Avoiding high risk foods for people with swallowing difficulties

​Below is a list of the types of food that may be difficult to eat:

• Stringy, fibrous texture e.g. pineapple, celery, runner beans, lettuce
• Vegetable and fruit skins e.g. broad beans, baked beans, soya beans, peas, grapes
• Mixed consistency foods e.g. soup with lumps, stewed fruit, mince with thin gravy, cereals which do not blend with milk, e.g. muesli
• Crunchy foods e.g. toast, flaky pastry, crisps
• Crumbly items e.g. pie crust, crumble, dry biscuits
• Hard foods e.g. boiled and chewy sweets and toffee, nuts and seeds
• Husks e.g. sweetcorn and granary bread