[Beverlyjoy]

yes...travel foods. Yesterday my jaw popped out of it's joint. It hurts like crazy. This happened a few times before in the past 25 years. I know I must eat soft, mushy foods for a while. We are leaving tomorrow for a long weekend...and a wedding in a different state. This will be challenging. Luckily we will be at my son's home part of the time. So I need suggestions on soft mushy foods that could travel well. I figure I'll need to take the cooler. I will take my immersion blender too. So far:

yogurt
cottage cheese
berries (to blend)
sweet potato
oatmeal
insant grits
sf pudding
canned spinach
eggs
veggies to steam and mush up ?
peanut butter

Any other ideas.

The wedding reception is a BBQ - yikes!

I need to keep icing it. Phooey.


Thanks

[time2lose]

Beverly, so sorry to hear about your jaw! I hope it gets better quickly. I can only think of a couple of things right now but will add more later if I can think of any.
- canned or pouches of tuna
- applesauce in individual containers

[S.A.S.H]

You can get some of those fruit cups in containers too. Maybe some protien shakes to help give you staying power? Sorry GF, been there done that too!

[saef]

Hummus comes to mind, for some protein.

Refried beans, too.

[FitGirlyGirl]

If you cook some beans a little too long you could make them mushy. Also, could you maybe stomach baby food? I would also pre-make some smoothies for the car. Maybe get some meal replacement shakes just in case? That's not something I would normally do, but in a case like this...

[synger]

Soup.
Pate or liverwurst (if that's your thing)
Vienna sausages (they tend to have a very "tender" casing that doesn't take much chewing)
Protein powders for smoothies
soft cheeses (brie, fresh mozzarella, havarti)

[lizziep]

i know it kinda sucks, but ensure. when i had my wisdom teeth out and then a post op infection it pretty much kept me alive. for me- it was only good if it was really really cold though.
along those same lines is slimfast - yuck. and i think there are some atkins high-protein ones too. hubby tried the EAS protein shakes and they are awful. oh- but if you have them in your area there are some good protein shakes by Bolthouse. highly recommend those ones.

[Beverlyjoy]

Thanks, folks. These are some great ideas. I knew you all could help me figure some soft/mushy things to take on my trip.

I appreciate it.

[Terre]

Jello
V8 I drank alot of this with my jaw surgery...had mouth wired shut
pancakes with some peanutbutter (just cook pancakes before u leave)
shaved deli meat