Diet Principles: Foods are pureed to smooth consistency unless already in a comparatively smooth form such as mashed potatoes. This texture can be applied to any diet portion size or therapeutic diet. EXAMPLES OF FOODS TO FOODS FOR THE DAY EXAMPLES OF FOOD ALLOWED AVOID MILK & MILK Yogurt, pureed cottage cheese, custard, ice Hard and semi-hard cheeses PRODUCTS cream used alone MEAT OR Pureed meat, poultry, fish, eggs, cooked All others SUBSTITUTE dried beans, soft tofu Moistened bread crumbs or pureed baked All others, dry cereal, coarse BREADS, CEREAL, bread pudding, cooked cereals (pureed whole grain cereals not PASTA, & RICE oatmeal, farina, malt-o-meal), moistened softened by soaking pureed rice or rice cereal, pureed pasta Pureed: tomatoes, peas, beets, lima beans, pureed creamed corn, kidney beans, Whole creamed corn, all other VEGETABLES spinach, pureed gelled vegetable salads, potato products mashed potatoes, pureed tater tots, and pureed potato salads Pureed: baked apples, banana, peaches, pineapple sauce, canned/cooked fruit, Raw and crunchy fruit, fruit FRUITS raisins, fruit cocktail, blueberries, roll-ups, dried fruit, coconut strawberries and applesauce FATS Margarine, butter, salad oil, mayonnaise None DISCRETIONARY Pureed soft cookies or cake, ice cream, Seeds, unmoistened cookies, CALORIES pudding peanut butter (by itself) Thickened Liquids Thickened liquids are prescribed for some individuals with swallowing problems. Thickeners slow the flow of liquids and make them easier to swallow. The degree of thickness that the individual may need to swallow safely is prescribed by the health professional after a swallow study is performed. Nectar Thick Liquids: This is slightly thickened. Fork test: Liquid coats the fork and quickly sinks through the prongs.
Diet Principles: Foods are pureed to smooth consistency unless already in a comparatively smooth form such as mashed potatoes. This texture can be applied to any diet portion size or therapeutic diet. FOODS FOR THE DAY EXAMPLES OF FOOD ALLOWED EXAMPLES OF FOODS TO AVOID MILK & MILK PRODUCTS Yogurt, pureed cottage cheese, custard, ice cream Hard and semi-hard cheeses used alone MEAT OR SUBSTITUTE Pureed meat, poultry, fish, eggs, cooked dried beans, soft tofu All others BREADS, CEREAL, PASTA, & RICE Moistened bread crumbs or pureed baked bread pudding, cooked cereals (pureed oatmeal, farina, malt-o-meal), moistened pureed rice or rice cereal, pureed pasta All others, dry cereal, coarse whole grain cereals not softened by soaking VEGETABLES Pureed: tomatoes, peas, beets, lima beans, pureed creamed corn, kidney beans, spinach, pureed gelled vegetable salads, mashed potatoes, pureed tater tots, and pureed potato salads Whole creamed corn, all other potato products FRUITS Pureed: baked apples, banana, peaches, pineapple sauce, canned/cooked fruit, raisins, fruit cocktail, blueberries, strawberries and applesauce Raw and crunchy fruit, fruit roll-ups, dried fruit, coconut FATS Margarine, butter, salad oil, mayonnaise None DISCRETIONARY CALORIES Pureed soft cookies or cake, ice cream, pudding Seeds, unmoistened cookies, peanut butter (by itself) Thickened Liquids Thickened liquids are prescribed for some individuals with swallowing problems. Thickeners slow the flow of liquids and make them easier to swallow. The degree of thickness that the individual may need to swallow safely is prescribed by the health professional after a swallow study is performed. Nectar Thick Liquids: This is slightly thickened. Fork test: Liquid coats the fork and quickly sinks through the prongs.
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