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Pureed Food Diet

Pureed food can be helpful for people going through chemotherapy who have difficulty eating and swallowing, jaw surgery patients, as well as people with ALS, Parkinson's disease, and dementia.

Red Curry Coconut Butternut Squash Soup Recipe

October 2, 2019 by Jeanette 37 Comments

Creamy Red Curry Coconut Butternut Squash Soup - just 4 ingredients make this creamy flavorful soup!

This creamy Red Curry Coconut Butternut Squash Soup is made with just four ingredients. Keep to the basic recipe or embellish with more flavor agents and garnishes. It’s your choice. This easy recipe is perfect for the holidays when you’re looking for a beautiful, but simple soup to serve guests. Roasting The Whole Butternut Squash Did…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, lunch, Pureed Food Diet, Recipes For Foodies, soups, Thanksgiving, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: easy recipe, roasted butternut squash, Thai red curry paste, vegan

Roasted Butternut Squash Apple Soup Recipe

November 12, 2018 by Jeanette 2 Comments

Roasted Butternut Squash Apple Soup - served with maple syrup coconut cream - vegan and vegetarian friendly

Roasted Butternut Squash Apple Soup is vegetarian and vegan friendly soup that is healthy, delicious and light. I made this Roasted Butternut Squash Apple Soup for a friend who just had oral surgery. She is one of the sweetest, most considerate and thoughtful person I know. Of course, she didn’t tell anyone she was having…

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Filed Under: Cancer, Chemotherapy Recipes, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, Dysphagia, gluten-free, Holidays, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Pureed Food Diet, soups, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: pureed soup, winter squash

Kale Basil Hazelnut Pesto Recipe

May 21, 2018 by Jeanette 6 Comments

Kale Basil Hazelnut Pesto © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Kale Basil Hazelnut Pesto is a healthy and delicious condiment that doubles as a way to get extra leafy green vegetables into everyday meals. Growing up in a Chinese American family, I did not get my first taste of pesto until I was an adult. But, once I tasted it, I was hooked. Although traditional…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, csa, dairy-free, dips and sauces, farmer's market, gluten-free, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, Pureed Food Diet, sauces, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: basil, hazelnuts, kale, pesto, summer

Skinny Stuffed Baked Potato Soup

February 20, 2017 by Jeanette 10 Comments

Skinny Loaded Baked Potato Soup - this soup is so creamy and rich tasting that no one will know it's low carb and healthy

This Skinny Stuffed Baked Potato Soup is so rich and creamy that no one will know it’s low carb and healthy. When I think of comfort food, I think of soups, creamy rich foods, and carbs. Especially during the winter months, my body craves richer foods. So, I’ve been working on creating lighter versions of traditionally…

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Filed Under: gluten-free, Pureed Food Diet, soups Tagged With: cashews, cauliflower, healthy loaded baked potato soup, Peapod, sponsored post

Green Bean Casserole Soup Recipe

November 14, 2016 by Jeanette 8 Comments

Creamy Green Bean Casserole Soup - all the flavors of green bean casserole in this healthy and delicious soup!

This creamy Green Bean Casserole Soup incorporates all the flavors of a traditional green bean casserole into soup form. Bright green beans, sauteed onion, mushrooms, thyme and nutmeg, and cashew cream come together to create a deliciously healthy and vibrant soup. I developed this Creamy Green Bean Casserole Soup for Thanksgiving this weekend. One of…

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Filed Under: Cancer, Chemotherapy Recipes, Cooking For Cancer, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Pureed Food Diet, soups, Thanksgiving, vegetarian Tagged With: community, cooking for others, green bean casserole, pureed soup, soft food diet, thanksgiving

Sweet Spiced Roasted Butternut Squash Soup Recipe {Vegan}

October 19, 2015 by Jeanette 21 Comments

Spiced Butternut Squash Soup - this quick and easy soup recipe is healthy, delicious and happens to be vegan. Only 5 Ingredients. Perfect for Fall and Thanksgiving menus.

This Sweet Spiced Roasted Butternut Squash Soup is perfect for cool Fall days. Butternut squash soup is one of those Fall comfort foods that grace the menus of restaurants this time of year. It’s actually really easy to make at home. A nifty trick I used is roasting the entire butternut squash whole. You literally…

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Filed Under: Chemotherapy Recipes, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Pureed Food Diet, soups, Thanksgiving, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: butternut squash soup, healthy butternut squash soup, roasted butternut squash, vegan

Cashew Cream Recipe {Dairy-Free and Vegan}

September 14, 2015 by Jeanette 42 Comments

Vegan Cashew Cream - this is so rich and creamy - it makes a great dairy-free substitute for heavy cream

Cashew Cream makes a wonderful dairy-free, vegan substitute for heavy cream. You might have noticed we’ve made a few changes here on Jeanette’s Healthy Living. I am super excited to unveil a new blog design with an updated look and feel, thanks to Julie from Deluxe Designs and Shauna from SMD Web & Blog Design. The…

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Filed Under: Chemotherapy Recipes, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, dips and sauces, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Pureed Food Diet, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: cashew cream, dairy-free, heavy cream alternative, vegan

Creamy Spinach Feta Soup with Pine Nuts Recipe {Low Carb}

December 22, 2014 by Jeanette 21 Comments

Creamy Spinach Soup with Feta and Pine Nuts (Low Carb) - this is a healthy, light soup that has a rich creamy taste

This Creamy Spinach Feta Soup with Pine Nuts takes the flavor of spinach pie and turns it into a bowl of comfort. Have you ever had Greek spinach pie? It’s one of my favorite indulgences when I visit our local Greek market. Sometimes the owner bakes spinach pies and sells them at the checkout counter….

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Filed Under: Chemotherapy Recipes, Cooking For Cancer, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Pureed Food Diet, soups, Special Diets Tagged With: creamless creamy soup, pureed soup, Recipe Redux, soft food, spinach soup

Homemade Ghost Chile Carrot Hot Sauce Recipe

November 13, 2014 by Jeanette 12 Comments

If you like hot sauce, you’ve got to try this fragrant super spicy Ghost Chile Carrot Hot Sauce. Sweet carrots help to tame the heat. A few years ago, I made some ghost chili hot sauce that was incredibly good – extremely spicy hot and so fragrant. Ghost chiles (naga jolokia red variety) are known to…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, dairy-free, dips and sauces, gluten-free, Pureed Food Diet, Recipes For Foodies, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: carrots, fallfest, Food Network, ghost chile, homemade hot sauce

Guasacaca Avocado “Green” Sauce Recipe

November 11, 2014 by Jeanette 16 Comments

Guasacaca Avocado Sauce - this sauce is the "secret" green sauce served at many Latin American restaurants - smother it on tacos, quesadillas, arepas and more!

You’re going to want to slather this Guasacaca Avocado “Green” Sauce on tacos, quesadillas, and stuffed arepas. Have you ever eaten at a Venezuelan restaurant where they have bottles of “secret sauce” on the table? Well, what might appear to a secret to many of us, is just a common condiment to the Venezuelan people….

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, dairy-free, dips and sauces, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Pureed Food Diet, Recipes For Foodies, sauces, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: avocado sauce, condiment, green sauce, sauce, sauce for arepas, Venezuelan

Super Vegetable Blend-In Sauce Recipe

October 21, 2014 by Jeanette 14 Comments

This Super Vegetable Sauce is a great way to get your kids to eat more vegetables - stir into chili, pasta sauces, mix into meatballs and meatloaf

This Super Vegetable Blend-In Sauce is a great way to sneak in extra vegetables into your family’s meals. Stir into chili, pasta sauce, stews, and meatloaf mix for an added boost of goodness. I have to say I hesitated before posting this recipe simply because this is not the most attractive sauce to photograph. In…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, dips and sauces, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, New Year, Pureed Food Diet, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: blend-in vegetable sauce, how to get kids to eat more vegetables, pureed vegetables, sneaking vegetables into meals

Healthy Refried Bean Breakfast Bowl Recipe

July 16, 2014 by Jeanette 10 Comments

Breakfast Refried Bean Bowl © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Healthy Refried Bean Breakfast Bowl make a protein-rich breakfast or a versatile side dish at dinnertime. Top with salsa, avocado, a poached egg and hot sauce for the ultimate Refried Bean Breakfast Bowl. One of my boys has been on a huge breakfast and workout spree. You should see the spread that he makes for himself each…

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Filed Under: Beans/Legumes, Breakfast, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, Instant Pot, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Pantry Recipe, Pureed Food Diet, vegetarian Tagged With: beans for breakfast, breakfast bowl, healthy refried beans, how to cook refried beans, pink beans, poached egg, protein rich breakfast

Brazilian Acai Breakfast Bowl Recipe

July 3, 2014 by Jeanette 11 Comments

Brazilian Acai Breakfast Bowl © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Start off your day with this refreshing Brazilian Acai Breakfast Bowl. Packed with antioxidants from the acai fruit and berries, it’s not only nutritious but delicious. Great for pre-workouts too. A few weeks ago, we celebrated one of the twin’s graduation at a Brazilian family’s home. Our sons have been good friends throughout high school, and…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Clean Eating, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, New Year, Pureed Food Diet, smoothies, snacks, vegetarian Tagged With: 4th of July, acai, acai bowl, Brazilian, breakfast, Fourth of July, smoothie

Super Healthy Tomato Pasta Sauce Recipe

March 18, 2013 by Jeanette 29 Comments

Super Healthy Marinara Sauce with Meatballs © Jeanette's Healthy Living

You like the title of this post – Super Healthy Tomato Pasta Sauce? You’re probably wondering what makes this tomato sauce super healthy? Isn’t tomato sauce naturally healthy since it’s made with a lot of tomatoes? You’re right – most tomato sauces are already on the healthier side, but I have bumped up the nutrition…

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Filed Under: dairy-free, Dinner, dips and sauces, gluten-free, healthy choices, main courses, Pasta and Noodles, Pureed Food Diet, sauces, vegetarian Tagged With: healthier marinara sauce, healthier tomato sauce, healthy pasta sauce, how to get kids to eat more vegetables, myplate, sneaking in vegetables

Carrot and Coriander Soup Recipe

February 17, 2012 by Jeanette 37 Comments

Carrot and Coriander Soup (vegan)

Carrot and Coriander Soup is a beautiful, healthy and delicious soup, scented with coriander seeds. At some point in your life, you or someone you know will probably be on a liquid or soft food diet for a short period of time. Whether it’s a child who just got his braces, a teenager who had…

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Filed Under: Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, Family, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Pureed Food Diet, Resources, soups, Special Diets, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, carrot soup, diet after wisdom teeth removal, diet for chewing issues, diet for swallowing issues, liquid diet, pureed soup, soft food diet, vegan soup

Roasted Red Pepper Carrot Pesto Recipe

September 26, 2011 by Jeanette 29 Comments

Roasted Red Pepper Carrot Pesto

  Whole Grain Pasta with Roasted Red Pepper Carrot Pesto, Roasted Broccoli and Cherry Tomatoes   A while back, I wrote a post called “Super Sauces” that included a recipe for Spinach Basil Pesto and Roasted Red Pepper Sauce.  Since then, I’ve made a few other sauces that deserve to be included in this category…

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Filed Under: Cooking For Cancer, Dinner, dips and sauces, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Pureed Food Diet, Special Diets, vegetarian Tagged With: csa, farmer's market, gluten-free, pesto, vegetarian

Creamy Roasted Cauliflower Chestnut Soup

April 25, 2011 by Jeanette 16 Comments

Roasted Cauliflower Chestnut Soup ~ https://jeanetteshealthyliving.com

Creamy Roasted Cauliflower Chestnut Soup is a comforting, nutritious soup. I was at Whole Foods the other day picking up some fresh ingredients to make a few more pureed soups for a friend. As I passed the freshly prepared food section, I checked out the soups of the day. Two soups that caught my eye…

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Filed Under: Chemotherapy Recipes, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, Featured, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Pureed Food Diet, soups, Special Diets, vegan, vegetarian

Low Residue Diet Low Fiber Diet Recipes

March 28, 2011 by Jeanette 148 Comments

Low Residue Beet Carrot Soup © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Finding Low Residue Diet Low Fiber Diet recipes can be challenging. My hope is to come up with delicious recipes so that those on this restrictive diet can enjoy eating while staying healthy. Update: I have posted a new Low Residue Diet Recipe for Braised Asparagus Tips using a cooking technique that infuses vegetable with more…

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Filed Under: Chemotherapy Recipes, Cooking For Cancer, Low Residue Diet, Pureed Food Diet, Resources, resources, soups, Special Diets Tagged With: diet, diet after ileostomy, low fiber, low fiber diet, low residue, low residue diet, low residue diet recipes, low residue recipe

A Collection of Pureed Soups {Curried Cauliflower Potato Soup and Creamy Cannellini Bean Soup Recipes}

March 18, 2011 by Jeanette 27 Comments

Pureed Soups ~ https://jeanetteshealthyliving.com

This Collection of Pureed Soups is perfect for those having difficulty chewing and swallowing. Not only are Pureed Soups pure comfort food, but they’re also perfect for anyone on a liquid diet or a pureed/soft food diet. Whether you’re recovering from a cold, wisdom tooth extraction or dental surgery, or having trouble swallowing, pureed soups…

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Filed Under: Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Pureed Food Diet, soups, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: cannellini bean soup, cauliflower soup, curried soup, pureed soups, soups for cancer

Super Sauces – Spinach Basil Pesto and Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

February 25, 2011 by Jeanette 5 Comments

My two “Super Sauces” are Spinach Basil Pesto and Roasted Red Pepper Sauce  Since my youngest is currently allergic to tomatoes, I’ve had to come up with alternative sauces to stand in for the tomato sauce I used to serve over his pasta and meatballs. Also, now that he’s on a gluten-free diet, I’ve been…

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Filed Under: Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, dips and sauces, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Pureed Food Diet, sauces, Special Diets, vegan, vegetarian

Cuban Black Bean Soup

February 7, 2011 by Jeanette 11 Comments

Cuban Black Bean Soup ~ https://jeanetteshealthyliving.com

Today, I will be teaching the third in a series of soup classes to a group of seniors at our local community center. As I mentioned in an earlier post, the purpose of this soup series is to encourage seniors to cook more at home, rather than buy processed and artificial foods, which tend to be high in…

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Filed Under: Cooking For Cancer, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Pantry Recipe, Pureed Food Diet, soups, Special Diets, vegan, vegetarian

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