Soft foods needed

JulieGirl58

I am waiting for four implants and in the meantime I have no upper molars to chew my food. I have to eat a very soft diet. Soup, oatmeal and scrambled eggs is getting pretty old. I am starting to do some protein shakes. Any other ideas? My diet is pretty boring right now. And since I'm in pain I take no pleasure in eating. I'm pretty depressed.

DancingMoosie

Yogurt, cottage cheese (can blend if too lumpy), mashed potatoes, apple sauce. Pureed squash is also really yummy:)

kuftae

Just posted in another thread. My favorite thing for breakfast, although it's chocolate so you might like it more for lunch/ dinner.

"My protein pudding/ smoothie

1 cup almond milk
Half avocado
Handful of Spinach
Frozen blueberries
Half serving sugar free instant chocolate pudding mix
1 big scoop chocolate whey or 50 grams
Half serving cocoa nibs
And whatever hippie supplements I happen to have. Today it was some extra help seeds and psyllium husk powder.

Blend it up. Eat out of a bowl. Nutrients covered for the day plus good fats and protein. It tastes good too.

500 cals the way I made it today. You can reduce the calories by using a 1/4 avocado or less protein powder"

Cheesy567

Do you have a blender? Or a friend from whom you can borrow one?

I was on a puréed diet for the past three months, it does get old! I follow a LCHF diet, so you'll have to take this advice and adjust as needed for your macros. I had to work hard to get enough protein. Puréed chicken is a good place to start, add in sauces, spices, or simmer sauce if you want. Puréed hamburger was my staple, throw some cheese in one batch for variation, mix in some spicy mustard and you're good to go.

Puréed shrimp with Thai Lemongrass Simmer sauce and a bit of coconut milk made for an amazing soup. One I'll probably still make (or variations on it) even when I can chew and swallow well.

Any type of curry worked well to purée.

Squash soup is a nice change from broth-based soups, tons of ways to flavor it. Chicken blended in with it is good.

Green veggies are harder to blenderize to a completely smooth mashed potato type texture... To achieve that you need to add in a lot of fat and basically emulsify it. If you can tolerate a bit of grainy texture (like a stage-two babyfood) then you don't need as much fat.

Speaking of babyfood, there are some nice flavor combos out there these days. Mostly fruits and veggies, though, very little protein.

For puréeing big batches of meat, I'd use 18 ounces of meat, 6-8 ounces of broth and/ or sauce, and 2-4 tablespoons of fat (more for chicken). I'd portion it out in silicone muffin molds and freeze, then pop them out of the molds, throw them in a ziplock and right back into the freezer. Saved a lot of time and energy over puréeing each meal individually.

Good luck. I hope the socket pain resolves soon for you!

RodaRose

One time I cooked chicken and rice for myself and then put it in the blender using boxed chicken broth.
Think of other dishes that can be put in a blender with some liquid -- added spaghetti sauce instead of broth for example.

pebble4321

I'm going to have laser treatment on my gums soon and I've been looking into soft foods (some puree level, others soft but not pureed). Here's some that will probably make it into my menu at some point:
- soft polenta, probably served with a pureed sauce of some kind, preferably with chicken or meat to add some protein
- risotto, with veggies (mushrooms, zucchini) chopped up very fine or grated
- maybe things like turkey mince cooked with quinoa and veggies - I can't find the recipe right now but if you google it you will find something, similar to a risotto
- savoury oatmeal with egg is delicious, as is congee. Google chicken and corn congee (use creamed corn and shred the chicken very small).
- tuna morney or other casseroles without chunky bits
- fish cakes, veggie fritters etc. Something like this, though I might leave out the green onion: http://food.ninemsn.com.au/healthierchoices/8597343/cottage-cheese-and-zucchini-fritters

I'll probably also look into some desserts - I'm thinking things like cheesecake without the base, lemon meringue pie without the crust, maybe chia pudding for you but not me (seeds will be a problem for me) etc.

Good luck!