NuFoods Texture Modified Food Delivery - Products

Does not require chewing. Can be piped, layered or molded because it retains its shape, but should not require chewing if presented in this form. Shows some very slow movement under gravity but cannot be poured.

Soft and moist with no separate thin liquid. Small lumps visible within the food, lumps are easy to squash with tongue. Adult, equal to or less than 4mm width and no longer than 15mm in length.

Can be eaten with a fork, spoon or chopsticks. Can be mashed/ broken down with pressure from fork, spoon or chopsticks. Soft, tender and moist throughout but with no separate thin liquid.

Normal, everyday foods of soft/tender textures that are developmentally and age appropriate. Does not include: hard, tough, chewy, fibrous, stringy, crunchy, or crumbly bits, pips, seeds, fibrous parts of fruit, husks or bones.