Pureed meals can be kept in the fridge for 12 hours, after which
time their nutritional value deteriorates.
Alternatively, you can freeze puree into meal sized portions. These
can then be thawed and re-heated thoroughly, adding a little extra
liquid if necessary.
Storing smooth puree meals
Meal Suggestions:
These are a few suggestions for meals. Remember, the size of
your meals should fit in ½ a measuring cup (125ml). Start with only
3-4 teaspoons of food at a time.
Breakfast:
• Porridge made up with water, served with trim milk and an
artificial sweetener if desired.
• ½ - 1 scrambled egg. Whisk one egg with trim milk.
• Fruit and Yoghurt. Puree ¼ banana, a few strawberries, or some
tinned peach slices. Serve fruit with a few tablespoons of plain
yoghurt.
• One Weetbix (moistened with hot water) served with trim milk.
• Smoothie - blend ½ cup trim milk, ¼ cup yoghurt and ¼ cup soft
chopped fruit until smooth.
Lunch:
• Smooth soup such as pumpkin, pureed vegetable, or pureed
chicken soup.
• Creamed Rice. Half a cup of tinned or homemade creamed rice.
• ½ - 1 scrambled egg.
• Pureed baked beans.
• Tinned or bottled baby food.
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