Texture Modified Soft with Minced Meat
DC-206
Section 2: Texture Modified Diets
Compendium Definition
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Note:
– *Needs Speech Language Pathology (SLP) or Registered Dietitian (RD) individual review due to sticky or crumbly food properties.
– Definition: fork-tender, able to be cut with the side of a fork; cooked tender and moist; easy to chew. All meat products are minced to ¼ inch in size. Food items that are not fork-tender are minced or removed.
– Soft with minced meat is for individuals who have difficulty chewing soft cooked meat, if swallowing concerns consult SLP for review.
– Jell-O®, ice cream or sherbet is allowed for thin fluids, but NOT thickened fluids.
– Extra moisture may be needed.
Caution: xxxx
Vegetables
Allowed
- tender cooked vegetables
- raw tomato, raw cucumber without the peel, raw mushrooms
- creamed corn
- minced kernel corn (minced with a Blixer)
- potatoes without skin or with skin if boiled or steamed; soft French fries, hash browns
- sour cabbage (sauerkraut, cabbage rolls), steamed cabbage
NOT allowed:
- raw vegetables (except raw tomato, cucumber without peel, mushrooms)
- kernel corn
- non-tender cooked vegetables
- vegetables with strings or tough skins
- baked potato with skin; deep fried potatoes, roasted potatoes;
- any with nuts, seeds
Fruit
Allowed
- canned fruit (except pineapple tidbits or sliced pineapple)
- minced, canned apricots
- fresh, soft-ripened fruit
- crushed pineapple
- avocado
- stewed dried fruit
- stewed fruit (ex. rhubarb, apples without skin)
- frozen fruit
- grapes
- oranges and grapefruit with membranes removed
- finely grated fresh fruit
- fruit salad made with allowed ingredients
NOT allowed:
- fruit with stringy or tough skins
- canned sliced pineapple or pineapple tidbits
- dried fruits
- hard raw fruit (e.g. pineapple, apples)
- hard unripened fruit (e.g. melon)
- oranges and grapefruit with membranes
Grain Products
Allowed
- moist & soft breads, buns, rolls, muffins, waffles, pancakes, cinnamon buns, raisin bread
- lightly toasted bread
- soft, moist pasta
- soft, moist rice*
- moist stuffing
- hot cereals
- cold cereals in milk
- crackers moistened in soup
NOT allowed:
- chewy / dense foods (bagel)
- crunchy foods (e.g. melba toast, baguettes)
- dry cereal without milk
- hard, dry baked goods (ex. granola bars, cookies, toasted gluten free breads)
- baked goods and cereals containing nuts, seeds, coconut
- dry crackers
Milk & Alternatives
Allowed
- all milk products and cheese
NOT allowed:
- yogurt with nuts or granola
Meat & Alternatives
Allowed
- eggs, boiled, fried, scrambled, poached
- 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
- bacon
- sandwiches with minced filling and raw vegetables (ex. celery &/or onion)
Soups
Allowed
- well-cooked soups made with allowed ingredients
NOT allowed:
- soups made with ingredients not allowed
Oils & Fats
Allowed
- all
- strained or smooth gravy
NOT allowed:
- salad dressing or butter made with ingredients not allowed
Desserts & Sweets
Allowed
- soft desserts
- Jell-O®, ice cream, popsicles, sherbet
- soft cakes and cookies (ex. arrowroot biscuits, digestive cookies)
- puddings and mousse
NOT allowed:
- hard marshmallows
- caramels and hard candies
- dry, coarse cakes and cookies
Fluids
Allowed
- all fluids (if tolerated with liquid consistency)
NOT allowed:
- none
Miscellaneous
Allowed
- sandwiches with moist salad type fillings (finely chopped onion, celery), cheese
- bread and Butter pickles
- cooked pearl onions
- beet pickles
NOT allowed:
- potato chips
- popcorn
- coconut
- dill pickles
- bean pickles
References:
Diet Compendium – DC – 202 Texture Modified – Soft
Diet Compendium – DC – 203 Texture Modified – Minced