Food that a baby could eat (yes, really)?!
I have a certain type of braces where I can't chew food for a while!. I can only eat soups, pasta, mashed potatoes, oatmeal, etc!. Can you help me think of more creative dishes that don't require chewing!? Thanks!. :)Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
I had these braces before!. It came to a point that I would eat everything, but it took me years to master !.
Here are some soft food recipes:
Combine ground beef, bread crumbs, and a egg!. Peel and cut some large-ish zucchinis into 1"-2" sections and hollow out the middle!. Stuffed the insides with the meat mixture!. Place some olive oil in a large pan and lightly fry the zuchinis until they're nice and brown!. Then fill the pan up with chicken broth, cover, and let it simmer until everything's all yummy and tasty and mushy!. Serve it over rice!.
Ratatouille with Corn and Summer Squash
3 summer squash, halved lengthwise and sliced thinly
1 large onion, roughly chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tomaotes, chopped
2 cups fresh or frozen corn
1/4 cup chopped basil
pinch of allspice
salt and pepper
olive oil
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium and add the onion!. Cook until the onion softens completely but does not brown, 7-10 minutes!. Add the garlic and cook for another minutes until the garlic is aromatic!. Add the tomatoes and the summer squash and cook until the summer squash is tender, about 10 minutes!. Add the corn and the basil and cook until the squash is falling apart, about another 10-12 minutes!. Add a pinch of allspice and adjust seasonings with salt and pepper!. Serve immediately!.
Yuuuuum!.
Frikadeller (Danish meatballs)
400 grams lean minced pork or a combination of pork and veal!. (My girlfriend uses minced beef instead which is also nice but then I would omit the curry powder!.)
? teaspoon salt
1 medium sized onion, grated
1 egg
1 deciliter low fat milk
4 tablespoons wheat flour
a pinch of curry powder
salt and pepper
25 grams butter for frying
Stir the meat with the salt, pepper, curry powder, onion, egg, milk and flour!. Let the mixture rest for about ten minutes!.
Heat the butter in a frying pan until it is golden!. Use a tablespoon and your hand to shape meatballs the size and shape of small eggs and fry them in the butter for about 15 minutes on low to medium heat!.
steamed fish should be ok and soups are perfect - pea & ham soup is always nice - plus it's possible to add sufficient munchables (diced ham, potatoes etc) that adds body without requiring much chewing!. It's one way of getting around the "eating nothing but baby food" feeling!.
Any sort of beef stew with either mashed potato or noodles where the beef is finely cubed and then cooked gently for several hours, so a stroganoff or bourguignon is an idea!. Sometimes straight mince can get a bit boring!.
1 chicken breast
2 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tsp garlic
1/2 onion (6 oz!?)
greens -- spinach or good lettuce, maybe cooked peas - a handful
salt & pepper
mix in blender until it is as oozy as you like; serve on lightly toasted bread or buns
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Here are some soft food recipes:
Combine ground beef, bread crumbs, and a egg!. Peel and cut some large-ish zucchinis into 1"-2" sections and hollow out the middle!. Stuffed the insides with the meat mixture!. Place some olive oil in a large pan and lightly fry the zuchinis until they're nice and brown!. Then fill the pan up with chicken broth, cover, and let it simmer until everything's all yummy and tasty and mushy!. Serve it over rice!.
Ratatouille with Corn and Summer Squash
3 summer squash, halved lengthwise and sliced thinly
1 large onion, roughly chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tomaotes, chopped
2 cups fresh or frozen corn
1/4 cup chopped basil
pinch of allspice
salt and pepper
olive oil
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium and add the onion!. Cook until the onion softens completely but does not brown, 7-10 minutes!. Add the garlic and cook for another minutes until the garlic is aromatic!. Add the tomatoes and the summer squash and cook until the summer squash is tender, about 10 minutes!. Add the corn and the basil and cook until the squash is falling apart, about another 10-12 minutes!. Add a pinch of allspice and adjust seasonings with salt and pepper!. Serve immediately!.
Yuuuuum!.
Frikadeller (Danish meatballs)
400 grams lean minced pork or a combination of pork and veal!. (My girlfriend uses minced beef instead which is also nice but then I would omit the curry powder!.)
? teaspoon salt
1 medium sized onion, grated
1 egg
1 deciliter low fat milk
4 tablespoons wheat flour
a pinch of curry powder
salt and pepper
25 grams butter for frying
Stir the meat with the salt, pepper, curry powder, onion, egg, milk and flour!. Let the mixture rest for about ten minutes!.
Heat the butter in a frying pan until it is golden!. Use a tablespoon and your hand to shape meatballs the size and shape of small eggs and fry them in the butter for about 15 minutes on low to medium heat!.
steamed fish should be ok and soups are perfect - pea & ham soup is always nice - plus it's possible to add sufficient munchables (diced ham, potatoes etc) that adds body without requiring much chewing!. It's one way of getting around the "eating nothing but baby food" feeling!.
Any sort of beef stew with either mashed potato or noodles where the beef is finely cubed and then cooked gently for several hours, so a stroganoff or bourguignon is an idea!. Sometimes straight mince can get a bit boring!.
1 chicken breast
2 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tsp garlic
1/2 onion (6 oz!?)
greens -- spinach or good lettuce, maybe cooked peas - a handful
salt & pepper
mix in blender until it is as oozy as you like; serve on lightly toasted bread or buns
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canned fruit (pears, cocktail, peaches, applesauce)
canned veggies (green beans, sweet potatoes, carrots, peas, beets, kidney or navy beans, pinto or refried beans)
yogurt
smoothies
cottage cheese and canned fruit
Cream of Wheat
Grits
Malt O Meal
baked sweet potato
smooth peanut butter off a spoon
scrambled eggs (also poached, fried soft)
You should probably take a multivitamin/mineral supplement while you have these kind of braces; you can take a liquid kind, or suck on a kids' chewable Complete vitamin (1-2/day)!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
canned veggies (green beans, sweet potatoes, carrots, peas, beets, kidney or navy beans, pinto or refried beans)
yogurt
smoothies
cottage cheese and canned fruit
Cream of Wheat
Grits
Malt O Meal
baked sweet potato
smooth peanut butter off a spoon
scrambled eggs (also poached, fried soft)
You should probably take a multivitamin/mineral supplement while you have these kind of braces; you can take a liquid kind, or suck on a kids' chewable Complete vitamin (1-2/day)!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
The other answerers are great!. I would only suggest that you invest in a blender!. Then anything can be blended with a little bit of water and taken in that way!. Even spaghetti blended would taste like spaghetti!.
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this is an interesting challenge!
What are some of your favourite foods!? what kind of flavours do you like!?
email them to me and i'll see what I can do!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
What are some of your favourite foods!? what kind of flavours do you like!?
email them to me and i'll see what I can do!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
pudding, applesauce, mashed potatoes, yogurt, ice cream, scrambled eggsWww@FoodAQ@Com
applesauce
overcooked broccoli with cheese sauce
malteds
smoothiesWww@FoodAQ@Com
overcooked broccoli with cheese sauce
malteds
smoothiesWww@FoodAQ@Com