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Food recommendations

ln the following table you might find some hints on vegetables, fruit, meat and other food which you should take special care of to prepare, chew and eat.

   VEGETABLES    
    Asparagus   Very difficult to chew, better to cut it up  
    Beans   Easy to swallow in one piece; have long fibres; do not forget to chew them well  
    Broccoli   Stalks difficult to chew, better to cut them off  
    Cabbage   Chew well, it is stringy, take small mouthfuls  
    Cauliflower   Stalks difficult to chew, better to cut them off  
    Green salad   Chew carefully, take small mouthfuls  
    Leaf spinach   Contain long fibres, do not forget to chew it well.  
    Leeks   Very hard to chew, be especially careful  
    Mushrooms   Easy to swallow in one piece, stalks difficult to chew, chew them piece by piece.  
   FRUIT      
    Bananas   Easy to swallow large pieces, chew well small bites  
    Cherries   Have stones, be absolutely sure not to swallow stones  
    Nuts   Be careful not to swallow them in a whole pieces, chew carefully  
   MEAT &
 SEAFOOD
     
    Fish in general   Well cooked (grilled, baked) fish meat is usually soft and easy to chew. Do not swallow larger pieces of meat without proper chewing  
    Lobster   Chew well, has firm meat  
    Meat in general   Take special care with raw meat, it is difficult to chew and large pieces can be easily swallowed, beef must be chewed very carefully  
    Raw ham   Can be difficult to chew and tends to be swallowed in larger pieces, this must be avoided by careful chewing  
    Shrimps   Carefully chew them as their flesh might be quite firm  
    Squid   Great attention should be paid to chew the meat weil  
   BREAD      
    Wholemeal bread   Must be chewed well, take care of the crusts of bread slices  
    White bread   Usually soft, however do not forget to chew it properly