Follow
Share

My father is 95 years old; he has very few teeth left. I took him to my dentist to see what could be done. The dentist was very generous with his time and made a bottom plate for him and only charged us $800. He told my father the reason his gums hurt when he eats is when he chews his few teeth on top have no teeth on bottom gums for any upper teeth to land on. Those upper teeth hit his bottom gum making it sore. After that and many times adjusting bottom plate, my father refused to wear the bottom plate.


He complains every time we eat even though I try my hardest to make soft foods. The meat is the hardest to get him to eat. I have cut it up, used a food processor. just about anything I can think of to make meat soft but also palatable.


Hoping some one has some ideas of how to keep my father eating a nourishing dinner.


Diane

This question has been closed for answers. Ask a New Question.
Find Care & Housing
I've bought baby food in the pouches or jars. The 4-6 month with just veg or 6-9 m with added meat. The better organic ones are ok - like risotto or pasta, have good quality meat & taste ok. I use them as camping meals & work snacks sometimes too. I've even added water to make a quick soup (DH thought it was homemade 😉).
Helpful Answer (0)
Report

Enchiladas, lasagna, Mac n’ cheese? Okay you can kiss good cholesterol goodbye but my dad loved cheese and these were soft meals that he actually enjoyed.

Best of luck to you!
Helpful Answer (0)
Report

Anna, look (i.e., search online) for recipes and menus for a  dysphagia diet.  Foods for that diet are either mechanical soft or pureed.   

You might also find some tips in these other threads on pureed foods:

Some thicker foods, like the meats, can be pureed with gravy to help soften them yet still keep them edible.   

Baby food was recommended when we needed a pureed diet, but I wasn't particularly impressed with the choices. 

Applesauce can be added to something harder, like a cookie, to soften it.
Helpful Answer (0)
Report

Hi Anna, my Mom is having issues chewing also. Last night we had fish, mashed potatoes and peas. Tonight was beef stew. Meat cooked in slow cooker for 12 hours. Very tender. Both meals were easy for her to eat. We eat lots of egg salad and tuna fish. How about scrambled eggs or omelettes? Applesauce, puddings, oatmeal. I also now add a fortified powder to a banana and milk in blender to get more nutrients. Good luck.
Helpful Answer (0)
Report

Meat is probably the hardest thing to adapt to a soft diet, I would avoid anything other than lots of ground meat casseroles, meatloaf, stews, chili etc.
Helpful Answer (1)
Report

My husband was first on a pureed diet after having aspiration pneumonia, but later graduated to a soft food diet. I'm not much of a cook, but there are so many food items available out there for those who need to eat only soft foods, from soups, to mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, spaghetti, all kinds of vegetables(cooked to soft consistency)meatloaf(my husbands favorite), beef stew, fish, just to name a few. The key with the meat is to make sure it's cooked to the point of being very tender, so not much chewing is required. Once you get the hang of it, it's really not that hard. If I can do it, anyone can. LOL!
Helpful Answer (1)
Report

This question has been closed for answers. Ask a New Question.
Ask a Question
Subscribe to
Our Newsletter