My Softer Side

I had gum surgery yesterday. Now I’m left with stitches, a couple of “gum band-aids” stuck in my mouth (including one that makes me look like I’m dipping) and the best part, a diet consisting of only soft foods! Why am I excited about this? It means I have to follow rules! Well, really just one rule: no chewing. Oh, and they also discourage the use of straws.

Last night I went to the grocery store to stock up on softies for the next two weeks. I got:

Oatmeal (which I’ve already eaten twice now)
Cottage Cheese
Yogurt
Ice cream (It’s like I got my tonsils out!)
Tons of soup (tip: don’t get private label soup. Gotta go with Campbell’s. The other stuff tastes like toilet bowl cleaner. Not that I know what that tastes like but you know what I mean.)

I also got bananas for my smoothies. Yesterday, while I was recovering and before we went to the store, I was still groggy from the drugs and had to create some sort of soft meal based on what we had in the house. For some reason, a peanut butter and banana smoothie sounded really good:

1 banana
3 tablespoons of whipped peanut butter
Some milk (not sure how much cause I was loopy)
A few pieces of Kashi

Even though I couldn’t use a straw it was excellent! One of my better smoothies I must say.

So today on the meal plan is:

Breakfast: Oatmeal
Lunch: PB and banana smoothie; some yogurt
Snack: Cottage cheese
Dinner: Soup (The exciting part will be picking which kind. I’ve got ‘em all.)
Dessert: Ice cream

So on day two that still sounds pretty good. I’ll let you know what I think by day 14. I probably won’t even want to hear the word soup. And I’ll be dying for a straw. But hopefully I won’t pick up a dipping habit.