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The I-Can't-Chew Cookbook: Delicious Soft Diet Recipes for People with Chewing, Swallowing, and Dry Mouth Disorders Editorial Review: When a medical condition forced his wife to eat only soft foods, the author developed 200 recipes that were soft, nutritious, and delicious. Containing recipes for soups, main dishes, vegetables, and desserts, this unique cookbook will help non-chewers fully enjoy their meals.
Customer Reviews: Can't Chew Great Food I just had some oral surgery where I was told not to eat anything that required chewing. The doctor recommended this book, and I ordered it. It had great ideas and tasty recipe's. It made going though this time a lot better. The foods are flavorful and don't require chewing.
A good resource for people with swallowing problems This is a good cookbook with lots of good ideas for those who have problems swallowing and chewing food. I used it a lot when my husband had some recent mouth surgery.
Interesting but not what I thought Its an interesting book but its not quite what I thought or was looking for. I too have gone through chemotherapy but I wanted things which would gradually lead back to more substantial foods.I think its a good book and it has some recipes that I would like to try but I wish I had known more before my purchase.Perhaps a glimpse into the book.
If you love canned, condensed soup..... ....then this is the book for you. If not, you'll be just as disappointed as I was. I really can't imagine who the audience is for this book--perhaps people who normally don't cook at all, have never owned a cookbook, and are averse to eating fresh, real, whole food.
The soup chapter has some good options but nothing that you wouldn't find in any recent cookbook (acorn squash soup, leek and potato, curried pumpkin, etc.). And some of the desserts and beverages look passable (though if I wanted to make desserts with instant pudding mix, I wouldn't need a cookbook to do it).
But really, those of us with TMJ or other jaw problems are probably mostly looking for entree ideas and here the book really is uninspired. Fully 23 of the entree recipes call for canned, condensed soup (usually the "cream of" variety--as in chicken, celery, mushroom, etc.) and then there are just some truly strange combinations. A "baked chicken salad" with a crumbled potato chip "crust" and topping? No thanks. Seafood casserole with canned (!) shrimp and salmon, 1 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise, topped with stuffing mix? Ugh. A casserole with cooked shrimp and cream of mushroom soup? Think I'll pass.
[I forgot to mention that at least seven of the vegetable recipes also call for canned soup. Poor little vegetables!]
I appreciate what the author is trying to do here, and perhaps someone who finds himself suddenly needing to cook for an elderly relative used to eating 50s-style dinners heavy on the dairy (sour cream, cream cheese, and evaporated milk are favorites), canned, and frozen food would find this useful. But even if you like this style of cuisine, it's easy enough to go to your trusty old Better Homes and Gardens cookbook and look up the recipe for tuna noodle casserole.
I'm returning this one, along with the Weihofen "Easy to Swallow" book which was disappointing for similar reasons. Save your money and look through traditional cookbooks (or online) for soups, casseroles and other soft food recipes.
The "I can't chew cookbook" I did not know the book was more about nutrition for people with chewing disorders than recipes. I don't recall that in the description. Great recipes.
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