I'm having my annual connective tissue graft surgery next Monday (working my way through improving the length of my gums at the leisurely rate my insurance allows), so I want to use up anything this week that is due to expire before I'm able to eat normal solid food again two weeks later. What I need to use up: multiple packages of veggie deli slices, veggie pepperoni, egg roll wrappers, Tuscan kale, some leftover green and red bell pepper and red onion. I've also got about two thirds of a container of nonfat Greek yogurt with an expiration date of next weekend. Here is what I'm making this week:
To use up some or all of the Greek nonfat yogurt and also because I really love French onion dip but can't keep it in the house or I'll eat it every day. I'm hoping to find a healthy version I can eat with celery and/or cucumber slices rather than potato chips.
My lunches for this week until the kale is all gone. I just made a fresh batch of lemon vinaigrette, and if I have more lemons and lettuce left after the kale, I can make a basic green salad.
Vegetable Barley Soup and Vegetarian Reubens
To use up deli slices. I think I'll make this today.
Pepperoni Pizza Egg Rolls
Because I meant to make these last week and didn't.
To use up the bell pepper and onion in the fridge. I usually dice them up and put them in the freezer, but I've already got a container of them in the freezer. Also, I can have this cooking in the instant pot while I take Sim to voice lessons tomorrow and have it ready to eat when we get home.
Leftovers?
This isn't enough of a meal plan for the whole week, but I'll figure out any additional meals later on an as needed basis.
Soft and Liquid Foods for First Week Post-Surgery:
Whipped Sweet Potatoes
Cottage Cheese
Kale-Berry Smoothie (I can't use a straw for two weeks, so I make this thick enough to eat with a spoon.)
Chocolate Banana Nice Cream
Cream of Wheat
Yogurt
Scrambled Eggs
Refried Beans (I just cook and puree beans and seasoning with water.)
The second week, after the stitches come out, I allow myself some additional soft foods that require minimal chewing (e.g., malai kofta and rice, spaghetti with meatless balls).
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