What are some nutritious soft foods I can eat?

oatmeal
bananas
mashed potatoes
pasta

mac and cheese...

and pudding.

ice cream (maybe nuke it a quarter of a minute as you might find you're sensitive to extreme temps either way) - ice cream isn't tops in nutrition but it's calcium. Just don't overdo it.
most cooked vegs (maybe with the skin off)
fish
boiled chicken

Hang in there, and welcome to A2K.

scrambled eggs...

and soft toast.

yogurt
soft cheeses

cottage cheese...

You can also drink ensure. Very nutritious.

smoothies, too...

Yep, I had oral surgery once and smoothies were great, nice and cold.

I remember the dentist advised me not to use a straw though because of the stitches.

virtually everything is soft if run through a blender.

LOL that’s true. I remember when I still had the stitches and I wanted a steak, well I cut it into small pieces and put it in the Cuisinart. Hey it was chopped up fine but it still taste the same.

Oh, really? I though meat would taste nasty after going through the blender. Does it really taste the same?

By the way, I've been taking all of everyone's advice! I've eaten otameal, yogurt, soft bread dipped in milk to make it softer, and I even went to go buy a big box of ensure! I'm really glad my choices aren't as limited as I thought! I figured I'd be stuck on applesauce for the next few months!

Any kind of egg is good. Egg salad on white bread is very soft. Just avoid the crust.

Mix cottage cheese and sour cream. Delicious and nourishing. Bananas and sour cream--also delish.

Ground beef and ground turkey can be used in soups and pasta sauces. Both are delicious and nutritious when mixed with beans. A very simply, hearty soup is made with sauteed onions, carrots and celery. Add the ground turkey or beef, stir until browned. Add a can of tomatoes with the juice, a can of beef or chicken broth, a can of beans (I use white cannelini beans with ground turkey) and bring to a boil. Done! You can add pasta too. I like the small dilletante pasta in soups.

I'm remembering some recipe for orso (rice-lookalike pasta) and lemon. Delicious. I'll be back assuming a find a recipe.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/lemon-orzo-recipe/index.html
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/aaron-mccargo-jr/lemon-pepper-orzo-recipe/index.html

This one, on a quick look, sounds best, re nutrition:

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/lemon-orzo-primavera/

there are some wonderful veggie dips that you can make/have that are also good for you!

baba ghanoush
roasted red pepper dip
tzatziki
all of those wonderful variations on hummus
sundried tomato dips
even homemade onion/herb dips are good if you make them with cottage cheese/yogurt/sour cream

I find it's hard to get enough flavour variation without using veggie dips.

you can have the dips with scrambled eggs - they're also yummy with different root vegetable mash-ups (on the side or swirled through)

we've made root veggie mashes of all sorts of combos - usually 3 to 4 root veggies including : carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams, turnips, chinese radish. Cauliflower also works well in these mashes. Make lots of mash - divide it into servings - put into muffin tins, refrigerate or freeze. When you're ready to have some - throw a little shredded cheese on top and bake (most muffin tins fit into toaster ovens so you don't have to use the big oven)


tuna/salmon salads can be handy - you can also use the root veggie dips as a spread to put under these if you find good soft bread

good tips, dental stress or not.