The three food textures at The Gourmet-O-Matic tm are:
Crunchy
Chewy
Creamy
Do not forget to follow the Food Texture Principles.
Crunchy:
To add crunch to a food, try the following:
Almonds
Banana Chips
Bean Sprouts
Brittles - e.g., peanut, cashew, macadamia
Cashews
Cereals - e.g., flakes, granola
Chips - e.g., potato, other veggie chips
Crackers
Croutons
Hazelnuts
Macadamias
Other Nuts
Peanuts
Pepitas
Pine Nuts
Pistachios
Pomegranate Seeds
Pretzels
Pumpkin Seeds
Sunflower Seeds
Taco Shells
Toffees
Walnuts
Chewy:
To add chewiness to a food, try the following:
Candied Ginger
Chewy Grain/Fruit Bars
Dried Apples
Dried Apricots
Dried Cherries
Dried Cranberries
Dried Dates – especially pieces which tend to be even drier than whole/pitted
Dried Figs
Dried Hibiscus Flowers
Dried Kiwi
Dried Mango
Dried Nectarines
Dried Papaya
Dried Peaches
Dried Pineapple
Dried Pears
Dried Goji Berries - aka Wolfberries
Fruit Leathers - e.g., apricot, strawberry, raspberry, grape
Other Dried Fruits
Prunes
Raisins
Crunchy - Chewy
As a group, legumes offer a crunchy resistance when first bitten and then add chewiness.
To add crunch and chewiness to a food, try the following:
Black-eyed Peas
Chickpeas
Corn Kernels
Fava Beans
Granola with dried fruit
Green Lentils
Green Peas
Lupini Beans
Other Beans - e.g., azuki, black, kidney, lima, mung, pinto
Other Lentils - e.g., black, brown, red, tan
Other Peas - e.g., snap, snow, split, sugar, yellow
Pigeon Peas
Soybeans (edamame)
Tempeh
Yellow Lentils
Creamy:
Creamy dressings and relishes are made by adding and then blending or stirring:
fat-free yogurt
fat-free cottage cheese or
fat-free tofu
Fat-free products are recommended to cut fat and Calories.
Refer to The Gourmet-O-Matic tm Side Dishes Preparation Page for the formula to create dressings. Dressing recipes can be found in The FitnessMed tm Guide To Healthy Eating.
The strategies used by The Gourmet-O-Matic tm can be found in Dr. Applebaum's meal strategy guide, The FitnessMed tm Guide To Healthy Eating. That book contains recipes for over 1 trillion (yes, with a "T") meal combinations.
All of Dr. Applebaum's books can be found here.