According to information from the gastroenterology site GIcare.com, a soft diet is most often prescribed for individuals following surgical procedures as a transitional measure between liquid and solid food diets. While following a soft diet, you will be asked to restrict your overall food intake to only those items which are relatively easy to chew and swallow, preventing most discomfort while recovering from gum surgery. Combining a diabetic diet with a soft food diet means further restriction, avoiding also those foods which will tend to spike blood sugar to unacceptable levels.
Diabetic Soft Diet
Consume a soft diabetic diet by restricting your consumption of foods to only those items which are both soft and have a relatively negligible impact on blood sugar levels. Limit your food intake to tender meats, plain dairy items (avoiding only hard cheeses, sugary dairy products like ice cream, and foods containing additional nuts or seeds) and tender fruits and vegetables. Remove the skin of fruits and consider boiling the fruit for some time until it becomes moist and tender. Avoid excessively fibrous veggies such as broccoli, cucumbers and cauliflower. Stick to vegetables that can be boiled soft, such as carrots and tomatoes. Avoid white flour items, processed foods and sugars--although these foods are permitted under a general soft food diet, they should be avoided by diabetics.
Soft Diet Meals
A sample meal for a soft food diet consists of broiled chicken (without the skin) served with mashed yams, boiled green beans and a serving of sugar-free applesauce for dessert. A breakfast meal might contain three or four scrambled eggs and a fruit salad consisting of orange wedges and banana slices. Another meal option could consist of whole grain pasta with meat sauce, boiled carrots and a cooked spinach and tomato salad.
