Soft Foods

[livingstone 137]

So Im four weeks out on Sunday and I'm moving on to soft foods after two weeks of liquid and two weeks of purees. But I'm not sure what constitutes soft food?

On ourees I've mostly been having yoghurt, mushy Cereal and mashed potato.

I know soft food includes ground beef in sauce, for example. The dietitian also said it could include soft chicken - I'm just not sure what 'soft chicken' means?

For example, I presume it doesn't include a grilled chicken breast since that seems like it would be too much. But would it include chicken cooked in a casserole since that tends to be really tender and soft?

What about cold thinly sliced meats like chicken or beef? Both would seem to be soft and easy to choose? Would they be ok at the soft food stage?

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

@@livingstone Call your nutritionist and clarify. You'll likely get 5million answers here, but since your medical team is actually being paid to manage your care you should make them earn it.

[Elode 8,093]

chicken can be harsh I would take that one really slow even "soft" maybe boil it in some broth to make it reeeeealy fall apart soft! Anything you can blend is soft.

[foreversleeved08 74]

If you have a crock pot, you can try and get creative with sauces, the sauce will make it juicy/flavorful and the slow cook will make it tender and soft! good luck!

I've seen soft foods include lots of deli meat wrapped around cheese and heated! So many awesome ideas on IG!

Edited March 28, 2015 by foreversleeved08

[LisaPunkinHead 187]

Poached fish is good too!

[Wannabeskinnie 59]

There is a great website Theworldaccordingtoeggface.com. Mshe has great recipes, even by stage . My nutritionist recommended egg salad, tuna salad or canned chicken salad mixed with tiny bit if fat free mayo, or meats cooked in broth.< /p>

[livingstone 137]

Thanks everyone. I started this stage yesterday and kicked off slowly with some shepherd's pie, which went down fine. I stuck with yoghurt and mushy weetabix for Breakfast and dinner, but having some real food for Sunday lunch was very nice.

Today I will have a yoghurt for lunch - I don't want to try anything new while I'm at work in case it doesn't sit well.

But tonight I am going to the supermarket to do a shop.

My dietary guide suggests that chicken casserole, deli meat or even soft white bread can count as a 'soft food'. The test seems to be (a) not hard or fibrous and ( can be eaten without needing a knife. So tonight for dinner I think I'm going to try a thin slice or two of turkey with half a slice of bread.

I actually can't wait.