Bread, cereals, rice, pasta, noodles |
- Breakfast cereals well soaked in milk
- Soft pasta and noodles
- Soft sandwiches with very moist fillings e.g. eggs mayonnaise
- Rice, well cooked and sticky
- Soft pastry, e.g. quiche with a pastry base
| - Dry or crusty breads, breads with hard seeds or grains, hard pastry, pizza
- Sandwiches that are not thoroughly moist e.g. sandwiches with thick cuts of cold meat, salad
- Coarse or hard breakfast cereals that do not moisten easily, e.g. toasted muesli, bran cereals
- Cereals with nuts, seeds and dried fruit
- Filo and puff pastry e.g. sausage rolls
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Vegetables |
- Well cooked vegetables served in small pieces and soft enough to be mashed or broken up with a fork
- Soft, canned or frozen cooked vegetables
| - All raw vegetables
- Hard to chew or stringy vegetables e.g. sweet corn, broccoli stalks, asparagus, watercress
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Fruit |
- Fresh fruit pieces that are naturally soft e.g. banana, papaya , melon
- Stewed and canned fruits in small pieces e.g. pears, peaches , apricots
- Pureed fruit
| - Fruit pieces that pose a choking risk e.g. whole grapes, cherries
- Large pips
- Dried fruit, seeds and fruit peel
- Crunchy raw fruit e.g. apple
- Stringy or fruits, e.g. pineapple, citrus fruit
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Dairy |
- Yoghurt (may have soft fruit)
- Soft cheeses e.g. Camembert, Brie, Ricotta, cheese spread
| - Yogurt with seeds, nuts, muesli or hard pieces of fruit
- Hard cheeses e.g. cheddar
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Meat, fish, poultry, eggs, nuts, legumes |
- Casseroles with small pieces of tender meat
- Moist fish that easily broken up with the edge of a fork
- Eggs
- Well cooked legumes (the outer skin must be soft)
- Small pieces of soft tofu
| - Dry, tough, chewy, or crispy meats e.g. bacon, crackling
- Meat with gristle
- Hard or chewy legumes e.g. lentils, beans, pulses
- Nuts and seeds
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Desserts |
- Soft puddings e.g. milk or sponge based, trifle, custard, mousse, bread and butter pudding
- Moist cakes, custard sauce may be added
- Soft fruit-based desserts without hard bases
- Creamed rice
- Ice cream
- Jelly
| - Dry cakes and pastry
- Cakes, pastry or desserts containing nuts, seeds, coconut, dried fruit, pinea pple e.g. apple crumble, fruit cake
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Extra |
- Soup – creamy, thick or blended, may contain small soft lumps, e.g. pasta or noodles
- Soft fruit jellies or non-chewy lollies
- Soft, smooth, chocolate
- Jams and condiments without seeds or dried fruit
| - Soups with large pieces of meat or vegetables, corn, or rice
- Sticky or chewy foods e.g. toffee
- Popcorn, chips, biscuits, crackers, nuts, edible seeds
- Pizza
- Whole fresh or dried herbs e.g. rosemary, basil
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