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				Carbohydrates and Starches
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					really runny mashed potatoes overcooked and mashed macaroni overcooked and mashed pasta or spaghetti 
					(it will be the same once it's mashed) runny oatmeal cream of rice cream of wheat | 
	
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					pureed meatloaf pureed spam mashed up overcooked tofu (cooked with soy 
					sauce or something to make it taste good) mashed or pureed refried beans (with or 
					without melted cheddar cheese) plain humus extremely soft scrambled eggs (cooked with 
					tons of milk and swallowed whole in chunks - sorry, no 
					chewing) diluted tuna chicken broth (without the chicken) | 
	
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			Milk (regular, soy, chocolate - so many choices!) 
			  
			Yogurt (again, many choices) 
			  
			ice cream (yes, this is a dessert, but you're 
			recovering, you deserve to eat whatever you want!)  | 
	
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			split pea soup 
			  
			tomato soup 
			  
			pureed broccoli 
			  
			pureed carrots 
			  
			pureed spinach 
			  
			baby food (it's not horrible) 
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			applesauce
 
			  
			watermelon (or any type of melon) soup 
			  
			fruit juices (especially prune juice for 
			you-know-what after surgery)  | 
	
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			pudding 
			  
			soft ice cream 
			  
			milkshakes 
			  
			smoothies 
			  
			rootbeer floats  | 
	
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			KFC mashed potatoes 
			  
			Taco Bell/Time, etc. burrito innards 
			  
			Wendy's frosties  | 
	
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			Ensure 
			lots and lots of it 
			  
			Any protein shakes you can find 
			  
			More ice cream 
			  
			This is NO TIME TO DIET, your recovering body needs 
			calories! 
 
	Did I miss something?  I'd love to hear 
	about it!  Drop 
	me a note with all your favorite liquid 
	recipes! 
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