Texture Modified Minced
DC-202
Section 2: Texture Modified Diets
Compendium Definition
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Note:
– Definition: all meat, entrees, and vegetables are minced to ¼ inch in size. Soft breads and baked products are allowed, sandwiches with minced filling and no raw vegetables.
– Jell-O®, ice cream or sherbet is allowed for thin fluids, but NOT thickened fluids.
– Extra moisture may be needed.
Caution: xxxx
Vegetables
Allowed
- minced, cooked vegetables (no seeds or skins)
- soft cooked potatoes mashed or fork mashed without skin or crispiness, with moisture added (ex. milk, butter, gravy)
- cooked peas and corn minced by Blixer
- creamed corn
NOT allowed:
- stringy, non-tender or rubbery cooked vegetables
Fruit
Allowed
- minced, drained, canned fruit (no seeds or skins)
- soft, ripe banana
- applesauce
- minced berries (ex. strawberry, raspberry, blueberry)
- minced, ripe melon
NOT allowed:
- dried fruit (ex. raisins)
- pineapple, grapes, oranges, grapefruit
- coconut
- raw, hard fruit (ex. apples)
Salads
Allowed
- minced pasta or potato salad with no raw vegetables
- jellied salads made with allowed ingredients
NOT allowed:
- all raw vegetable salads or salads containing raw vegetables
Grain Products
Allowed
- moist & soft breads (crusts removed), muffins, waffles, pancakes
- lightly toasted bread with crust removed
- soft biscuits or scones
- minced pasta with sauces/gravies
- moist stuffing
- Rrce (as tolerated)
- quinoa, couscous, other grains
- hot cereal
- soft dumplings in gravy / sauce
- cold cereal with milk that has been soaked until very soft and mushy (as tolerated)
- crackers in soup
NOT allowed:
- chewy / dense foods (bagels, bread sticks)
- crunchy foods (melba toast, baguettes,)
- cold cereal when not soaked
- granola
- crackers (unless soaked in soup)
- grain products made with nuts, seeds or coconut
- hard, dry breads (some gluten free breads)
- raisin breads
Milk & Alternatives
Allowed
- xxxx
NOT allowed:
- xxx
Meat & Alternatives
Allowed
- scrambled, poached or soft cooked eggs with moisture added (sauce or margarine)
- smooth quiche with soft crust
- minced meat / poultry / fish with gravy or sauce
- soft, minced casseroles
- sandwiches with minced filling and no raw vegetables
- tender fish (no bones) cut into bite sized pieces with gravy or sauce
- soft tofu
- well cooked, minced, moist legumes
NOT allowed:
- tough, dry meat
- plain meats without gravy
- peanut butter
- nuts and seeds
- boiled & fried eggs
- bacon
- sandwiches with minced filling and raw vegetables (ex. celery &/or onion)
Soups
Allowed
- cream or stock soups with minced meat and soft, well cooked, allowed vegetables
- pureed or strained soups
NOT allowed:
- soup with large chunks of vegetables or meat
- soup with whole green peas or corn
Oils & Fats
Allowed
- any as tolerated
NOT allowed:
- fats with coarse or chunky additives
Desserts & Sweets
Allowed
- soft desserts
- Jell-O®, ice cream, sherbet *
- soft cakes
- soft cookies
- puddings, mousse, custard
- soft pie with minced filling
- rice, tapioca and bread pudding (as tolerated, no raisins)
NOT allowed:
- sticky desserts, caramels
- dry, coarse cakes and cookies (ex. arrowroot biscuits, digestive cookies)
- desserts with added nuts or raisins
- hard or chewy candies
- hard marshmallows
Fluids
Allowed
- most fluids (if tolerated with liquid consistency)
NOT allowed:
- none
Miscellaneous
Allowed
- honey, syrup, jams and jellies
- sandwiches with moist, minced filling or processed cheese slices and crust removed (no onion, celery)
NOT allowed:
- potato chips, cheezies, pretzels
- popcorn
- coconut
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