Steak

[GiantsLola]

Post gastric bypass I have eaten extremely lean ground beef that was mostly pureed. I'm wondering if anyone has had any steak and done well. If you have, how did you cook it and what did you do to it to make it digest well?

 

[dianeseattle]

Post gastric bypass I have eaten extremely lean ground beef that was mostly pureed. I'm wondering if anyone has had any steak and done well. If you have, how did you cook it and what did you do to it to make it digest well?

I didn't eat anything that required chewing for months after surgery. My puree phase was my longest and most enjoyable because I like that kind of "mouth feel," like you get from creamy soup or cereal, thick smoothies and frozen stuff.

When I did eat solid food like meat, I ate tiny bites and chewed at least 35 times every time. I actually enjoyed that because I really got to taste my food. Before, when I wolfed it down, I didn't get the flavor as strongly.

One other thing I did when I started solids was I bought dozens of different types of powdered sauce mixes, like you see in that one aisle in the grocery store. I could shake the powder on, or make a little sauce of it to accompany the meat or eggs or tofu. It was a real treat for me.

I like steak medium rare, so when I've had it post-op, I just cut it in thin strips and sort of suck the flavor out. If there's a lot of solid sinew left after that, I just tossed it. I did get a wad of meat stuck in my esophagus once and it took hours for it to move up or down. It was agony. So I use the "pre-chew" method and get all the flavor with none of the danger.

I remember being advised against meats like steak because of the danger of dumping. I only experienced dumping once, but man, did I get religion quick after that.

 

[GiantsLola]

I didn't eat anything that required chewing for months after surgery. My puree phase was my longest and most enjoyable because I like that kind of "mouth feel," like you get from creamy soup or cereal, thick smoothies and frozen stuff.

When I did eat solid food like meat, I ate tiny bites and chewed at least 35 times every time. I actually enjoyed that because I really got to taste my food. Before, when I wolfed it down, I didn't get the flavor as strongly.

One other thing I did when I started solids was I bought dozens of different types of powdered sauce mixes, like you see in that one aisle in the grocery store. I could shake the powder on, or make a little sauce of it to accompany the meat or eggs or tofu. It was a real treat for me.

I like steak medium rare, so when I've had it post-op, I just cut it in thin strips and sort of suck the flavor out. If there's a lot of solid sinew left after that, I just tossed it. I did get a wad of meat stuck in my esophagus once and it took hours for it to move up or down. It was agony. So I use the "pre-chew" method and get all the flavor with none of the danger.

I remember being advised against meats like steak because of the danger of dumping. I only experienced dumping once, but man, did I get religion quick after that.

Thank you so much!