Recipe
Smooth vegetable soup, fortified
Puréed, nourishing and easy to swallow — with the calories added back in.
Swallowing difficultySoft & texture-modifiedMalnutritionPalliative comfort food
Preparation
30min
Serves
3
Cost per serving
~0.55
budget-friendly
Energy
320kcal
per serving
Ingredients
- 500 g mixed soft vegetables (carrot, courgette, cauliflower, potato)
- 700 ml water
- 3 tbsp skimmed milk powder
- 2 tbsp cream or 1 tbsp oil
- 30 g grated cheese
- Black pepper, nutmeg
Method
- 1Simmer the vegetables in the water until completely soft.
- 2Blend until entirely smooth, with no lumps or fibres.
- 3Whisk in the milk powder, cream and cheese off the heat.
- 4Check the consistency against the texture level you have been given.
Nutrition per serving
320 kcal
12 g protein
30 g carbohydrate
17 g fat
5 g fibre
Low without stock cubes
Swaps and local substitutions
- Thicken with prescribed thickener if required — do not improvise this.
- Add blended cooked chicken or lentils for more protein.
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