Meal ideas that don't require chewing

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And also have no 'bits'.

Need to think of some meal ideas for someone who has recently had 5 back molars removed. Smooth soup and weetabix are a winner. As is mash. Scrambled egg less so nor stews etc due to the bits of food becoming trapped. He's not overly fussy though a bit same-y. He can be prone to weight loss and loss of appetite so keen to keep him eating.

Is there anything obvious that I'm missing?

Thank you

Protein shakes or build up shakes. Not ideal but will keep him full and provide some vitamins and minerals.

Smooth mash with butter and cream? You could add swede and carrot to it too.

Sorry- you said mash 🤦‍♀️

Rice and daal?

An old fashioned cheese soufflé? Actually pretty easy to make.

When I had my wisdom teeth out I had soup for the first couple of days. After that most food just went in the food processor and was blended. I just drank water every few mouthfuls - a good swish round removed any trapped bits.

Not so much meal ideas but snacks
Aldi do a protein chocolate mousse that's lovely and protein yoghurt pouches
Stewed apple with custard or cream
Cauliflower cheese is great as a soup
Ice cream is an obvious one!
Add cheese to the mash for more calories
Milkshakes

You want IDDSI 4 or IDDSI 5 meals

https://www.ruh.nhs.uk/patients/services/clinics/speech_and_language/documents/Level_4_Thick_Puree_Food_handout.pdf

https://www.ruh.nhs.uk/patients/services/clinics/speech_and_language/documents/Level_5_Minced_and_Moist_Food_handout.pdf

Yoghurt with fruit purée
Porridge
Mousse
Custard with various toppings or flavours
Angel Delight
Jelly and cream or ice cream
Mashed bananas
Smoothies

Husband recently had an accident and was not allowed to chew for 8 weeks. Soups were good (although boring by the end!), I tried to add extra protein with meat or lentils where I could. Lidl and Aldi sell individual protein puddings which were great. Custard pots, too. We blended meals like curry and shepherds pie and creamed spinach. Stewed apples, readybrek, pre made breakfast drinks all worked. Trying to get enough fibre was a challenge and he missed cake and biscuits!

I know you said mash, but adding veg to it like a pp said is a good idea, or corn beef hash (the ultimate comfort food), soft noodles, porridge, rice pudding, yoghurt, fruit smoothies, icecream, soft saucey soft pasta such as spaghetti but up really small, cream cheese triangles, orange part of poached eggs, really soft tender fish, peanut butter, trifle, soft warm pancakes (so soft they melt in your mouth type).

Sorry that should say cut up*

Soup, pureed fruit with custard or yoghurt, icecream. Can you blend likes of stews or cottage/fish pie/pastabake to a smoother consistency?

As pp said above you could blend the casserole/stew, and that could be an accompaniment for the mashed potato, I wouldn't blend pasta though!

Breakfast smoothie - my kids love these. Blend together:
1 medium ripe banana
200ml milk
1 tbsp porridge oats
1 tbsp Greek yoghurt
I heaped tsp peanut butter
Ice
Might need a squeeze of honey depending on how ripe the banana is.

Jacket potato with beans/cottage cheese/ tuna mayo/guacamole - will need mashing a bit.

Would a baked bean pie be any good or too bitty? Basically baked beans with bbq sauce and onions (but you can leave them out) and topped with cheesy mash. I had dental surgery when I was a young teen and remember eating this. But I also ate a lot of scrambled egg and that was ok for me.

Yoghurts, ice cream.

Thank you so much for all of these ideas. Lots going on at the moment and the brain fog was winning This is so helpful, thank you

When DH had his wisdom teeth removed for the first few days there was a lot of soup, yogurt, fruit compotes, weetabix, Ready Brek, smoothies etc. it was pretty dull, especially as he’s not a lover of smooth soups. If they like soup though, Cookie and Kate has lots of delicious soup recipes: her Thai curry cauliflower and broccoli and cheddar are favourites of mine.

I went through nine months of hell with some very serious dental issues a few years ago, couldn't eat anything solid the entire time.

I ended up getting some of those puréed meals that are designed for the very elderly or people who struggle to chew. They are truly weird to eat but you get used to them and it allows more variety and nutritional value than just mashed potatoes, porridge and soup all the time.

If it's likely to be something needed for several weeks/months. Oakhouse Foods do some, plenty of other options online too. They really are utterly bizarre to eat but I think I'd have gone mad on just soup and mash for 9 months.

Pastas are great for this
Not seedy bread as it can get stuck in the holes
Same with rice.

In a couple of days he'll be able to eat normally!

If you wanted you could try huel which is a meal replacement

Charlie Bingham a fish pie! Or a nice shepherd or cottage pie. Very soft

Yoghurt and mousses.
Baked sweet potato with butter (you can mash just to be sure)
Milkshake made with a big scoop of icecream

You may want to look into getting some fibre into the diet using something like fibogel.

Yoghurt, plain not with bits of fruit.
Ice cream.
Jelly.
Smoothies / fruit juice.

I nearly suggested these, you’d want IDDSI 4 puree but IDDSI 5 ‘minced and moist’ should be fine too, and might be more appetising, with a bit of texture.

This texture

https://www.oakhousefoods.co.uk/all-meals/minced-moist-meals.html

Haggis, neeps and tatties. M&S do an individual portion which is lovely.

Risotto?

Rice pudding