Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
raw eggs not a good idea for someone with a compromised immune system
Nutritious tasty virtually liquid meals
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You're a top quality son Orang Utan.
You can buy pasturised egg yolks and whites. Waitrose do them and so do some branches of Sainsburys (other places might, too).
Buckaroo
Donkey piss and tractors
If you're going to blend food then make small amounts of a few different things with different tastes, smells etc. A big plate of stuff can be really meh. Gently does it. All the best.
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
not tasty and not real
Chilli.s
mingling jets and statuettes
You are quite right Mr Utan, thank you.
purenarcotic
Conveniently Pocket Sized
Of course proper chicken soup has noodles. Manschweitz fine egg noodles crushed up into smaller bits and kneidels.
Matzo meal hard to come by unless you live in an area with Jews though. I can't get it all around by me.
purenarcotic
Conveniently Pocket Sized
Sweet potato mash / swede and carrot mash with plenty of butter for the calories and pepper - much more exciting than normal mash.
Milkshakes with ice cream and full fat milk added. Those 'green' smoothies might be worth a short - there are tons of recipes online. Yoghurt mixed with pureed fruit (berries etc)
Milkshakes with ice cream and full fat milk added. Those 'green' smoothies might be worth a short - there are tons of recipes online. Yoghurt mixed with pureed fruit (berries etc)
Hey OU - sounds like your Mum may have dysphagia - which is difficulty swallowing and associated with dementia. My Mam has this, and feels she is choking - just to bear in mind - they did camera tests and even did a biopsy to see was anything physically wrong with her - there was nothing and its part of her dementia.
I made a lot of soups while she lived with me, and got myself two blenders (handheld and normal). You can even boil chicken breast, shred it, and add to homemade soup and smoothen the lot. I also made salmon pies and whisked up eggs and sneaked them into the mixture. And protein drinks, and high calorific, creamy nutritional drinks for the elderly. A geriatrician will prescribe them (believe it or not they taste great too if feeling weak or no time to eat yourself)
It's unlikely your Mum will be able to chew much if she has dementia (If she is not yet diagnosed, and sounds to me like your Mum does have it). One symptom is losing ability to chew (weird, but true)! Wanting the family only to make her food is pretty standard - my Mum lives on sardine sandwiches - made by me! She will only reluctantly eat the nursing home ones (to be fair, mine are pretty damn good
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I wish your Mum the best. She should be okay as a soft diet can be really nice. PM me if you need any advice.
I made a lot of soups while she lived with me, and got myself two blenders (handheld and normal). You can even boil chicken breast, shred it, and add to homemade soup and smoothen the lot. I also made salmon pies and whisked up eggs and sneaked them into the mixture. And protein drinks, and high calorific, creamy nutritional drinks for the elderly. A geriatrician will prescribe them (believe it or not they taste great too if feeling weak or no time to eat yourself)
It's unlikely your Mum will be able to chew much if she has dementia (If she is not yet diagnosed, and sounds to me like your Mum does have it). One symptom is losing ability to chew (weird, but true)! Wanting the family only to make her food is pretty standard - my Mum lives on sardine sandwiches - made by me! She will only reluctantly eat the nursing home ones (to be fair, mine are pretty damn good
)I wish your Mum the best. She should be okay as a soft diet can be really nice. PM me if you need any advice.
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
it's really just to do with the MS - her swallowing muscles are weakening. got to try and make this short time when she can swallow special for her
Plumdaff
increasingly dispiriting
Ellas Kitchen don't add sugar. But soups and slow cooker casseroles may be more to her taste.
Okay. If a doctor has confirmed that, fine. The issues you describe on the other thread sound like she may have (undiagnosed) dementia (in addition to the MS) so bear that in mind (as it can take years to diagnose and the patient can end up frustrated on a psychiatric ward for a while first). The actual illness can become 'buried' because of other dominant illnesses that person has had all their life. You know her best. Good luck with the food - you can also cook the things she has always liked, but for longer, or blend them. I also vouch for the slow cooker!
Also meant to say - straws are your friend.
catinthehat
Failed VK = Replicant
If she can eat fish you could make Cullen Skink. Its generally a bit chunky but its just as good when it has been blended smooth. Avoid the dyed smoked haddock though.
bluescreen
tofu eating wokerati
Tasty things that can mash up with or without extra seasoning (herbs, ginger) or can be let down with stock include sweet potato and butternut squash.
Also consider a traditional northern French blended fish soup - something like this without the croutons etc. French Fish Soup
((Orang Utan ))
Also consider a traditional northern French blended fish soup - something like this without the croutons etc. French Fish Soup
((Orang Utan ))
bluescreen
tofu eating wokerati
Oh, and celeriac. Can be fab.
Cid
Proper break this time
Yeah, shakes/smoothies are a good idea - plenty of calories, vitamins from the fruit.
On the seafood front you could do bisque, I think you can do a 'budget' version with prawns. Most veg soups work well blended, and work even better blended with cream/butter, they'll make good staples. Cheese might make a good addition, but be wary - I think melted cheese is the kind of thing that can stick in the throat a bit.
bluescreen
tofu eating wokerati
Plumdaff
increasingly dispiriting
I've made this a few times, could go through a blender. Lots of protein and tasty, inexpensive.
Moroccan chickpea soup
Moroccan chickpea soup
Horrid - vile slimy texture, bland flavours, expensive for the lack of pleasure. Use and customise to taste if you really must but I don't recommend them at all.
Good idea - my mum used to do a blended-together pick me up of banana, whole milk, fresh raw egg (you'd need to use pasteurised for somebody ill), optional honey, and a pinch of spice.
Adding Cornish cream icecream would increase the nutrients, but otherwise full fat Greek yogurt packs in a lot of protein as well as fat.
19sixtysix
Bring me sunshine
A good fish soup.
How about Keith Floyd's
MEDITERRANEAN FISH SOUP
Ingredients
Olive oil
Chopped tomatoes
Tomato puree
White wine
Mire poix: Chopped carrots, celery, fennel, onion and garlic
Any oily fish such as Gurnard or Red Snapper chopped into chunks
Live langoustine
Fish stock
Method
In a large pan add generous amounts of olive oil and allow to warm
Into the pan add the mire poix and sweat until see-through
Add the fish chunks and live langoustine
Finally add the white wine, chopped tomatoes and tomato puree along with the fish stock
Cover pan and allow the mixture to cook for at least 1 hour
Once cooked remove from the heat and blitz the mixture to produce a smooth soup
Season to taste and serve warm with chunks of warm buttered bread - lovely!
How about Keith Floyd's
MEDITERRANEAN FISH SOUP
Ingredients
Olive oil
Chopped tomatoes
Tomato puree
White wine
Mire poix: Chopped carrots, celery, fennel, onion and garlic
Any oily fish such as Gurnard or Red Snapper chopped into chunks
Live langoustine
Fish stock
Method
In a large pan add generous amounts of olive oil and allow to warm
Into the pan add the mire poix and sweat until see-through
Add the fish chunks and live langoustine
Finally add the white wine, chopped tomatoes and tomato puree along with the fish stock
Cover pan and allow the mixture to cook for at least 1 hour
Once cooked remove from the heat and blitz the mixture to produce a smooth soup
Season to taste and serve warm with chunks of warm buttered bread - lovely!
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
she's not asking for anything fruity or creamy.
i had success today with butter turka dhal but it was much more liquid than usual.
will try tomorrow with tarka channa dhal.
thanks all - lots here to keep life interesting.
i had success today with butter turka dhal but it was much more liquid than usual.
will try tomorrow with tarka channa dhal.
thanks all - lots here to keep life interesting.
Siouxsie
Fashionable objector with a uniform fetish
Hello, Orang Utan
It's been years since I wrote anything on here but I read all the time. I've been following your threads regarding your mum and they are so heart warming, yet distressing, in equal measures.
My mum developed dysphagia after a stroke and we tried literally everything to get her to eat, the only thing she enjoyed was Wiltshire farm pureed meals. We had them delivered to us and then took them into her warmed through. They look a little odd to begin with but she found them vey pleasant and even started gaining a little weight!
Maybe it's something to look into
Soft & Pureed Ready Meals for Smaller Appetites - Wiltshire Farm Foods
It's been years since I wrote anything on here but I read all the time. I've been following your threads regarding your mum and they are so heart warming, yet distressing, in equal measures.
My mum developed dysphagia after a stroke and we tried literally everything to get her to eat, the only thing she enjoyed was Wiltshire farm pureed meals. We had them delivered to us and then took them into her warmed through. They look a little odd to begin with but she found them vey pleasant and even started gaining a little weight!
Maybe it's something to look into
Soft & Pureed Ready Meals for Smaller Appetites - Wiltshire Farm Foods
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