Dad has lost a ridiculous amount of weight. Many foods make him choke, and nothing tastes right to him anymore. I try not to take it personally when I carefully cook a delicious meal and he pushes it away. I know it’s not me, and I know he’s not wanting to hurt my feelings.
We are now supplementing with regular milkshakes. I bought ScandiShakes, which are a 600-calorie base for a milkshake. I use one packet and blend it with any number of items to try to make something that he will drink, and I’ve gotten pretty creative to keep him from getting burned out on any one flavor. Here are some ideas:
One ScandiShake packet, either chocolate, strawberry or vanilla.
8oz of whole milk, sometimes I add cream too.
Plus any of the following:
Raspberry jam with real fruit, frozen strawberries, frozen blueberries, frozen peaches, frozen banana, orange juice concentrate, cranberry juice concentrate, lemonade concentrate, ice cream of various flavors, raspberry syrup, chocolate syrup, peanut butter, anything you can think of.
Posted on June 23rd, 2009 by Dove
Filed under: ALS
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