When the mouth is dry it is more difficult to chew and swallow what you eat. To avoid that food compacts in your mouth it is important to add moisture to help with chewing and swallowing. Here are some tips and recipes to try:
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Avoid hard and dry foods. Choose soft and moist foods.
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Try slow cooker recipes, meat stews, casseroles, soup meals.
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Add milk, cream, broth, sauce, yogurt, compote, maple syrup to foods to soften them.
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Try cooked cereals: cream of wheat, pablum, hot or cold oatmeal.
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Serve the spongy French toast with greek yogurt, syrup or fruit compote.
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Instead of rice, try risotto.
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Give preference to soft and moist muffin recipes. Serve the muffins warm drizzled with 15%, 35% or English cream.
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Serve pasta with a double portion of sauce.
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Eat fruits that contain more water such as watermelon, ripe cantaloupe, grapes, and canned fruits.
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Try cottage, ricotta or quark cheese which have a higher moisture content.
Broccoli meal soup
Lentil soup
Easy Shepherd’s Pie
Vietnamese soup
Miso and tofu soup
Beef and barley soup
White sauce
Minute brown sauce
Cooking stock sauce
Mushroom stroganoff
Chicken congee
Easy coconut chickpea curry
Veal stew
Chicken breast in mushroom sauce
Chicken vol au vent
Ikea meatballs
Pork tenderloin with sour cream
Pork tenderloin with brie
Slow cooker white fish
Slow cooker salmon
Easy mushroom risotto
Risotto with asparagus
Soft shepherds pie
Squash stuffed shells
Pasta with mascarpone
Veggie cheese manicotti
Blueberry Overnight Oatmeal
Braised beef*
Note for Braised beef: Do not use pepper if you have ulcer or pain
