First, what are the practices of liquid food?
Liquid food is suitable for critically ill patients who are extremely weak and unable to chew food. Available foods are: thick rice soup, lotus root starch, almond tea and oatmeal; Steamed egg soup, egg drop soup, broth for eggs, milk for eggs; All kinds of milk and dairy products-cheese, almond tofu, yogurt, ice cream, cocoa milk, lotus root milk; Soymilk, radish bean soup; Vegetable water, radish soup, tomato juice; Fresh fruit juice, boiled fruit water, fruit tea, jelly; Clear chicken soup, clear soup, liver soup, etc.
Second, the meaning of liquid food
Liquid food is a kind of food that is liquid and can be melted into liquid in the mouth. It is easier to swallow and digest than semi-liquid diet and has no irritation. Liquid food is suitable for critically ill patients who are extremely weak and unable to chew food. Such as high fever, oral cavity, cheek, before and after operation, acute gastroenteritis, esophageal stenosis and other diseases. This diet can only be used as a transitional diet for a short time. Because the supply of nutrients is insufficient.
Simply put, gauze can be filtered, such as soybean milk. And vegetable soup is liquid, but semi-liquid and a small amount of dregs, such as porridge, rotten noodles, delicious noodles and lotus root starch, are semi-liquid. Liquid food is a kind of food that is liquid and can be melted into liquid in the mouth. It is easier to swallow and digest than semi-liquid diet and has no irritation.
Generally speaking, liquid food is for people who are weak or unable to chew, such as critically ill patients or very young babies. Easier to swallow and digest, generally referring to various soups and the like. Of course, this kind of food is certainly not as nutritious as other foods, and it is only suitable for short-term consumption.