The think is my friend got his jaw broken in a fight and he got his jaw wired shut. He can still open his mouth enough to eat, but not solid foods. My friends and I are trying to think up things for him to eat for the next 5 weeks. So far we thought of tomato soup, chicken broth, beef broth and Ensure Drinks. Does anybody else have any other ideas? And if possible, a link to a store where he can buy these things. Thank you so much.
2006-07-22 18:24:06 · 11 answers · asked by Max B 2 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
he would eat soft foods like pudding and applesauce
2006-07-22 18:27:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can stick pretty much anything in a blender and puree it - how good it tastes?? that's another story.. The ensure is a good thing to give him once or twice a day as it has nutrition that he's most likely lacking from being restriction to soups and broths (which are basically water). is he able to eat anything with a pudding like consistency? you can try various puddings or ice cream in that case - not nutritious, but still tastes better than soup.
and I'm really not kidding about the blender thing. You can make fruit smoothies or milkshakes - being sure that it's not to thick or chunky, and can even puree vegetables if you wanted.
2006-07-23 01:32:05 · answer #2 · answered by kansas8099 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best investment you friend could make is a blender. Truthfully you can puree most anything, just a matter of whether he will actually eat it.
Ensure is a must, needs all the vitamins and minerals in it for his health. You might also look into other high calorie food replacements, he can puree most fruit and veggies and oddly enough, they taste ok. Yogurts, puddings, and take a stroll thru the baby food aisle.
The trick to blending things is to make sure its smooth...NO LUMPS!!! Lumps bad...very bad. Use fruit juices and water to puree foods and strain it thru a sieve before he tries to drink it.
I cooked in an extreme care nursing home for a long time and most of the patients were on a pureed food diet. It's not pretty but he can make it thru this ok with some creative thinking!
hope he gets better soon!
2006-07-23 01:32:32 · answer #3 · answered by sarhibar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Campbells Chicken & Stars is really good, just take the carrots and meat out. It will give him some solids without him having to chew. Those "cream of broccoli, chicken, mushroom and whatever else they come in would be good too! You can get these at pretty much any grocery store! Oh and you could make fruit smoothies for him too!
2006-07-23 01:31:41 · answer #4 · answered by Jessica 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Full Liquid Diet
Purpose
The full liquid diet is often used as a step between a clear liquid diet and a regular diet, for example, after surgery or fasting. It may also be used after certain procedures, such as jaw wiring. This diet may also be appropriate for patients who have swallowing and chewing problems.
Nutrition Facts
The full liquid diet is low in iron, vitamin B12, vitamin A, and thiamine. It should not be used for a long period of time unless vitamins, iron, or liquid nutritional supplements are added. This diet has 1800 mg of calcium, so extra calcium is not needed.
Food Groups
Group
Recommend
Avoid
Milk & milk products
milk, milkshakes, eggnog, ice cream, custard, pudding
all cheeses
Vegetables
all vegetable juices
all raw or cooked vegetables
Fruits
all juice or nectar
all fresh, frozen, or canned fruit
Breads & grains
cooked refined cereals; farina, grits, oatmeal, cream of rice, cream of wheat
all other cereals, all breads
Meat or meat substitutes
none
all
Fats & oils
butter, margarine, cream
all others
Sweets & desserts
sherbet, sugar, hard candy, plain gelatin, fruit ice, honey, syrups
all others
Beverages
all
none
Soups
broth, bouillon, strained creamed soups
all others
Sample Menu
Breakfast Lunch & Dinner
fruit juice 1 cup
hot cereal 1/2 cup
eggnog 8 oz
whole milk 8 oz
hot tea with sugar & lemon
strained creamed soup 3/4 cup
juice 1 cup
ice cream 1/2 cup
pudding or custard 1/2 cup
whole milk 8 oz
hot tea with sugar & lemon
salt/pepper
2006-07-23 01:33:06 · answer #5 · answered by g-day mate 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he can get ahold of a juicer, that'd be good.
For example (it doesn't taste bad) carrots, spinach, Kale (superfood), celery, cabbage and beet.
Liquid vitamins. Slim Fast and/or Boost. Ovaltine.
[He needs to keep in mind calories]
2006-07-23 01:38:51 · answer #6 · answered by p2sgirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything you can put into a blender & blend up!!!
My husbands uncle had the same thing happen. My mother-in-law blended up Thanksgiving dinner!!! LOOKED HORRIBLE but uncle LOVED IT!!!
2006-07-23 01:29:44 · answer #7 · answered by jennifersuem 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
v-8 juice and the new v8 fusion juice, its got a whole serving of fruits and veggies in that juice...milkshakes
2006-07-23 01:30:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Protein shakes.
2006-07-27 21:51:59 · answer #9 · answered by CottonPatch 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
jello, ice cream, thin cream of wheat, soupy mashed potatoes, baby food
2006-07-23 01:28:42 · answer #10 · answered by magi751 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋