Fortified Soft Diet

Nutrition & Dietetic Dept Tel: 01234 792171 / Fax: 01234 795855 Food First Team Tel: 01234 355122 Ext 5250 / 5249 [email protected]

Fortified Soft Diet

A soft diet does not need to be pureed or sieved. It should be a consistency which can be broken into small lumps by your tongue, not your teeth. Soft food is easily mashed with a fork and requires little chewing. A soft diet is necessary if you have been advised to have one by your Speech and Language specialist, have trouble chewing, or become tired quickly when eating.

To make fortified milk add 2-4 tablespoons of dried skimmed milk powder to 1 pint of full cream milk and mix well. Foods to Try and Foods to Avoid TRY AVOID  Softened cereal soaked in fortified milk  Dry crunchy cereal such as all-bran or with sugar shredded wheat

 Porridge (choose a fine oatmeal for a  Mixed consistency cereal such as smoother texture) with a smooth topping muesli that may have hard bits in it or sugar mixed in well  Crusty bread, toast or rolls  Scrambled, poached eggs or omelette made with butter and fortified milk  Crunchy fruit or salad products

 Smooth full fat yoghurt or mousse  Yoghurt with fruit pieces

 Fruit smoothie with tinned fruit,  Diet, light or reduced/low-fat products evaporated milk and fortified milk which are low calorie

 Blancmange, jelly or Angel Delight  Dry cake, biscuits or pastries made with fortified milk  Hard or chewy sweets  Custard made with fortified milk  Nuts and seeds  Ice cream or milk shakes made with fortified milk or cream  Roasted potatoes

 Minced meat or steamed or flaked fish  Vegetables that are difficult to mash with extra sauce or gravy  Stringy vegetables such as runner  Full fat smooth dips such as hummus beans

 Mashed cooked vegetables with added  Meat which is difficult to mash cream or butter  Vegetables with husks or skins such as  Moist sponge cake sweetcorn or broad beans Nutrition & Dietetic Dept Tel: 01234 792171 / Fax: 01234 795855 Food First Team Tel: 01234 355122 Ext 5250 / 5249 [email protected]

TRY AVOID  Smooth egg quiches without crusts made X Foods that contain crumble or with fortified milk and cheese oftbreadcrumbs diet is nece  Blended or strained soup with dried X Battered or fried food skimmed milk powder, cream or butter added X Dried fruit and pips, skin and cores of fruits  Full fat mayonnaise or smooth chutneys X Foods with pastry such as pies or samosas  Casseroles, stews or curries with small pieces of soft meat in sauce or gravy X Meat or fish that may contain bones

 Baked beans or dahl dishes ceealX Rice w  Soft fruits with no skin X Crackers

Tips for Achieving a Fortified Soft Diet