Texture Modified Total Minced
DC-204
Section 2: Texture Modified Diets
Compendium Definition
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Note:
– Definition: all meat, entrees, and vegetables are minced.
– Foods that are minced must be ¼ inch (6mm) or less in size.
– Bread and baked products are pureed.
– No fluids combined with solids
– Jell-O®, ice cream or sherbet is allowed for thin fluids, but NOT thickened fluids.
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)
- pureed, ripe banana (the product may look brown and adding small amount of fruit juice prior to pureeing may improve appearance)
- applesauce
- minced berries (ex. strawberry, raspberry, blueberry)
- minced, ripe melon
NOT allowed:
- dried fruit
- pineapple, grapes, oranges, grapefruit
- coconut
- raw, hard fruit (ex. apples)
Salads
Allowed
- minced pasta or potato salad with no raw vegetables
NOT allowed:
- all raw vegetable salads or salads containing raw vegetables
- jellied salads with fruit or vegetables
Grain Products
Allowed
- hot cereal, smooth consistency
- pureed pancakes and waffles
- pureed or slurried bread (no crust)
- minced pasta in sauce or with moisture added (cohesive, excess fluid drained)
- pureed sandwich
- pureed dumplings in gravy or sauce
NOT allowed:
- whole breads, toast and baked goods
- Red River®cereal
- dry or cold cereal
- rice
- granola
- crackers
Milk & Alternatives
Allowed
- fluid milk (if thin liquids are tolerated)
- smooth yogurt or yogurt containing fine bits of fruit
- puree or small curd cottage cheese
- processed cheese slice or grated cheese
- melted cheese
NOT allowed:
- hard cheese, cubed or sliced (ex. cheddar, mozzarella, marble, Swiss)
Meat & Alternatives
Allowed
- scrambled or pureed eggs with moisture added (ex. sauce or margarine)
- smooth quiche without crust
- minced meat/poultry/fish with gravy or sauce
- soft, minced casseroles
- salad type minced meat without raw vegetables
- canned salmon or tuna, mashed with mayo or sauce, with finely crushed bones
- soft tofu
- well cooked, minced, moist legumes
- pureed sandwich
NOT allowed:
- tough, dry meat
- plain meats without gravy
- peanut butter
- nuts and large seeds
- boiled, fried, poached or soft cooked eggs
- bacon
- jerky
Soups
Allowed
- pureed
NOT allowed:
- any other
Oils & Fats
Allowed
- margarine, butter, cooking oils, salad dressings made allowed ingredients
- smooth or strained gravy, cream sauces and cheese sauces
- sour cream
NOT allowed:
- salad dressing, gravy or sauces made with ingredients not allowed
- Cheez Whiz®
Desserts & Sweets
Allowed
- Jell-O®, ice cream, sherbet* with allowed ingredients
- pureed cakes and cookies
- smooth milk puddings, mousse, and custard
- pureed pie
- pureed bread or rice pudding
NOT allowed:
- sticky desserts, caramels
- dry, coarse cakes and cookies (ex. arrowroot biscuits, digestive cookies)
- hard candies
Fluids
Allowed
- all fluids (if tolerated with liquid consistency)
NOT allowed:
- none
Miscellaneous
Allowed
- honey, syrup
- seedless jams and jellies
- ground flax seed
NOT allowed:
- potato chips
- popcorn
- coconut
- whole flax seed
References:
Manitoba Health: Manual for Feeding and Swallowing Management in Long Term Care Facilities, 2010
Management of Dysphagia Presentation, Deer Lodge Centre, September 14, 2014
Hamilton Health Centre, 2010