soft foods

I went 3 months without eating solid foods because of jaw surgery. I ate pasta, eggs, soups and drank a lot of protein smoothies.

And no, you have not 'messed up' your metabolism.

You can cook veggies very soft. Soft carrots are quite yummy! You can spice them up to your liking. Sweet potato, apple sauce, over cooked macaroni and cheese, blended soups, smoothies, "nice" cream (banana ice cream). I am unsure if you are trying not to loose weight or slow the weight loss. Adding healthy oils into your foods will help with slowing - avocado is delicious, nut butters (you can thin them out). Good luck.

Egg or tofu scramble, porridge (with lots of cinnamon and apple sauce), protein smoothies (personally I like a 'mocha' flavour smoothie with spinach added), Thai/African-inspired soup with rice cooked in it, mushroom and leek risotto, lentil dhal, rice pudding, weetabix, baked beans/tinned spaghetti.

Hope some of these help. I would also check out medical recommendations for a soft diet as there's lots of resources online from medical professionals.

Can you eat shredded pork or chicken if cut in tiny pieces? You could cook stamppot, a Dutch dish. Normally it's 1 part starchy potatoes, 1/2 part carrots and onion each, all cooked soft. Added milk or butter, and then it's all mixed and turned into a puree. usually served with a slab of meat or a smoked sausage, and dark gravy but you could also use something like small pieces of shredded meat.

Can you eat something like cottage pie? Not much chewing involved as well. Soups or stews? On that note, I have enough soup and stew main dish recipes that I could eat something different for pretty much a whole year. maybe with white toast or other soft bread on the side. Of course I usually cook for several days. Hmm.. an easy addition might be falafel in a soup because it tends to fall apart. Small chicken pieces might work or beef cooked into submission. Then pearl couscous, small pasta, small cut vegetables, barley, etc.

I was wondering what type of facial disease you have? Is it Trigeminal Neuralgia???

Allrecipes has a recipe called “No Fry Refried Beans”. It’s super simple. Throw the ingredients in a crockpot and mash at the end of the day.

Throw a little cheese on top and it’s super rich, nourishing and satisfying.

We use half black beans and half pinto. Go light on the salt til you’ve made it once or twice.

I think someone else asked this. Do you have trigeminal neuralgia? I have that and the facial pain is relentless even with meds. I've had an MVD and Gamma Knife Surgery. I do regular deep brain stimulation sessions.

My goto's when I am in a flare are:
1. Oatmeal - Usually steel cut, cooked with a little extra water and also cIooked a little longer to make it extra mushy.
2. I make a bowl of cottage cheese, frozen raspberries, oat bran, ground flaxseeds with a little honey or stevia. I let the raspberries thaw somewhat but still cold which I find very soothing and also nutrients, protein and fibre are high with this.
3. Boiled carrots until they are very soft, with a little maple syrup.
4. Mashed potatoes with sour cream and cheese. I get a bag of the mini potatoes that are well wash, boil them with skins on and then mash them up with a dollop of sour cream and a bit of grated cheddar.

God speed to you.