Define Tips for elders with chewing difficulty?

Elders, without teeth cannot chew their foods, hence they start taking only liquid or semi-solid food. Thus, the quantity of nutritious food consumed reduced. Elderly people without teeth should have artificial dentures. Some of the following suggestions may help the elderly with chewing difficulty.

• Chop, grind or mechanically blend foods that are hard to chew
• Milk as a beverage
• Paneer (cottage cheese)
• Eggs - soft cooked or scrambled
• Tender meat or poultry, finely minced or ground, soft-cooked fish
• Soft raw fruits like banana, papaya, mango, cooked apples or peas, fruit juices or pineapple, lime or orange
• Soft cooked vegetables, chopped or mashed Raw vegetables such as tomatoes can be eaten if finely chopped and the skin removed, soups can be given
• Cooked rice, suji, kheer, upma, poha or vermicelli
• Plain bread or toast with hot or cold milk
• Desserts: ice-creams, puddings, jellies, halwas