What can I eat at this point?

A Few To Try
Of course what works for some doesn't for everyone.

Soft Mashed Potatoes and gravy....like the kind at KFC
Cream of Wheat and milk
Mac-n-Cheese
Creamy Pastas

Anyways, that's a few...

BTW, congrates on making it through...

Best,
John

I, too,
am on a soft food diet...foods that work best, to start, are not sticky. Yogurt, applesauce,scrambled eggs ( moist ), broths with ritz crackers crumbled in, ice cream or sherbert...these are what i started with, have now added many more, it's amazing what you can eat...I am not a big meat lover so not eating it has not bothered me. Mashed potatoes with gravy, v-8 soups ( butternut squash ) is my favoite, pudding warm, egg yolks over easy,spinach,...just start with very small bites and go from there...I suppliment with boost, ensure, carnation instant breakfast...

Mechanically altered diet
This was given to me by my oncologist for issues just like this. It does work, though there is a lot on here that I don't care for....

Beverages -- Milk. Juices, coffee, tea, sodas, nutritional supplements, ice chips, alcoholic bev. If allowed

Breads -- Soft pancakes well moistened with syrup or sauce, pureed bread mixes, AVOID ALL OTHERS

Cereals -- Cooked cereals with little texture, oatmeal, cream of wheat, slightly moistened dry cereals with little texture such as corn flakes, rice krispies etc. AVOID coarse cereals that may contain seeds, nuts, whole grain, dry coarse cereals

Desserts -- Pudding, custards, soft fruit pies with bottom crust only, crisps and cobblers without seeds or nuts and with soft breading or crumb mix. Canned fruit excluding pineapple, soft moist cakes with icing, pre-gelled cookies or soft moist cookies that have been dunked in milk, ice cream, sherbets, malts, nutrition supplements, yogurts, ices, plain gelatin or with canned fruit (excluding pineapple)

Fats -- Butter, margarine, cream for cereal, gravy, cream sauces, mayonnaise, salad dressings, cream cheese, cream cheese spreads with soft additives, sour cream, whipped toppings. Avoid all fats with coarse or chunky additives

Fruits -- Soft, drained, canned or cooked fruits without seeds or skins, fresh ripe bananas, fresh fruit juices with little pulp. AVOID fresh, frozen or dried fruits, fresh, canned or cooked pineapple

Meats -- MEAT PIECES SHOULD NOT EXCEED ONE FOUrTH (1/4) INCH CUBES AND SHOULD BE TENDER. Moistened ground or cooked meat, poultry and fish, may be served with gravy. Casseroles WITHOUT rice, moist macaroni and cheese, well cooked pasta with meat sauce, tuna noodle casserole, soft moist lasagna. Moist meatballs, meatloaf and fish loaf. Protein salads such as tuna or egg without large chunks. Poached, scrambled eggs or soft cooked eggs, cottage cheese, smooth quiche without large chunks. Tofu, well cooked slightly mashed moist legumes such as baked beans. AVOID dry or tough meats, dry casseroles, sliced or cubed cheeses, peanut butter, hard boiled or crisp fried eggs, sandwiches and pizza

Potatoes and starches -- Well cooked shredded hash browns that are not crispy, well cooked potatoes in a sauce, well cooked noodles in a sauce, soft dumplings that have been moistened with butter or gravy. AVOID potato skins, chips, fries, and rice

Soups (particle size should be less than ½ inch) -- Soups with easy to chew/swallow meats and vegetables. AVOID soups with large chunks of meat or vegetables, soups with rice, corn or peas

Vegetables (less than ½ inch and easily mashed with a fork -- All soft and well cooked vegetables. AVOID brussel sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, asparagus or other fibrous non tender or rubbery cooked vegetables

Misc. -- Jams and preserves without seeds, jelly, sauces, that may have tender chunks less than ½ inch. AVOID SEEDS, NUTS, COCONUT, STICKY FOODS AND CHEWY CANDIES.

hope this helps

Peter

yensid683 said:

Mechanically altered diet
This was given to me by my oncologist for issues just like this. It does work, though there is a lot on here that I don't care for....

Beverages -- Milk. Juices, coffee, tea, sodas, nutritional supplements, ice chips, alcoholic bev. If allowed

Breads -- Soft pancakes well moistened with syrup or sauce, pureed bread mixes, AVOID ALL OTHERS

Cereals -- Cooked cereals with little texture, oatmeal, cream of wheat, slightly moistened dry cereals with little texture such as corn flakes, rice krispies etc. AVOID coarse cereals that may contain seeds, nuts, whole grain, dry coarse cereals

Desserts -- Pudding, custards, soft fruit pies with bottom crust only, crisps and cobblers without seeds or nuts and with soft breading or crumb mix. Canned fruit excluding pineapple, soft moist cakes with icing, pre-gelled cookies or soft moist cookies that have been dunked in milk, ice cream, sherbets, malts, nutrition supplements, yogurts, ices, plain gelatin or with canned fruit (excluding pineapple)

Fats -- Butter, margarine, cream for cereal, gravy, cream sauces, mayonnaise, salad dressings, cream cheese, cream cheese spreads with soft additives, sour cream, whipped toppings. Avoid all fats with coarse or chunky additives

Fruits -- Soft, drained, canned or cooked fruits without seeds or skins, fresh ripe bananas, fresh fruit juices with little pulp. AVOID fresh, frozen or dried fruits, fresh, canned or cooked pineapple

Meats -- MEAT PIECES SHOULD NOT EXCEED ONE FOUrTH (1/4) INCH CUBES AND SHOULD BE TENDER. Moistened ground or cooked meat, poultry and fish, may be served with gravy. Casseroles WITHOUT rice, moist macaroni and cheese, well cooked pasta with meat sauce, tuna noodle casserole, soft moist lasagna. Moist meatballs, meatloaf and fish loaf. Protein salads such as tuna or egg without large chunks. Poached, scrambled eggs or soft cooked eggs, cottage cheese, smooth quiche without large chunks. Tofu, well cooked slightly mashed moist legumes such as baked beans. AVOID dry or tough meats, dry casseroles, sliced or cubed cheeses, peanut butter, hard boiled or crisp fried eggs, sandwiches and pizza

Potatoes and starches -- Well cooked shredded hash browns that are not crispy, well cooked potatoes in a sauce, well cooked noodles in a sauce, soft dumplings that have been moistened with butter or gravy. AVOID potato skins, chips, fries, and rice

Soups (particle size should be less than ½ inch) -- Soups with easy to chew/swallow meats and vegetables. AVOID soups with large chunks of meat or vegetables, soups with rice, corn or peas

Vegetables (less than ½ inch and easily mashed with a fork -- All soft and well cooked vegetables. AVOID brussel sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, asparagus or other fibrous non tender or rubbery cooked vegetables

Misc. -- Jams and preserves without seeds, jelly, sauces, that may have tender chunks less than ½ inch. AVOID SEEDS, NUTS, COCONUT, STICKY FOODS AND CHEWY CANDIES.

hope this helps

Peter

Thanks I needed that too.

Thanks I needed that too.