Challenge- The other side of the table

[puccini914]

Alright, for all of us who aren't out to lose weight, who are just looking to eat SOMETHING!  Here's the gameplan.  Let's figure out the few things we can eat eat, then get creative and come up with recipes that sound yummy and won't hurt our tummys.  Everyone start with a list.

Yogurt- I love the Yoplait Whips- Really light
Cottage cheese with pineapple
Salad- sometimes just munched on right out of the bag
Vitamin waters- especially those Sobe Life waters
I also carry water bottles, but I add one slice of lemon to make just a bit more bareable, orange might make it less acidic.
I like softer bread like Italian bread is much easier to eat.But I don't have carb issues.

[ohiolady]

Jennifer,

Okay, I want to eat everything but ,like Daisy, I have gastroparesis and have a lot of nausea and abdominal pain. 

I think I'm going to order some protein powder and start making some smoothies.  Got to get creative and make the best of it.  So, anyone have any good smoothie suggestions?  I think this will be a better option than just settling for Ensure.

Anna

[Gerty]

puccini914 LoL thanks for making this post this will get the mind working what a wonderful idea. I can eat

sausages (all types) not spicy
mashed potato
mince (ground beef) very fine crushed
soups
gravy's and sauces (not spicy)
Ice-cream and jelly (jello)
salami (mild)

[Suzie]

Great topic idea, Puccini!

My latest problem is that although I love eating vegetables, I can't seem to stomach them. Even the thought of eating a carrot now makes me feel sick. I made a big pot of veg soup yesterday that I usually love. One spoon in and I was gagging.

Weird and upsetting.

I seem to be eating lots of white bread (but I love brown, grainy types and usually hate white)
Custard
Bananas
Yogurt
Applesauce.

Lord, I hope it's just a passing phase. Or I'll have to put up with having reverted to babyhood 

[BonusMom]

I also suffer from gastroparesis and tire from doctoring up vanilla Ensure with various Torani syrups so I purchase Yoplait Smoothies in the freezer section.  Costco carries the triple berrie flavor  I blend 1 packet with 1.5 cups of non-fat milk.  If I'm having a rough tummy day, I simply add more milk to thin them down a bit more.

I also eat thiien down instant oatmeal and the individual serving bowls of fruit (mostly pears) well chilled.

[puccini914]

Well, so far we're looking at fruits and yougurt, how is everyone with chicken and rice if flavors are mild?

[puccini914]

Alright, well sometimes just getting up and making something fresh will make it more appetizing and better tasting.  There are so many things you can do with a yogurt smoothy, and these days even McDonalds now has a Yogurt Smoothy, as well as Sonic.  Sonic's are awesome!! Lived off them when I was pregnant, Strawberry/Banana is the best!!  I hope everyone has a blender!  I'm hoping that the ones that can't do dairy can at least do chicken.  I have some great mellow chicken recipies that are easy to make and quite tasty too.  We need to see who is off Gluten.  Anyone off Soy or Rice?  Chicken or lean beef stri fry is really easy, really quick, tastes great and you modify the seasoning to fit your needs and also adjust the size of the meat to make it more digestable for you.  Things like veal Picatta is flavorful and the meat is so tender you can cut it with a fork into very small pieces, it's really not as hard as it looks.  If you have a problem with the pasta, try it with rice.  I think I can find a way to simplify the recipie if anyone is interested.  If anyone has something they want to try, let me know and let's see how we can doctor it to fit our needs.  I'm ready to put my brain to work, it's been sleeping too long.   LOL

[Daisy1234]

Thanks Jennifer for starting this thread.  You all made me smile when I read it a moment ago .  Nothing like talking about smoothies and sausages (can't eat a sausage but what a combination lol!). 

I'm going to attempt some vanilla pudding just to celebrate!

Daisy

[puccini914]

It seems like a lot of us have appetite problems more then just digestion problems.  Me too.  My DH is a great cook, but I just have very little appetite for anything.  I've got a fridge full of gourmet leftover and my stomach just says ugh and grabs a Boost shake and calls it lunch.  Why does this happen?

[littleme]

I found your post interesting.  I have been back an forth with no appetite for about 3 days after I have a flare (which happens to be every 6 days).  I thought it might be the plaquenil since I have only been on it for 3 weeks.  Is this just another symptom to add to the many that are constantly surprising me.  I have to tell myself to eat sometimes.

[LizPetillo]

This is a great idea.
Can you guys find things that aren't citrus and that don't have all that sugar? 
Sugar causes flairs .... and citrus is bad for us.
I'll be watching this thread with great anticipation.
I'd LOVE to add something to the pathetic diet I have.

[puccini914]

Liz, we're up to yougurt smoothies so far.  I've mentioned some possible chicken and rice or beef and rice dishes if cut small and stir fried but everyone's main problem right now seems to be major  appetite suppression.

[ohiolady]

I eat a lot of potato soup.  It is warm, filling and not sweet.  Also, homemade chicken and noodles are yummy.

Anna

[puccini914]

Unfortunately , potatoes are listed as one of the flammatory foods being in the nightshade class, so I know that some of us would be shying away from that, but it sure sounds tummy soothing to me.  Maybe NavyDad could try that one since he seems to handle potatoes okay.  Appetite seems to be a major problem.  I'm off to see my PCP and I will bring it up with jim and see if he has any suggestions.  See ya'll in a while.   Jenn

[irish]

I am one of those with the appetite aversions are they are called. I can be starved and will have just cooked a meal for hubby and when it comes time to eat I just think---yuck! I just can't hack it. My most favorite food that settles the best is cold cereal and milk. I am not eating hardly any vegetables these days so I add fruit to my cereal.

I add a variety of fruits consisting of raisins, dried cranberries, bananas, frozen strawberries(which I buy, wash, clean and freeze whole during the early summer) and blueberries which I also buy and freeze. I try to eat the fruits at least 2 times a day when I am not able to eat much else. I also like canned (lite syrup) peaches on my cereal.

Because my diet is so limited during these times I make sure to buy the cereals that have 100 per cent of all the vitamins and mineral. Total is one and there are others that are really high in the nutrients. Wheaties and Special K have even upped their nurtrients and cut back on their carbs so that people with diabetes can eat them more easily.

The other thing I crave is peanut butter although I have days I can't even eat that. Today I have a bad day and nothing sounds good so I put a whole squash in the oven to have some hot squash with butter and seasoning for lunch. For those of us with the appetite aversions it is really hard to eat meat much of the time. I will eat an egg occasionally as they are so nutritious and settle well.

Unfortuantely ice cream is another thing that my body craves. It soothes my dry sore throat and settles my tummy. Hones---sure sounds like an excuse, but this has been a 10 year long craving. Before then I seldom ate ice cream. Thanks for all the ideas gals. Irish