By Carleton Rivers, MS, RD, LD

If you or your care recipient has trouble chewing or swallowing, you may want to choose items off of this list for meals and snacks.
***Look at how many grams of carbs are in the amount you are serving or eating***

Dairy Foods:

• 2% cottage cheese
• Whole milk yogurt, no sugar added or sugar-free
• Frozen or regular sugar-free pudding
• Sugar-free frozen yogurt or ice cream

Fruits and vegetables:

• Unsweetened applesauce
• Canned peaches and pears in water or their own juice (avoid syrup)
• Soft fruit – watermelon, honeydew, cantaloupe, bananas, strawberries, or ripe peaches
• Any vegetables (EXCLUDING CORN), including potatoes cooked soft and mashed with a fork
• Soups – it may be necessary to blend it slightly to break up large chunks – split pea soup, bean soups

Grains:

• Unsweetened oatmeal

Meat, fish, poultry, eggs and other protein:

• Baked/poached fish fillets or crabmeat – cooked very soft and moist
• Tuna salad, chicken salad
• Eggs – scrambled, soft boiled, and in the form of egg salad
• Peanut butter

Modified Source: Beth Marks, J. S. (2010). Health Matters: The Exercise Nutrition Health Education Curriculum for People with Developmental Disabilities. Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.