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Liquid/Soft Food Diet

Liquid diet and soft food diet recipes for cancer patients who have difficulty chewing and swallowing or mouth sores, and people with tooth extractions, braces, jaw surgery and others who are on a soft food/liquid diet. These recipes are nourishing and easy to eat.

Brunswick Chicken Stew Recipe

February 24, 2012 by Jeanette 26 Comments

Brunswick Chicken Stew

This past week has been a little challenging from a cooking standpoint…I know some of you might be wondering what I’m talking about since I cook almost every day for my family. After one of my sons had four wisdom teeth removed a week ago, let’s just say that the recovery was slower than we…

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Filed Under: chicken, dairy-free, Dinner, Family, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, main courses, Special Diets Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, Brunswick Stew, Edna Lewis, soft food diet

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

A Beginner Green Tea Green Smoothie Recipe

January 11, 2012 by Jeanette

Beginner Green Smoothie

This Green Tea Green Smoothie is perfect for beginner green smoothie drinkers. One day two summers ago while our family was on vacation, we were served little shot glasses of green smoothies at breakfast. Who can resist anything that’s free and comes in a cute little glass, right? Well, there were a lot of perplexed…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, Family, gluten-free, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, smoothies, Special Diets, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: beginner green smoothie, detox diet, green smoothie, green tea, green tea smoothie, green vegetables in smoothies, healthy breakfast, kid-friendly, smoothie, smoothie recipes, vegetables in smoothies

Detox Beet and Carrot Smoothie Recipe

January 9, 2012 by Jeanette

Detoxifying Beet Carrot Smoothie

If you’ve never tried beets in a smoothie, this vibrant Beet and Carrot Smoothie is a great first recipe to try. This New Year, I am trying to incorporate more vegetables into the first meal of the day – breakfast. Vegetables make a rare appearance at breakfast on most tables, unless they are added to…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Chemotherapy Recipes, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Resources, smoothies, Special Diets, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: beetroot, beetroot smoothie, beets, carrots, detox, detoxifying, New Year, smoothie

Easy Rice Cooker Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Recipe

December 27, 2011 by Jeanette 33 Comments

Apple Oatmeal Made In A Rice Cooker

A few weeks ago, my youngest son got braces and his mouth was super sore. I knew it would be, but I figured I’d come up with something for him eat when I needed to. Since lunch at school was going to be a challenge, I wanted to make sure he had a hearty filling…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Special Diets, vegan, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: apple cinnamon oatmeal, rice cooker, rice cooker oatmeal, soft food diet

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

Guava Pineapple Banana Smoothie Recipe

August 15, 2011 by Jeanette 23 Comments

Guava Pineapple Banana Smoothie

This tropical Guava Pineapple Banana Smoothie was inspired by the sunsets in Hawaii. It’s hard to beat the sunsets in Hawaii. This summer, we returned to paradise for our family vacation – on the island of Maui (or at least it’s as close to paradise as I’ve been so far!). With our oldest son leaving…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, smoothies, Special Diets, vegetarian Tagged With: guava, Hawaii, smoothie

Frosty Kiwi Cooler and Kiwi Popsicles

July 9, 2011 by Jeanette 14 Comments

Kiwi Coolers

Green Kiwi Popsicles Recently, I received a sample of Zespri Kiwifruit in the mail, and was so excited to find that the box included both Zespri Green Kiwifruit and Zespri Gold Kiwifruit. Although I have enjoyed Green Kiwifruit over the years, I had never tasted Gold Kiwifruit until the BlogHer Food conference I attended last fall. Kiwifruit belongs…

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Filed Under: Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, smoothies, snacks, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: kiwi, popsicles

Easy Avocado Smoothie – Basic and Elegant {Avocado Mousse with Strawberry Puree}

May 19, 2011 by Jeanette 30 Comments

Avocado Strawberry Mousse

Last week, I received a beautifully packaged box of Haas Avocados from California Avocados Direct, a fourth generation avocado family farm located near Valley Center, California. When I took a peek inside the box to see these little treasures, I was surprised to find eight gorgeous super large avocados. The avocados that I buy on the East Coast…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, smoothies, snacks, Special Diets, vegan, vegetarian

Green Tea Smoothie Recipes

May 15, 2011 by Jeanette 11 Comments

Green Tea Smoothie

Smoothies are a regular breakfast item in our house, usually consisting of a variety of fruits, coconut yogurt, and some almond or coconut milk. However, I’m always looking for new ways to make these smoothies even healthier. Today, I have a guest post by Alex Bonari, a freelance writer and researcher for College Scholarships, who offered to introduce…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, smoothies, Special Diets, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: green tea smoothie

Dairy-Free Mango Smoothie (Lassi) Recipe

May 13, 2011 by Jeanette Leave a Comment

Mango Lassi Smoothie

This dairy-free Mango Smoothie (lassi) is refreshing and healthy. Today, I finally made my first trip to Patel Brothers, a giant Indian super-grocery store. It was the size of a super-size American supermarket! I knew going through the aisles would take some time, especially since there are so many Indian ingredients, products, fruits and vegetables…

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Filed Under: beverages, Breakfast, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, smoothies, Special Diets, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: dairy-free mango lassi, mango lassi, mango smoothie

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

A Tribute To My Father-In-Law

April 1, 2011 by Jeanette 16 Comments

My dear, sweet father-in-law, Paul. I am dedicating this post to my 93-year old father-in-law, Paul, who just passed away this week. Paul immigrated to the United States in 1951, where he received his Master’s degree in engineering from the University of Michigan and his PhD from Columbia University. He was a devoted husband, and…

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Filed Under: dairy-free, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Resources, resources, smoothies, snacks, Special Diets, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: dairy-free fruit sorbet, diet for swallowing issues, liquid diet, Parkinson's Disease, soft food diet

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

Healthy Healing Fruit Smoothie Recipe

February 21, 2011 by Jeanette 18 Comments

Healthy Healing Fruit Smoothie ~ https://jeanetteshealthyliving.com

Healthy Fruit Smoothies Are Packed With Antioxidants A few weeks ago, I wrote about my new venture into making gluten/dairy/egg free snacks that are healthy, delicious and satisfying. Chia Seed Coconut “Tapioca” Pudding is one of the snacks I’ve come up with that meets all of my son’s needs – nutritious, delicious, and satisfying. He…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, smoothies, snacks, 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

Creamless Cream of Carrot Soup Recipe

January 28, 2011 by Jeanette 12 Comments

Creamy Carrot Soup ~ https://jeanetteshealthyliving.com

I’ve been playing around with creamless creamy soups the past few weeks, including a creamless Creamy Mushroom Soup, Creamy Cauliflower Soup, and Thai Roasted Butternut Squash Soup. To add to this collection of creamless creamy soups, I tried a Cream of Carrot Soup. Carrots are usually relegated to the background in stocks, soups and stews,…

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Filed Under: Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Pureed Food Diet, soups, Special Diets, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: carrots, creamless soup, dairy-free soup, liquid diet, pureed soup, recipe, soft food diet

Creamless Cream of Cauliflower Soup

January 7, 2011 by Jeanette 7 Comments

Creamless Cream of Cauliflower Soup © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Creamless Cream of Cauliflower Soup This week, I posted a recipe for Creamless Cream of Mushroom Soup, a rich flavored and luscious soup made without any cream. As I was thinking of more comforting creamy soups, potato leek soup came to mind, but I wanted to make something more nutritious (I like nutrient dense foods…

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Filed Under: Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Pureed Food Diet, soups, Special Diets, Thanksgiving, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: cancer cooking

Thai Curried Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

January 5, 2011 by Jeanette 6 Comments

Thai Roasted Butternut Squash Soup 

Thai Curried Roasted Butternut Squash Soup is a silky smooth soup, with a hint of curry and ginger, made creamy with coconut milk. Thai Curried Roasted Butternut Squash Soup Soup has been on my mind a lot lately.  I have the opportunity to teach a soup series to a group of seniors at our local…

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Filed Under: Chemotherapy Recipes, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, soups, Thanksgiving, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: pureed soup

Creamless Cream of Mushroom Soup

January 3, 2011 by Jeanette

This Creamless Cream of Mushroom Soup is so rich and flavorful, no one will miss the cream. The Mushroom Salad Garnish adds texture, color and interest, making it fun to eat this soup. Creamless Cream of Mushroom Soup Creamy soups are pure comfort. Not only are creamy soups lusciously smooth, but they provide pure and…

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Filed Under: Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Pureed Food Diet, soups, Special Diets, Thanksgiving, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: creamless soup, dairy-free creamy soup, dairyfree soup, liquid diet, mushroom, soft food diet

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