The caloric, nutritional and textural make-up of the food served each resident. A soft diet is designed to meet the needs of residents who have difficulty with chewing. It might include foods such as chopped or ground meat. A pureed diet is used for residents who have impaired chewing and/ or gag reflex. This diet is a modification in texture and consistency of the regular diet or any other appropriate therapeutic diet. Foods are blenderized with added broth or other liquids as necessary.