05
Sep
Dysphagia Foods
FOLLOWED ALLOWED AND RESTRICTED
Dysphagia I
|
Category |
Foods Allowed |
Foods Restricted |
| Beverages | According to individual tolerance | All others |
| Breads | None | All |
| Cereals | Smooth cooked cereals | Gruel, bread, toast, crackers |
| Desserts | Ice cream, pudding, gelatin | |
| Fats | Butter, margarine, cream, mayonnaise, vegetable oils, shortening, whipped toppings | All others |
| Fruits and Juices | Applesauce, thickened juices | All others |
| Non-meat Protein | Pureed meat alternates, Pureed cottage cheese | Custard, soft cooked egg, cheese, dried legumes, peanut butter, nuts, all others |
| Poultry, Fish and Meat | Pureed meat, fish and poultry | All others |
| Potato or substitute | Mashed potatoes, pureed sweet potatoes | Rice, pasta, hominy, browned or fried potatoes, potato peel |
| Soup | Pureed, thickened soup | All others |
| Sweets | Honey, jelly, sugar, molasses and syrup | All candy, jams and marmalade.
All others |
| Vegetables and juices | All thicken pureed vegetables | All juices |
| Miscellaneous | Gravies, seasonings, salt, smooth yogurt | Popcorn, pickles, nuts |
FOLLOWED ALLOWED AND RESTRICTED
Dysphagia 2
|
Category |
Foods Allowed |
Foods Restricted |
| Beverages | Thickened liquids as tolerated. Eggnog, commercial supplements, nectars, milk shakes | All others |
| Breads | Melba toast, crackers, toast and pretzels as tolerated | Bread and other items |
| Cereals | Most cooked cereals, cold cereal soaked in milk, rice | Very coarse hot or cold cereals |
| Desserts | Ice cream, pudding, gelatin, cake and cookies soaked in liquid, custard | Others. Desserts with whole fruits, nuts, skins or seeds |
| Fats | Butter, margarine, cream, mayonnaise, vegetable oils, shortening, whipped toppings | Half-n-half, non-dairy creamer unless thickened |
| Fruits and Juices | Finely chopped fruits, soft fresh, canned or cooked fruit, as long as it is peeled and seeded. Peeled apples, thickened juices, nectars | Whole fruit, hard fruit, fruit with skin or seeds |
| Non-meat Protein | Eggs, any style; cottage cheese; small tofu curds; finely chopped or ground meat alternates, peanut butter | All others |
| Poultry, Fish and Meat | Ground meats, crumbled hamburger, finely flaked fish, chicken especially with added moisture from gravy, catsup, white sauce or mayonnaise | Meats with particle size greater than 1/8 inch |
| Soup | Pureed, thickened soup | Thin soup, soup with particles greater than 1/8 inch |
| Sweets | Honey, molasses, syrup, sugar | Candy, jams, marmalade |
| Vegetables and Juices | Finely chopped or mashed vegetables, e.g., chopped spinach | Raw vegetables |
| Miscellaneous | Gravies, seasonings, salt, smooth yogurt | Popcorn, pickles, nuts, dried fruit |
