soft diet

soft diet

n.

A normal diet limited to soft, easily digestible foods.

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soft diet,

a diet that is soft in texture, low in residue, easily digested, and well tolerated. It provides the essential nutrients in the form of liquids and semisolid foods, such as milk; fruit juices; eggs; cheese; custards; tapioca and puddings; strained soups and vegetables; rice; ground beef and lamb; fowl; fish; mashed, boiled, or baked potatoes; wheat, corn, or rice cereals; and breads. Omitted are raw fruits and vegetables, coarse breads and cereals, rich desserts, strong spices, all fried foods, veal, pork, nuts, and raisins. It is commonly recommended for people who have GI disturbances or acute infections and those unable to tolerate a normal diet.

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soft diet,

n a diet that is soft in texture, low in fiber residue, easily digested, and well tolerated. It is commonly recommended for people who have gastrointestinal (GI) disturbances or after oral surgery.

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soft diet

Nutrition A diet of soft foods–eg, bananas, Jello^™, oatmeal, soups, yogurt, that precludes hard foods–eg, carrots or 'chewy'–eg, broccoli, jelly beans, steak. See Diet, TMJ syndrome; Cf Bland diet.

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Patient discussion about soft diet.

Q. For the past 6 months I have been trying to loose weight. For the past 6 months I have been trying to loose weight and I succeeded in that. But I feel to be heavy now. Why did this happened? Or is it just a feel?