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In our family, we had community parties for my parents 40th, 50th, and 60th anniversaries and various community birthday parties up until Mom's 90th (Dad's last community party was his 80th). We always thought it was best to make the most of things while Mom and Dad were in good health. However, now that my mom has dementia, her last birthday party, her 96th, was an immediate family only celebration. That was enough for her to handle crowdwise.
Here's what you might serve: Delicious MarylandCrab Cakes with tartar or white sauce......Mashed potatoes, peas&carrots,
jello with bananas in it. Thin-sliced salmon cooked in butter in a pocket of aluminum foil with dill. Almost all soft vegetables. Pudding with strawberries inside.
Hap
Mom can't eat any texture at all, hardly even applesauce lumps. I use stick blender to get pureed fruits or soups (easiest way to do this, snap to clean up.), and sometimes use strainer to get out any stray textures (there goes the fiber!). I use a dissolving fiber product (generic Benefiber) in all drinks. It actually does dissolve.
Put little umbrellas in them.
Oh to make sure mom gets all her protein, I use a delicious bodybuilding drink with 30 GRAMS protein per 11 oz. drink, cost about $24 for 18 at Costco. One needs perhaps 45 grams day, and this is easily handled with yogurt and other milk. It is low sugar, non fat, and has added vitamins. Premiere Nutrition PROTEIN High Protein Chocolate Shake. I mix coffee with it, some milk, mint extract and make a mint mocha. Or orange extract, for Caffe Borge. It's wonderful.
Does your dad have a home health aide or social worker? i mean ANYONE you can contact that would know what he likes and what he is able to have?
Though you might not have POA, you might also want to get a hold of your dads primary doctor.. though i completely agree with Hap about the dietitian, i also think going the extra mile to "personalize" it will be good too..
good luck and happy planning!
A variety of different types of food and beverages may be the way to go-as there will be something for everyone..
The Alzheimer's Association-or your local agency on agency, may have some input on this as well.
Congratulations on the wedding anniversary of your parents~
Hap