies, 1/2 cup skim milk
- Lunch: 1-2 oz baked fish, 2 Tbsp. green beans, 2 Tbsp. baked potato
- Snack: 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 1/2 cup pineapple
- Dinner: 2 Tbsp. lean ground meat roasted, 2 Tbsp. mashed potato; 2
- Tbsp. cantaloupe
- Snack: 1/2 cup sugar-free pudding, 1/2 cup diluted fruit juice
