Beautiful Broccoli
Servings
2
servingsPrep time
2
minutesCooking time
10
minutesIDDSI Level
6, 5, 4
Ingredients
1 cup cooked fresh or frozen broccoli florets
Salt to taste
1 teaspoons butter, margarine or olive oil
Directions
- IDDSI Level 6 Soft & Bite-Sized
- Put broccoli into a saucepan and add seasoning. Cover with cold water and cook on medium heat until soft. Be careful not to overcook the broccoli. Broccoli can also be microwaved. Drain broccoli in a strainer and place it on a chopping board.
- Testing IDDSI Level 6: Test that the broccoli easily breaks apart with a fork and passes the fork pressure test, by pressing it with a fork and ensuring it stays squashed once removing the fork. If it does, then
cut it into 1.5cm pieces.
- Serving: Add the butter/margarine or olive oil to broccoli, and place neatly on the plate.
- IDDSI Level 5 Minced & Moist
- Put broccoli into a saucepan and add seasoning. Cover with cold water and cook on medium heat until soft. Be careful not to overcook the broccoli. Broccoli can also be microwaved. Drain broccoli in a strainer and place it on a chopping board.
- Testing IDDSI Level 5: Cut through with a sharp knife till you get a minced consistency. Check the broccoli using the spoon tilt method: the food should hold its shape on the spoon, then fall off the spoon easily when tilted. Adjust as required. The pieces should be no larger than 4mm and should pass through the
tines of a fork.
- Serving: Add the butter/margarine or olive oil to broccoli, and place neatly on the plate.
- IDDSI Level 4 Pureed Diet
- Put broccoli into a saucepan and add seasoning. Cover with cold water and cook on medium heat until soft. Be careful not to overcook the broccoli. Broccoli can also be microwaved. Drain broccoli in a strainer and place it on a chopping board.
- Testing IDDSI Level 4: Pulse the cooked broccoli until it is pureed, and add butter, margarine, olive oil or cream. Blend to a smooth consistency. Check the broccoli using the spoon tilt method: the food should
hold its shape on the spoon, then fall off the spoon easily when tilted. Then do the fork drip test, by picking up some puree with a fork and ensuring no liquid drips through the tines of the fork. Adjust as required.
- Serving: Use the side of a dessert spoon to spoon onto the plate. Place the puree in a piping bag and pipe
onto the plate.
Test the texture: Is it IDDSI Level 6 Soft & Bite-Sized?
- Soft, tender and moist, but with no thin liquid leaking or dripping from the food
- Ability to ‘bite off’ a piece of food is not required
- Ability to chew ‘bite-sized’ pieces so that they are safe to swallow is required
- ‘Bite size’ pieces no bigger than 1.5cm x 1.5cm in size
- Food can be mashed or broken down with the pressure from a fork
- A knife is not required to cut this food
Test the texture: Is it IDDSI Level 5 Minced & Moist?
- Soft and Moist, but with no liquid leaking or dripping from the food
- Biting is not required
- Minimal chewing required
- Lumps of 4mm in size (fit through prongs of a fork)
- Lumps can be mashed with the tongue
- Food can be easily mashed with just a little pressure from a fork
- Should be able to scoop food onto a fork, with no liquid dripping and no crumbles falling off the fork
Test the texture: Is it IDDSI Level 4 Pureed?
- Are usually eaten with a spoon
- Does not require chewing
- Have a smooth texture with no lumps
- Puree holds shape on a spoon
- Falls off the spoon when tilted (not sticky)
- Gravies and sauces must not separate from the puree