Re: Re:thickening liquids

November 11, 2002

Have you thought of psyillium husks powder? Suggest it to the dietician and see

what she thinks. There is some carb content but I think it is mostly fiber.....

not the absorbable type of carb. There are no sugars of any kind in it. The

dietician would be able to calculate it in. It helps a lot with constipation,

too. I use it in my daughter's meals sometimes.... to add a little bulk and

thicken things like soups. It needs to be blended in and then sit a few

minutes.... but only a small amount is needed. I use maybe 1/4 teaspoon or less

for one of her meals.

Patti, mom to Katera, age 6, Keto kid since 10-10-2000..... slowly weaning onto

an Atkins-type diet now.

Re: Re:thickening liquids

Hi all: I had been a member of this group back in the summertime, and am

now again an active member since my son, Zach, age 6 years old, is going to

start the diet really soon!

I had my keto class at Children's Hopsital of Philadelphia last week, and am

awaiting an admission date for Zach to get started.

One important question, though, that has seemed to stump the dietician and

is delaying the process right now. Zach does not have a feeding tube, but

does have to eat all of his meals pureed. The problem we have here is that

zach needs his liquids thickened--right now we use thick-it, which I know is

not allowed on the diet. We need to find an alternative to thicken his

liquids so that he will be able to get the proper amount of liquid.

Any suggestions from the experts as to how we can thicken his liquids?

Thanks all, I look forward to being an active member of this group again.

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