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Nutrition

Recipes

Built for real conditions: fortified for weight loss, soft for sore mouths and swallowing problems, low-salt for blood pressure, renal-friendly, and cheap enough to actually cook.

Fortified breakfast porridge

8 min

The single most useful recipe for anyone losing weight — cheap, soft, and easy to eat when appetite has gone.

Weight loss / malnutritionCancer treatmentSoft & texture-modified

520 kcal · 21 g protein · about 0.35 per serving

Bean and tomato stew

30 min

One pot, cheap, high in fibre and protein, and it freezes in single portions.

DiabetesHeart & cardiacLow sodium

340 kcal · 16 g protein · about 0.55 per serving

High-protein milkshake

3 min

A homemade alternative to bought supplements, at a fraction of the price.

MalnutritionCancer treatmentAfter surgery

430 kcal · 22 g protein · about 0.45 per serving

Renal-friendly chicken and rice

35 min

Lower potassium and phosphate, decent protein — built for dialysis days.

Kidney disease & dialysisLow sodiumSoft (if chopped small)

480 kcal · 32 g protein · about 1.30 per serving

Soft fish pie

40 min

Moist, soft and protein-rich — good after a stroke, or with a sore mouth.

Soft & texture-modifiedSwallowing difficultyAfter surgery

450 kcal · 28 g protein · about 1.40 per serving

Lentil and vegetable soup

35 min

Cheap, filling, freezable, and gentle on a sore mouth.

DiabetesHeart & cardiacLow sodium

290 kcal · 15 g protein · about 0.40 per serving

Eggs with greens on toast

8 min

Five minutes, high protein, works for breakfast or a collapsed evening.

DiabetesWeight managementBudget

400 kcal · 22 g protein · about 0.60 per serving

Chicken and vegetable traybake

50 min

One tray, minimal washing up, and it reheats well for three more days.

Heart & cardiacDiabetesLow sodium

470 kcal · 34 g protein · about 1.60 per serving

Smooth vegetable soup, fortified

30 min

Puréed, nourishing and easy to swallow — with the calories added back in.

Swallowing difficultySoft & texture-modifiedMalnutrition

320 kcal · 12 g protein · about 0.55 per serving

Overnight oats

5 min

Made the night before, for mornings when nothing works.

DiabetesCaregiver quick mealBudget

380 kcal · 17 g protein · about 0.45 per serving

Sardines on toast with lemon

5 min

Under five minutes, high in omega-3, and among the cheapest protein there is.

Heart & cardiacBudgetCaregiver quick meal

390 kcal · 26 g protein · about 0.70 per serving

Family vegetable and chickpea curry

35 min

One base meal the whole household can eat, with portions adapted per person.

FamilyVegetarian & veganDiabetes

410 kcal · 15 g protein · about 0.75 per serving

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