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Good luck
Of course depending on their condition (Mom had Alzheimer's) there may/will (sadly) come a time when nothing really works anymore. When my mother reached that point I knew... well....
Anyway.... I still offer ideas and suggestions hoping to help just one more person. Thank you for making me feel useful.
God Bless.
Watch the cooking channel.
If you have a bread machine, make some fresh bread.
Cook some soup in a crock pot, or on the stovetop.
Bake some apples (or apple pie).
Brew flavored coffees.
Use pumpkin spiced air freshners in the house.
Get Mom involved in the cooking process. Even SIMPLE tasks will make her feel like she is 'part of the process' and may improve her appetite. I had my mother 'taste test' most of the food as I was cooking and she ate MORE doing that than her meals.
God bless and good luck.
Where do you buy Garbanzo beans?
Many thanks... Astrid
Could she have suffered a stroke that has affected her brain's appetite center? I know it sounds far fetched, but it can happen.
Also.. please have her checked for a simple UTI! (insist on a culture too). I sound like a broken record, but something as simple as a UTI can affect the elderly immensely. A urinalysis is easy to do, non-invasive. Be sure to have a CULTURE done (which can take a few days) to be sure that you don't get a false negative.
God Bless.
tried with veggies in it, but dislikes it. As for the meat.... I can
only hope that she tries to eat it.... I will try....
Yes she is able to drink ENSURE, and bits of foods like rice krispies, and porridge..... but she is allergic to spices, and is on a no salt diet..... doctors do not have any answers either...