What can a child eat after tonsils surgery?

I just had a tonsillectomy, I would suggest Applesauce and tons of water for the first couple of days. Juices, such as grape and Apple, can help as well. Around day 3 or 4 you can try having some ice cream. Ice cream helps to reduce pain in the throat, you should still be drinking tons of water however. One last thing that might help, along with keeping up on your pain medication, is putting an ice pack on the outside of your neck. This really helped me because the coolness helps to dull the pain, like it would if it were a sore foot.

Gatoraid is always great, and I ate tons of chopped up eggs. (Don't over due it though or you will throw it up and be disgusted by them for a while).