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Soft Scrambled Egg with Cottage Cheese

Low and slow eggs folded with cottage cheese — 26g of protein.

Soft Scrambled Egg with Cottage Cheese — soft texture, IDDSI Level 6
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Written and reviewed by an oral & maxillofacial surgeon
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26g
Protein
352
kcal
7g
Carbs
24g
Fat
0g
Fibre
1
Servings

Ingredients

  • 3 eggsshop
  • 100g lowfat cottage cheeseshop
  • 1 tsp olive oilshop
  • Pinch of saltshop

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Makes 1 servings · 10 min · French

Method

  1. Beat the eggs and cook over the lowest heat, stirring constantly.
  2. Take them off the heat while still glossy and loose — they will carry on setting.
  3. Fold through the cottage cheese, which cools the eggs and keeps the curd soft.
  4. Break the curd down with the side of a fork until no piece is larger than 15 mm.
Texture note — IDDSI Level 6

Residual heat keeps cooking the egg after the pan comes off. Stopping early is what keeps this soft enough to fork-mash.

Why this works at IDDSI Level 6

Level 6 is soft and bite-sized: pieces no larger than about 15 mm that break apart with light pressure from the side of a fork. No hard, sticky, stringy or crunchy textures, and nothing that needs a bite force you have not been cleared for. This is the last stage before regular food.

At 1 servings this recipe delivers 26g of protein and 352 kcal per serving in about 10 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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Medical disclaimer. Jaw Surgery Diet is patient education, not medical advice, and it does not create a doctor–patient relationship. Texture stages here follow the IDDSI framework, but the right stage for you is the one your own surgeon, speech-language pathologist or dietitian has set. If you are unsure whether a texture is safe for you — or if you cough, choke or feel food catching when you swallow — stop and contact your care team.