I love the Cook Book idea in the tea room ..... great for me but nothing of much help to mum who seems to have lost her appetite ...... or doesn't want to eat ......
A year or so ago, after considerable weight loss, her GP and consultants agreed to the 'Let her eat cake' idea .... (i.e. if she would have nothing else, pastries and cream cakes were better than nothing) ... then we seemed to move out of that phase after some weight gain to a more balanced and nutritional diet again .... then we've had the 'unless it's peppery and spicy I don't want it' .... colourful salads went down well for a while .... then old childhood favourites ... simple things like corned beef hash ..... pickled beetroot .... home made pancakes ....
Sometimes I'm there for a meal-time - more often I have to leave things prepared ..... (and so also have to keep an eye on 'what may go off quickly' if she forgets to eat it/hides it) ...... If I turn up with a range of suggestions (and ingredients) and ask what she would like .... she can't choose ..... If I turn up with a meal prepared, I get 'Oh lovely I'll have that later, not hungry just now' ... but 'later' never seems to come ......
I feel I keep trying and changing ...... but I'm running out of ideas of what to do ....... not to mention, tired of throwing away food I've prepared/bought ......
The only things I can guarantee her consistently asking for, being eaten and not 'going off' are Liquorice Allsorts and Jelly babies ..... hardly a staple diet??????
Any suggestions gratefully received ......
Thanks, Karen, x
A year or so ago, after considerable weight loss, her GP and consultants agreed to the 'Let her eat cake' idea .... (i.e. if she would have nothing else, pastries and cream cakes were better than nothing) ... then we seemed to move out of that phase after some weight gain to a more balanced and nutritional diet again .... then we've had the 'unless it's peppery and spicy I don't want it' .... colourful salads went down well for a while .... then old childhood favourites ... simple things like corned beef hash ..... pickled beetroot .... home made pancakes ....
Sometimes I'm there for a meal-time - more often I have to leave things prepared ..... (and so also have to keep an eye on 'what may go off quickly' if she forgets to eat it/hides it) ...... If I turn up with a range of suggestions (and ingredients) and ask what she would like .... she can't choose ..... If I turn up with a meal prepared, I get 'Oh lovely I'll have that later, not hungry just now' ... but 'later' never seems to come ......
I feel I keep trying and changing ...... but I'm running out of ideas of what to do ....... not to mention, tired of throwing away food I've prepared/bought ......
The only things I can guarantee her consistently asking for, being eaten and not 'going off' are Liquorice Allsorts and Jelly babies ..... hardly a staple diet??????
Any suggestions gratefully received ......
Thanks, Karen, x