"Soft Food" Eek! What in the world does this mean?

[ChicagoCoco 0]

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

[Poodles 0]

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...

[ChicagoCoco 0]

Thanks, Poodles.

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

Coco

[Poodles 0]

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.