I still have a 35mm opening, so I realize
I do have more flexibility than many on
this board in terms of the range of foods
I can eat. Obviously carrots, unsliced
apples, sub-sandwiches and gum are long
gone, but my OS also said eating salads
isn't good either. I mix in a salad every
few weeks because I want to eat healthy.
Does anyone have suggestions for healthy
soft foods?
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Tmddyan
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Posted: 01-28-08 15:37pm
i did put a sticky at the top of this
forum for people to place their soft food
recepies in. you can put anything in the
blender. I would cook as you normally do
and then blend it.
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webo
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Posted: 01-30-08 12:51pm
Tmddyan
wrote:
i did put a sticky at the
top of this forum for people to place
their soft food recepies in. you can put
anything in the blender. I would cook as
you normally do and then blend
it.
Yes, I look forward to seeing any posts
there.
But another reason for this post is that I
am curious about salads. I eat a Romaine
salad every week or two. Is it bad to eat
them?
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Tmddyan
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Posted: 01-30-08 13:29pm
No its not bad to eat them. It may be a
little tought to chew but that would be
good exercise for your jaw. If its too
tough yo may want to consider getting a
juier or blending your salads into a
smoothie. Salad is very good for you and
if I were you Id continue to eat them as
much as possible.
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Hydrosiren
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Posted: 02-10-08 20:55pm
You can also do a "chop salad" and chop
up all sorts of veggies really fine. It
is still a little bit of work to chew, but
it digests easier and you can even add in
grated and chopped carrot. It isn't the
prettiest salad, but I first had it at a
really good restaurant.
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Tmddyan
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Posted: 02-11-08 14:15pm
yeah htats a good idea. i should get a
food processor.
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Pescetarian
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Soups & Smoothies Posted: 05-15-08 10:26am
WOW 35MM! On a good day I can get 22! Ok,
sorry I know 35 still isn't great. I eat
VERY healthy, so I had a hard time finding
recipes that were soft/liquid, but me
wanting to go to culinary school next year
helped me hugely because I read through
every cookbook in my library and came up
with a few soup/smoothie recipes. I know
the smoothies seem strange because they
have leafy-greens in them, but if you
balance the ingredients right you can't
actually taste the bitterness, but it cuts
the sweet a bit which is nice.
These smoothies could easily be doubled if
you are hungry enough (and when you've got
TMJ - who isnt?!)
Also, I usually eat a tablespoon or 2 of
peanut butter (only fresh-ground or
'natural') with my smoothies to boost the
protein, vitamins, and calories.
Avocado Pineapple Smoothie
1/2 Avocado
3/4 Cup Frozen pineapple chunks
pinch dried unsweetened coconut
huge handful baby spinach leaves
1/2 - 3/4 cup water
blend well in blender and slurp!
** About 250 calories **
Yummy Green Smoothie
1 banana
1 cup frozen pineapple chunks
5 large romaine leaves or 2 handfuls
1/2 - 3/4 cup water
blend well in blender and drink!
**about 200 calories**
BANANA CRANBERRY CREAM SMOOTHIE
2 bananas
2 sprinkles cinnamon
1 teaspoon non-alcohol vanilla extract
1/2 cl of hulled pumpkin seeds
a few pecans (I used about 4 halves)
½ cup fresh cranberries or more to taste
water to desired consistency
Blend seeds/nuts first to create powder,
then blend everything else together.
** about 450 calories **
CHICKPEA SOUP
1 can chickpeas
• 1 medium onion – chopped
• 2 carrots- chopped
• 2 sticks celery -chopped
• 1 can reduced salt chopped tomatoes
1/2 medium green bell pepper, chopped
• 2 Cloves of garlic crushed
• 1 or 2 red chillies – deseeded and
chopped (optional)
• olive oil – 1 to 2 tbsp
• 4 cups of organic vegetable stock
• 1.5 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1.5 teaspoon cumin
Fry the onion, carrot, celery, bell
pepper, and garlic in oil until just
starting to softened. Next add the
coriander, cumin and chillies (if using)
cook for a further 2 minutes.
Add the tomatoes and stock and bring to a
boil. Simmer gently for about 30min until
the vegetables are cooked through.
Next add the chickpeas and stir well.
Season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook
gently for a further 10 minutes.
(DEPENDING ON YOUR LEVEL OF CHEWABILITY -
puree in blender for a thick & creamy
soup or leave alone. Chickpeas are pretty
easy to chew but I do have my bad days).
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Tmddyan
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Posted: 05-15-08 12:36pm
great---could you also put this in the
sticky about tips etc? that way it will
stay there and we wont have to dig for the
post:)
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