Re: Re: Need some ideas for dentureless dinners/Carol

[Guest guest]

Mom absolutely hated blender - baby food kind of meals. She declined eating the

meat paste stuff served in the hospital.

She was ok with tranditional foods that were basically served in the

traditional manner. Pretty much anything I made for her, she would eat,

provided that I ate some of it with her / beside her.

My mom liked oat meal. I bought the oat meal in big cans, and microwaved

individual servings from that. I always stirred in a dollop of real butter. I

figured that she needed the energy. The fat in the butter helps the digestive

system absorb vitamins.

To balance the diet and vitamins, I bought variety packs of Carnation Instant

Breakfast, and stirred in a packet of carnation instant breakfast, into the

oatmeal. Then I sometimes thinned or thickened it with yogert rather than milk.

I bought plain yogert in half gallon tubs, and lots of jars of applesauce.

Our freezer was the source of lots of stuff, like lots of frozen diced up

ruhbarb.

We also fixed 'tons' of rhubarb sauce, sometimes mixed with applesauce.

Rhubarb is a great natural laxative.

Egg salid made from mashed up boiled eggs, real butter and a bit of salt &

pepper was also one of mom's staples. Small helpings of Chicken or Ham Salid

was ok also.

Jello with fruit coctail seemed to go down pretty well.

Then there is that other old standby, Chicken Soup.

Dann

adhd5464 wrote:

I just got back from the grocery store where I shopped with a whole

new perspective. I did find some junior type meals, and I looked at

more soup-type meals.

Janet, the idea of thickening with mashed potatoes is great.

While at the grocery store my chest sarted to hurt, and I figured i

was heading for a panic attack. I had my meds and took the xanax to

get me mellowed out. Jim called while I was on my way home to tell

me he has a bad axel on his boast trailer, so I should stay by the

phone in case I needed to go get him. he sensed in my voice i was on

the verge of losing it, so he got less demanding.

while i was on the phone with him the lady who is proofing my Teacher

of the Year application called. I was just in the driveway, so

Millie came out to ask if it were okay to use the toilet. I had

frozen foods to get, a lady on the phone who is doing me a favor, and

grandma needing directions to the potty.

Calgon! Calgon! get over here, now!

Millie then needed to know if it would be okay if she had a bowel

movement. I am still on the phone with the proofer, and the pooper

is whining in my other ear.

I guess this is my pay back for always mentioning poop, because then

Millie wanted coaching turd, by turd. She asked how long she should

sit there, and if it was all out. the xanax is still in the process

of working and Millie is in the bathroom giving it her best, and I

decide to run her a bath as she is half undressed, and in dire need

of a bath.

So thirty minutes later I have scrubbed, dried and fed Millie and she

has gone off for a nap with the Chihuahua. I am waiting for the

proofer to get back in touch with me.

I still know this is the best plan, it is just three things hit

within 10 minutes and i was ready to put all the Exelon patches on me

at once and drift away!

The xanax wipes me out, so i am going to get a nap, if i can.

Otherwise my schoolwork is done, and I so once this application is

finished, i can rest a bit.

No manatees for me today, although my grandkids did come over for a

swim yesterday. We had a great time in the river, and that is always

a good time.

I'll be watching the e-mails like a hawk.

Carol

>

> Hi Carol,

> This might work for your MIL's dentureless meals. Jim still has

> all his teeth, but he is on mechanical soft foods and this is what

> I do. I bought a crockpot/slow cooker and the food cooks for hours

> on a low temp simmering and it gets very soft. I make lots of soups

like Minestrone,

> Stews, and others and I throw lots of vegetables in. I Googled

recipes for Crockpot Soups and hundreds of recipes came up, also I

Googled for other recipes. You can get ideas

> off of the recipes that you would like. For Jim, because he needs

mechanical

> soft foods, I sprinkle some instant mashed potatoes into the soups

and stews to make

> it a little more thick.

>

>

> Need some ideas for dentureless dinners,

and lunches, and breakfasts!

>

> I have tried to get by on many pre-fab meals for Millie, but she

> refuses to put in dentures, and now I need some of your thoughts on

> things she can still use a fork for that she can swallow with

minimal

> gumming.

>

> She would eat ice cream for all three meals still, but I'd like to

> see her have some proteins and vegetables.

>

> She is relatively cantankerous, and she doesn't want to be treated

> like a baby.

>

> I have exhasted the noodle type meals by Hormel and Chef Boy-ar-Dee.

> I am not sure she will drink Ensure or Instant Breakfast. She

seems

> rather lactose intolerant, so it kinda scares me to give her

> something so milk based. I don't want her to end up dehyradated

from

> the runs.

>

> I am hoping someone will say that this is exactly what they went

> through, and this is what worked for us.

>

> Bananas still work, and I think seedless watermelon would be okay,

> but we are getting down to very limited choices here.

>

> So, the challenge is out there!

>

> Dentureless delights-

>

> Carol

>

>

>

>

>

> Welcome to LBDcaregivers.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Carol,,

I am sorry, it is one of those messages from you that has me laughing so hard I

can't stand it.

Between the pooper and proofer, I just started needing a Kleenex to wipe the

tears away from laughing to help me read the rest of the message.

And it seems that is always the way it goes, when it rains, it pours, they say.

How many jobs can one person do. And by the time I got to she " needed help,

turd, by turd " I was in full laughter and tears. I always hesitate to write

back when I read you messages. I am so sure it wasn't funny at the time. How

many people can pull on an arm or leg or ear all at the same time.

I am sure I would be laughing right now with your very descriptive writing if I

were still a caregiver as I could so identify. I use to try and talk to clients

with Mom in the room, (if I went out of the room, I was talking about her) and

she would answer questions I was talking to clients about. Then when I would

tell her to please wait a moment, my clients would say " OK " and I would be back

to telling them I did not mean them.

Hope you finally got that Xanax nape.

Hugs,

Donna R

Caregave for Mom (after I brought her from WI to MI) for 3 years and 4th year in

a nh.

She was almost 89 when she died in '02. No dx other than mine.

Re: Need some ideas for dentureless dinners/Carol

Carol, I won't elaborate too much as you have received some really good ides

already here.

Don't forget about sneaking some tofu into whatever you need protein in. Also,

if Millie

likes yogurt you can add all kinds of good soft or blended stuff to that.

, Oakville Ont.

Mother, age 92, died Aug. 12/06 after 13 year decline from PDD

>

> I just got back from the grocery store where I shopped with a whole

> new perspective. I did find some junior type meals, and I looked at

> more soup-type meals.

>

> Janet, the idea of thickening with mashed potatoes is great.

>

> While at the grocery store my chest sarted to hurt, and I figured i

> was heading for a panic attack. I had my meds and took the xanax to

> get me mellowed out. Jim called while I was on my way home to tell

> me he has a bad axel on his boast trailer, so I should stay by the

> phone in case I needed to go get him. he sensed in my voice i was on

> the verge of losing it, so he got less demanding.

>

> while i was on the phone with him the lady who is proofing my Teacher

> of the Year application called. I was just in the driveway, so

> Millie came out to ask if it were okay to use the toilet. I had

> frozen foods to get, a lady on the phone who is doing me a favor, and

> grandma needing directions to the potty.

>

> Calgon! Calgon! get over here, now!

>

> Millie then needed to know if it would be okay if she had a bowel

> movement. I am still on the phone with the proofer, and the pooper

> is whining in my other ear.

>

> I guess this is my pay back for always mentioning poop, because then

> Millie wanted coaching turd, by turd. She asked how long she should

> sit there, and if it was all out. the xanax is still in the process

> of working and Millie is in the bathroom giving it her best, and I

> decide to run her a bath as she is half undressed, and in dire need

> of a bath.

>

> So thirty minutes later I have scrubbed, dried and fed Millie and she

> has gone off for a nap with the Chihuahua. I am waiting for the

> proofer to get back in touch with me.

>

> I still know this is the best plan, it is just three things hit

> within 10 minutes and i was ready to put all the Exelon patches on me

> at once and drift away!

>

> The xanax wipes me out, so i am going to get a nap, if i can.

>

> Otherwise my schoolwork is done, and I so once this application is

> finished, i can rest a bit.

>

> No manatees for me today, although my grandkids did come over for a

> swim yesterday. We had a great time in the river, and that is always

> a good time.

>

> I'll be watching the e-mails like a hawk.

>

> Carol

>

>

>