https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 09 May 2026 05:26:02 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospital-meal-ideas#post-1481967 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 17:46:44 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1481967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>definitely more soups, and something to warm the stomach but easy to digest like porridge or chili! i feel like salads are too hard to digest and tiring to chew, especially after a major surgery! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospital-meal-ideas#post-1481861 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 16:06:46 +0000 sandy 1481861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: I don't know if this is too high sodium but I love this super easy taco soup from weight watchers. Just but low sodium canned beans, corn, etc</p> <p>1 lb cooked, drained lean ground beef or ground turkey<br /> 1 medium onion -chopped<br /> 1 can pinto beans<br /> 1 can chili hot beans<br /> 1 can Rotel diced tomatoes<br /> 1 can whole kernel yellow corn<br /> 1 can diced tomatoes<br /> 1 pkg ranch dry dressing mix<br /> 1 pkg taco seasoning mix</p> <p>Brown beef/turkey along with onions. Drain off any excess oil. Add the ranch and taco seasoning packets. You can add all the cans with liquid or if you opt to drain off the liquid add 4-6 cups of chicken or beef stock. Simmer all together for 30 minutes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospital-meal-ideas#post-1481855 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 16:00:56 +0000 sandy 1481855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: you could do a leek and butternut squash soup. To speed up prep you could buy the precut cubes of butternut squash. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospital-meal-ideas#post-1481845 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 15:57:33 +0000 sandy 1481845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: if you're looking for a heartier easy lunch idea here is my FAVORITE chicken salad recipe. I just use the chicken breasts off of a rotisserie chicken and it's more than enough. It's so freakin good. We have it all the time bc it's protein packed. Eat with some good bread or crackers or a pita </p> <p>Easy Chicken Salad</p> <p>2 chicken breasts shredded<br /> 1 cup craisins (or use fresh grapes halved)<br /> 1 cup cut celery<br /> 1 cup chopped cashews<br /> 1 cup Mayo<br /> 1 Tbsp. sugar </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospital-meal-ideas#post-1481789 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 15:17:55 +0000 honeybear 1481789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If she needs a liquid diet/meal post-op, I'd send fancy juices like the Odwalla ones, or a homemade mix of carrot and orange juice. Less thick smoothies might work, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospital-meal-ideas#post-1481785 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 15:16:52 +0000 avivoca 1481785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like broccoli salad for something tasty and somewhat healthy. But with her being in the hospital, maybe something like a baked spaghetti or veggie lasagna? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospital-meal-ideas#post-1481770 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 15:12:42 +0000 Mrs.Panda 1481770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would repeat the soup for after surgery because she will likely be on a liquid diet due to the anesthesia. Then try something soft like pasta to ease her back into a regular diet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospital-meal-ideas#post-1481761 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 15:05:52 +0000 MrsH 1481761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What about a chopped salad or pasta salad? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospital-meal-ideas#post-1481746 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 14:55:52 +0000 regberadaisy 1481746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>MIL will be in in the hospital all week and hopefully home by the weekend. Meanwhile the hospital food is just atrocious. </p> <p>I've been making her lunch and dinner and DH has been buying her breakfast when he goes up. But with tomorrow being Monday I'm back to to work. </p> <p>Any ideas for quick meals to put for lunch? Her dinner will be our dinner leftovers from the night before so that's not an issue.</p> <p>Lunch is what I'm struggling with.<br /> I don't want to do deli meat sandwiches. I want her to have something more nutritious than that. I made chicken soup for her for Saturday and plan to do that for lunch on Wednesday before her surgery too. I thought something easy on the stomach like soup would be good before surgery. </p> <p>Any ideas? Thanks! </p> <p>DH will be up at the hospital a lot along with both of us working FT. So I'll have minimal prep time after LO goes to bed. </p>