Some people can drink “regular” or what we call thin liquids, yet they have difficulty with certain food items: breakfast cereal, soups, many fruits.
What is happening?
Unfortunately, many therapists who perform Modified Video Barium Swallowing studies, do not test performance with what we call a mixed consistency.
What is a mixed consistency?
Simply put, a mixed consistency is a combination of a liquid and solid consistency in the same bite or bolus (amount of food ready to be swallowed.
Examples of mixed consistencies:
Cereal with milk
Soup with pieces of pasta, chicken, carrots etc in it
Very juicy fruit like watermelon, ripe peaches, grapes
Ice cream mixed with whole nuts or fruit
What to choose instead:
Cream soups, clear soup,
Hot cereal or dry cereal alone, dry cereal mixed with yogurt
Drier fruit, fruit cut small and separated from juice
Plain ice cream
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