My father is 95 years old; he has very few teeth left. I took him to my dentist to see what could be done. The dentist was very generous with his time and made a bottom plate for him and only charged us $800. He told my father the reason his gums hurt when he eats is when he chews his few teeth on top have no teeth on bottom gums for any upper teeth to land on. Those upper teeth hit his bottom gum making it sore. After that and many times adjusting bottom plate, my father refused to wear the bottom plate.
He complains every time we eat even though I try my hardest to make soft foods. The meat is the hardest to get him to eat. I have cut it up, used a food processor. just about anything I can think of to make meat soft but also palatable.
Hoping some one has some ideas of how to keep my father eating a nourishing dinner.
Diane
Best of luck to you!
You might also find some tips in these other threads on pureed foods:
Some thicker foods, like the meats, can be pureed with gravy to help soften them yet still keep them edible.
Baby food was recommended when we needed a pureed diet, but I wasn't particularly impressed with the choices.
Applesauce can be added to something harder, like a cookie, to soften it.