IDDSI 1 · Liquid
Mango Lassi Protein Smoothie
Slightly-thick, sippable, easy on a fresh incision.
18g protein240 kcal
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Greek Yogurt & Peach Sipper
A drinkable 25g of protein for days when nothing appeals.
Ingredients
- 200g plain nonfat Greek yogurtshop
- 120 ml skim milkshop
- 80g canned peaches in water, drainedshop
- 2 tsp honeyshop
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Makes 1 servings · 5 min · Western
Method
- Blend everything until completely smooth, about 45 seconds.
- Check the flow: it should run off a spoon but leave a coating.
- Thin with a little more milk if it is too thick to sip comfortably.
Canned peaches in water blend smoother than fresh and carry no skin. Drain them well or the drink thins out.
Why this works at IDDSI Level 2
Level 2 is mildly-thick, the consistency you can drink from a cup but that takes effort to pull through a straw. It moves slowly enough to give a swollen or numb mouth time to organise a swallow, which is why so many strained soups and blended drinks sit at this level.
At 1 servings this recipe delivers 25g of protein and 214 kcal per serving in about 5 min — worth knowing because protein intake, not calories alone, is what limits soft-tissue healing when chewing is restricted. Move up a stage on your surgeon's or speech-language pathologist's timeline rather than by how you feel on a given day: texture that is too advanced is the most common cause of pain, wound irritation and choking risk in the first weeks.
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See it made, or buy it nearby
Texture is hard to judge from written steps alone. Watching someone make it is often the quickest way to see how smooth “smooth” actually needs to be — and on the days cooking is too much, finding somewhere nearby that already makes it is a reasonable substitute.
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