Fruit and vegetables Fresh fruit pieces that are naturally soft, e.g. banana, well-ripened pawpaw, avocado.
Share on Pinterest Avocados are part of the soft food diet. The soft food diet does not have to be restrictive. It is crucial to continue to eat a wide variety of nutritious foods, especially if recovering from surgery. People should be sure to remove the skins from all vegetable and fruit before eating.
A soft food diet refers to food that is soft in texture, low in fiber and easy to digest. This way of eating is sometimes called a gastrointestinal (GI) soft diet. It is used after surgery or gut upset. Eat foods from “easy to digest” list and avoid foods on “difficult to digest list.”
Vegetables: soft cooked carrots, green beans, chopped cooked spinach, cooked zucchini without seeds, well-cooked broccoli florets, etc. Fruits: cooked, peeled apples or applesauce, bananas, avocado, peeled ripe peaches, cooked pears, puréed fruits, etc. Eggs: cooked whole eggs or egg whites, egg salad.
The fruit has a soft texture and a sweet but unique flavor.
The foods in this diet are easy to eat and do not need a lot of chewing to swallow safely. This diet is helpful if you are missing teeth or have just had surgery and cannot chew hard foods. This diet does include soft breads and rice, so it is important that you can move food in your mouth and can swallow safely.
A soft diet is prescribed for people with digestive problems. The diet consists of foods that are tender, mildly seasoned, and easy to digest. While on this diet, you should not eat fried or spicy foods, or raw fruits and vegetables. Also don't drink alcoholic beverages.
People on a soft diet should not have:
Biscuits (unless dunked in tea to soften), nuts, toast, raw apple, hard and/or crunchy foods, foods that crumble easily, raw vegetables, breads with mixed textures bread rolls with crunchy outside and soft inside), crackers/rice cakes.
Fresh Cooked Vegetables. Fruit Smoothies/Protein Shakes. Oatmeal/Cream of Wheat. Eggs (scrambled, soft boiled, omelets, egg salad)
If the avocado yields to firm gentle pressure you know it's ripe and ready-to-eat. Ripe, ready to eat avocados may have a darker color but color can vary so it is best to go by feel as well as color. It will feel lightly soft but it will not feel “mushy” to the touch. Ripe fruit is perfect for that day.
Avocados contain FODMAPs that can trigger IBS symptoms and may be high, moderate, or low in FODMAPs depending on how much you eat. In terms of portion sizes, 1/8 of an avocado is considered low-FODMAP and should be safe to eat if you have IBS. Some people may be able to tolerate more.
Avocado is a superfood packed with fiber and essential nutrients, such as potassium, which helps promote healthy digestive function. It's also a low-fructose food, so it's less likely to cause gas.
Breads, cereals, rice, and pasta:
Breads, muffins, pancakes, or waffles moistened with syrup, jelly, margarine or butter. Moist dry or cooked cereal. Macaroni, pasta, noodles, or rice. Saltine crackers moistened in soup or other liquid.
They can be scrambled, fried, poached, boiled, steamed, or turned into an omelet (with soft fillings such as cheese, jam, or spinach). But they're also a great add-on for many other soft foods discussed below, including polenta, creamy grits, and mashed potatoes.
Protein-rich soft foods like tuna, salmon, eggs, beans, and low-fat yogurt are nutrient-dense options. Compared to carbohydrates, these foods will energize you and keep your healing and regenerative cells in high gear during recovery from tooth extractions, dental implant surgery, gum grafts, or other dental trauma.
When you only eat soft foods, this does not happen. Your jaw begins to think it does not need to be as strong, so your cells focus their attention elsewhere. This can cause your jaw to get softer and even lead to tooth loss if it goes on too long.
Pasta/Rice Soft pasta dishes such as lasagne, macaroni cheese, ravioli or spaghetti bolognese either home-made or bought ready prepared. Vegetables Fresh, frozen or tinned vegetables, cooked until soft. Mash with a fork or potato masher to make them easier to swallow.
If you have a sweet tooth, don't worry, as a soft food diet allows a great number of sweets and desserts, as long as they have a soft texture. You can eat puddings, soufflés, marshmallows, soft cakes and cookies made without nuts or any other hard particles, smooth ice cream, custards, mousse, and sorbets.
The texture of prunes is similar to other dried stone fruits, such as apricots. Somewhat chewy, with a slight stretchiness to the flesh, prunes are still soft and easy to eat.
If it yields to the slight pressure, the fruit is ripe. If it doesn't and still feels hard, the fruit is not ready to eat. (Underripe kiwis usually have a hard core and a slight astringent taste.) If it's too soft, the fruit is overripe and will be difficult to slice.