Try: Prepare soft moist and easy-to-chew foods such as cooked cereal mashed potatoes eggs cottage cheese pureed soups or baby food other sweeter options include ice cream pudding yogurt milkshakes smoothies jello bananas applesauce and custards puree cooked foods in a blender to make them easier to eat take care to wash all blender parts — ideally in a dishwasher — before and after use to avoid infection offer cr food in very small bite-size portions and always accompany it with something to drink soften food with gravy sauces broth yogurt etc serve foods at room temperature or cooler warmer foods may be painful as they go through the mouth and throat offer cr ice chips or popsicles to suck on throughout the day as they can help relieve mouth pain

Materials: Soft easy-to-chew foods gravy sauces broth and or yogurt blender

Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical

Information: n/a

References: Adapted from www care com caring for seniors undergoing chemotherapy by staff writer no date

Keywords: Mouth throat lips chewing chew swallow swallowing

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed