Is a Banana a Soft Food? What IDDSI Taught Me About Mealtime Safety
Is a banana a soft food? It sounds like a simple question. If you support someone with dysphagia (swallowing difficulty), It isn’t. A green banana and a ripe yellow banana are completely different in texture. One is firm, the other is soft. Same fruit, different texture. For someone on a mealtime management plan, that difference…