School of Human Communication Sciences

Dysphagia

Supermarket Food Options

Minced Diet

Created: October 2008

Key:

  1. Soaked in milk until soft
  2. Must be cooked well so that food is soft
  3. Avoid these foods if told by your Speech Pathologist that you cannot have dry or crumbly foods
  4. Avoid these foods if you are also on thickened fluids
  5. May need to be softened, for example soaked in milk

Minced diet

  • Foods should be broken up with a fork or with a mincer/processor
  • Can have small, smooth lumps
  • Can also have options from the Pureed section

Breakfast

Supermarket
  • Porridge
  • Diced tinned fruit (4)
  • Boiled or scrambled eggs, that have been broken up with a fork
  • Yoghurt (without lumps)
  • Breakfast cereals (without fruit pieces or nuts), for example Weet-bix, Vita Brits, Oatbrits. Some cereals may need to be broken up with a fork, for example Nutri-grain (1)
Mediterranean
  • Greek yoghurt (with honey)
Asian
  • Rice porridge
  • Soy bean curd (4)

Meals

Supermarket
  • Minced meat
  • Lentils (cooked until soft)
  • Pre-made shepherd's pie, for example McCain's
  • Tinned spaghetti or baked beans
  • Pre-made quiches
  • Pasta, such as penne or macaroni (2)
  • Noodles that are small in size, such as risoni (2)
  • Risotto (2)
  • Polenta
  • Smooth tinned soups, for example Velish pumpkin or tomato
Mediterranean
  • Soup pasta, such as tubetti, astraki (4)
  • Trahana soup (add halloumi cheese to increase creaminess) (4)
  • Tinned beans (mashed)
  • Dolma (vine leaves stuffed with rice)
Asian
  • Rice porridge
  • Mashed vegetables (e.g. winter melon, radish)
  • Soft tofu (silken/ egg)
  • Fermented firm tofu/ bean curd
  • Crab meat sticks (2)
  • Century egg
  • Unagi fish
  • Pork/ fish floss (3)
  • Furikake (Japenese rice seasoning) (3)

Dessert

Supermarket
  • Creamed rice
  • Packet puddings, for example chocolate or lemon
  • Sweet biscuits, for example scotch finger or teddy bear biscuits (5)
  • Muffins and cake (without hard lumps of, for example, fruit) (3)
Mediterranean
  • Tiramisu
Asian
  • Grass jelly (4)
  • Sesame/Peanut/Yam paste

Snacks

Supermarket
  • Dips (no lumps)
  • Cheese singles
Mediterranean
  • Halva (slice thinly) (3)
  • Feta cheese (3)
Asian
  • Assorted biscuits (1)

 

Appliances that can be used to modify the consistency of food
Appliance Soft diet Minced diet Pureed diet Comments
Blender

y

 y y Blending time will vary depending on the food and the consistency required
Food processor y y y Blending time will vary depending on the food and the consistency required
Food steamer y y   Steaming time will vary depending on the food and the consistency required
Food slicer y y   Use for either diet will vary depending on size of slicer
Grater y y    
Mortar and pestle y y    

Disclaimer: This material is provided to offer information regarding dysphagia. Material is for general information purposes only and it is recommended that advice of a professional Speech Pathologist be sought regarding specific cases. This material was last updated in October 2008.

Dysphagia

Created by Ying Ying He, Leah Knight, Elissa McCleary, Carli Maddocks, Sherry Metry and Travis Wilkins (4th year Bachelor of Speech Pathology students) under the supervision of the School of Human Communication Sciences at LaTrobe University (Justine Slattery) and Epworth HealthCare (Joanne Cox, Doug McCaskie, Deb Perlow and Lauren Kovesey).

 

Content Approved by: Head of School
Page maintained by: Office Administrator
Last Updated: 21 November, 2008

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