Define Tips for elders with chewing difficulty?
Elders, without teeth cannot chew their foods, hence they start taking only liquid or semi-solid food. Thus, the quantity of nutritious food consumed reduced. Elderly people without teeth should have artificial dentures. Some of the following suggestions may help the elderly with chewing difficulty.
- Chop, grind or mechanically blend foods that are hard to chew
- Milk as a beverage
- Paneer (cottage cheese)
- Eggs - soft cooked or scrambled
- Tender meat or poultry, finely minced or ground, soft-cooked fish
- Soft raw fruits like banana, papaya, mango, cooked apples or peas, fruit juices or pineapple, lime or orange
- Soft cooked vegetables, chopped or mashed Raw vegetables such as tomatoes can be eaten if finely chopped and the skin removed, soups can be given
- Cooked rice, suji, kheer, upma, poha or vermicelli
- Plain bread or toast with hot or cold milk
- Desserts: ice-creams, puddings, jellies, halwas