What are soft foods that will keep me nourished?

[Anonymous]

I have to get 10 teeth pulled at once; and with my jaw having the risk of fracturing after surgery I can't eat anything to hard, chewy, etc. for a solid month. Do any of you know any soft foods that will help me keep weight on (I can't afford to lose any) and keep me from becoming malnourished?

[Yepimasian]

I'd go with a thing that my brother and I used to do. We would make smoothies that were extremely healthy. He used foods called super foods such as blueberries, kale greens, greek yogurt, flax seed, eggs, etc. Everything he put into the blender had a special purpose. Super foods are foods with extremely high nutritional value. Honestly, the smoothies tasted delicious and filled you up. It's definitely quicker than preparing a complex meal. Just stick everything in the blender and drink it up. It is different at first, but you get used to it. If you need more info, you can google kale smoothies or superfood smoothies. Those recipes will fill you up, but because of their low fat content, they will digest more quickly so you'll be eating more meals a day, but in your case, drinking more smoothies a day. Good luck on your surgery and I hope this helps!

[Anonymous]

Why didn't you ask your dentist, or the surgeon what you can eat, in fact I am sure they probably even told you what foods you could eat, what is the point of this question if you already know what you can eat?

[rockcandy]

Some of these things may have been mentioned already but if I repeat its because they're awesome:

Pudding, smoothies, mashed potatoes, soup, yogurt, protein shakes, Ensure shakes (can be found at Walgreens & other places...they help you gain and keep weight!), milkshakes, chili (tasty and all the meat & beans are nourishing), applesauce, cheese & chocolate fondue (if you can eat teeny bread bites), scrambled eggs (depends if you can handle it), peanut butter (if its not too sticky for u), HUMMUS (so tasty & great for u, try diff brands..some are yummier than others), soft serve icecream

[may04]

Mashed potatoes, fruit smoothies, soup, apples sauce, pudding, ice cream, canned tuna (because it's shredded you should be able to chew it), ripe bananas, cooked carrots, zucchini, cauliflower, and other veggies that when boiled are soft enough to mash apart with your tongue. Small bites of chili should be fine, just make sure the beef is very ground up and the beans are well cooked. As you get closer to the halfway point of the month you can probably upgrade to noodles/mac&cheese/rice/etc

[rockcandy]

Tuna! Now that's a good one too

[Izzy2102]

soup and milkshakes. You can do milkshakes with ice cream but it's better to just use milk, yoghurt and fruits. You can also add oats and wheat bran. You will barley feel the oats and wheat bran because you process it.

Other than that, soups, mash , protein shakes, juice, smoothies even ice cream if you can handle it.

[Buckminsterfuller]

i had my wisdom teeth out and couldn't chew for days either. here's the good stuff:

applesauce

pudding

soup (that's been in a blender)

mashed potatoes

mashed yam

mashed zucchini (mixed with potato--super good)

mashed carrots

sorry not a lot of choice, but these things held me over for a long time.

good luck with the surgery and feel better soon!

[HeidelbergGirl]

Soft cheeses, peanutbutter, eggs, fruit smoothies (no sugar needed, just add a few ice cubes), hummus, boiled carrots/potatoes, cottage cheese, peaches, acorn squash (really good with butter and brown sugar), oatmeal, grits, mashed potatoes, yogurt, milk rice, and the obvious ice-cream.

[Symorg]

mashed and/or slightly overripe bananas. Mix with a little bit of creamy peanut butter. Every nutrient you could possibly need right there. Plenty of water and maybe tapioca (bread pudding) because it's carbs and filling.

[LondonPrincess]

I ate baby food after I had teeth pulled, and that helped get nutrients that I wasn't getting from milkshakes, pudding, jello, soup, etc.

[xzinax2]

get a blender,and just blend whatever you would normally eat

[rockcandy]

Silly me. I left out OATMEAL. Yummy! Comes in tons of flavors.

[Anonymous]

Pudding, soup, yogurt, and apple sauce, I hope you get through this OK man. Good luck

[Opinion Owner]

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[madmisskelly]

Oatmeal, Quinoa, Mashed Sweet Potatoes, Lentils

[madmisskelly]

oh yeah, and blend some fruit smoothies, you can do greek yogurt,

[Deft_maiden]

soup. Its the best

[johari]

Soup

[Anonymous]

what babies and old people eat