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Originally Posted by onesnowyowl
My brother had brain surgery a few years ago and was in the same kind of boat. As I recall we blended/pureed a lot of things so he wouldn't have to chew anything crunchy. He also ate a lot of soup (you could make thick soups with split peas/lentils) and mashed potatoes. I'll ask him what else we fed him during his recovery.
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This is exactly what was done for my dad. He initially entered the hospital unable to swallow anything, including water or saliva. As he regained his swallowing ability, he was limited to stuff with a thick soup consistancy. There are thickening powders out there for stuff like thin soups or drinks which work well. In addition to onesnowyowl's ideas, stick with simple stuff like applesauce, cottage cheese or other stuff like that.