Phase 2, Full Liquids
START: Approximately 3-4 days after surgery
END: Approximately 14 days after surgery
EATING TIPS:
1. Eat and Drink Separate: Eat small meals with sips of liquids taken between meals.
2. Protein: Eat protein first
 1 cup (8oz) of protein beverage can take about 1 hour to drink
 Aim for at least 60 grams of protein per day
3. Fluid intake: Aim for 64 ounces (8-8 cups of fluid). Sip 1-2 oz every 10-15 minutes.
 Take slow, small sips—NO GULPING
 Start hydrating 15-30 minutes after meals on water or sugar-free liquids.
4. Portion sizes: Remember, you stomach can only hold ~2-4 oz (1/4-1/2 cup of food or
liquids at a time.
5. Take your Time! Eat slow and chew food well to make sure you will tolerate foods.
6. Continue no straws, carbonation, or caffeine
7. Start your Vitamin and Mineral Supplements
FOOD DESCRPITION
 What: Consistency of yogurt—soft, low-sugar foods that are LIQUID OR SEMI-LIQUID
 Protein Meal Supplements (4-8oz)
 Add one new food at a time to assess tolerance.
SAMPLE MENU
Meal
Breakfast
8:00 am
Mid-Morning
10:00 am
Lunch
12:00 pm
Mid-Afternoon
2:00 pm
Dinner
5:00 pm
Evening
7:00 pm
Food Ideas or Suggestions
4-8 oz protein shake
1 Multivitamin
1 Calcium with vitamin D vitamin (500 mg of Calcium)
½ cup (4 oz) light yogurt
*Drink at least 16 ounces of fluid between breakfast and lunch
4-8 oz protein shake
1 Calcium with Vitamin D
1 B12 (350 mcg)
½ cup (4 oz) protein shake
2-4 oz strained soup
*Drink at least 16 ounces of fluid between breakfast and lunch
4-8 oz protein shake
¼ - ½ cup (2-4 oz) unsweetened applesauce
*1 Calcium with vitamin D
½ of a banana, mashed
2 Tbls almond butter, 8 oz Sugar Free liquids
Phase 2, Full Liquids
Choose from these foods.
Portion Sizes and Allowances
Carbohydrates
 Caution with breads, pastas, crackers. These
foods tend to fill you up quickly and can leave a
“stuck” feeling in your chest.
2- 4 oz Thinned hot
cereal—oatmeal, cream
of wheat, atole
¼ cup sweet
potatoes
Protein
 Wait till Phase III to introduce any
meats/protein foods.
2-4 oz cottage cheese 2-4 oz ricotta cheese
1 egg-sized potato
Fruit
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Choose soft, mashable fruits
Canned are soft, low fiber
2 oz unsweetened
applesauce
½ mashed avocado
1-2 slices of canned
pears
1-2 slices of canned
peaches
½ of a mashed banana
1 handful blueberries
Vegetables
 Cook veggies till tender
 Do not eat raw veggies
 Caution with high fiber, stringy veggies
2 oz Mashed sweet
potatoes
2 oz cooked zucchini
2 oz cooked carrots
Milk
2 oz mashed
butternut squash
2 oz squash
2 oz vegetable juices
Healthy Fats
 Great to add to smoothies
 Great for snacks
4-8 oz Skim Milk
4 oz Low-fat Yogurt,
plain, no chunks
2 tbs avocado
½ Tbs nutbutter
4 oz Low-fat Greek
yogurt, plain
4-8oz Unsweetened
Almond, Coconut or Soy
Milk
1 tsp Olive Oil
6 Almonds, Cashews,
mixed nuts
2-4 oz Sugar Free
Custards
2-4 oz sugar free
pudding
1 tsp butter
1 Tbs salad dressing
Miscellaneous
Liquids
 Broth or Creamy Soups—with No chunks
Water is best
 Homemade broth or cream soups
Sugar Free Jell-O
Sugar free liquids- Crystal
light, Vitamin water zero,
Sobe Lifewater
Sugar Free popsicles
 Nutbutters—Almond butter, sunflower seed
butter, cashew butter
Decaf Coffee
Decaf/herbal tea