Soft Diet

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO

MEATS and PROTEIN

• 2 ounces cheese (in sauces or melted in other dishes)
• 1/2 cup cottage, cream, or ricotta cheese
• 3 ounces meat, fish, or poultry (with gravy to moisten), ground, chopped, or cut in small cubes
• 2 tablespoons smooth peanut butter
• 2 eggs, soft-cooked or scrambled

DAIRY

• 1/2 cup ice cream or ice milk without fruit or nuts
• 1 cup milk and milk drinks
• 1 cup milkshake
• 1 cup yogurt (plain or with soft fruits)

STARCHES

• 1/2 cup cooked cereal
• 6 small or 3 large saltine crackers (softened in soup or other liquids)
• 1/2 cup macaroni, pasta, or noodles
• 1/2 cup mashed or cooked potatoes without skins
• 1/2 to 1 cup plain dry cereal in milk
• 1/2 cup cooked rice or barley
• 1 slice soft bread
• 1 roll, muffin, pancake, or waffle

SOUPS

• 1 cup broth or bouillon
• 1 cup cream soup with soft vegetables
• 1 cup pureed or blended soups

VEGETABLES

• 1/2 cup vegetable juice (such as tomato or V-8®)
• 1/2 cup soft, well cooked vegetables without seeds or skins

FRUITS

• 1/2 cup fruit juice
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1/2 cup cooked or canned fruit without seeds or skins
• 1/2 ripe banana

BEVERAGES

• 1 cup coffee or tea
• 1 cup hot cocoa
• 1 cup soda pop
• 1 cup milk
• Water (Drink 6 to 8 soda pop can size glasses a day.)

DESSERTS and SWEETS

• 1/2 cup custard
• 1 whole frozen juice pop or Popsicle®
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1/2 cup pudding
• 1 piece of pastry (such as sweet roll)
• 2 inch (5.08 cm) pie-shaped slice or 3 inch (7.62 cm) square piece of cake
• 3 inch size cookie
• 1 teaspoon sugar or sugar substitute
• 1 tablespoon pancake syrup (such as maple syrup)

FATS

• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1 teaspoon margarine
• 1 teaspoon oil (corn, olive, safflower, vegetable, or any other kind)
• 1 tablespoon salad dressing
• 1/2 cup strained gravy
• 2 tablespoons whipped topping

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