Hi Everybody!

Holy Smokes am I confused by "soft food."

I'm entering the Soft Food stage of my diet. But, I'm a little confused as to what, exactly, this means and since the holidays are upon us and my surgeon is gone, I thought I'd ask folks who are in the know (at least more in the know than I am).

According to my dr's guidelines my Soft Diet is supposed to be composed of "Soft foods that can be cut with a fork." (that's all they list. humph.)

Does that include, in your opinion,

Fish

Fruit (fresh, ripe)

Spinach

Scrambled eggs

and so forth?

I find the provided guidelines very ambigious. I could probably cook some short ribs of beef so that they are tender enough to cut with a fork (I won't! but, I could, no?).

Anyway, thanks for your help. I'm open to all suggestions. I haven't been able to find a list that explicitly for this stage...

Happy Holidays, Bandsters!

Coco

This is what my doctor includes as soft diet:

STAGE III – SOFT DIET

*Soft fruit (banana, melon, strawberries)

*Cooked vegetables and fresh green vegetables

*Soft Pasta (well chewed)

*eggs

*Toast or crackers

That is on top of the mushies, cottage cheese, grits, mashed potatoes and such...

Thanks, Poodles.

Why do you think crackers are included in your doctor's list of "soft foods"?

Coco

I think it is because when you chew them they turn to mush. Chips work too... but uhhhmmm, we are not supposed to eat them.