When the RT Tube food started in the ward, post ICU days, it was daal paani (protein) , very thin rava kanji (carb) , tender coconut water, milk (the whole food). 150 ml each one of these, and total 6 servings 2 hrs apart.
And those were the days, my wife would be sitting with me through out the day in the ward, and being concerned, "Is this enough nutrition for some one to sustain and recover ?" One of the key motivation for her to learn how to RT Feed (using the tube and the syringe) was to figure out what else can slip through this tube !
Her mind was already looking forward to the days when I am home, and she making sure some variety of food goes in.
I used to smile and say, "I can not taste any way, it goes right in to my stomach. So all that matters is carb, fat, protein + Vitamins." She was not convinced.
When I came back home, she did start grinding up fruits and double straining it, vegetables, and any thing that can be brought to the same consistency level that can go through the tube.
One the tube was off, and I could start taking food using a straw or spoon through mouth, her innovation went up multifold in cooking up interesting dishes which are semi solid.
Many ways to mix plenty of vegetables, creative ways of sprinkling in ghee for fat, fruit pulps, many grain types and a very gradual conditioning of the taste so that the taste buds start coming back to life.
I know, nutrition is a main stream study now in many schools - and she can be the Principal of those schools :)
And those were the days, my wife would be sitting with me through out the day in the ward, and being concerned, "Is this enough nutrition for some one to sustain and recover ?" One of the key motivation for her to learn how to RT Feed (using the tube and the syringe) was to figure out what else can slip through this tube !
Her mind was already looking forward to the days when I am home, and she making sure some variety of food goes in.
I used to smile and say, "I can not taste any way, it goes right in to my stomach. So all that matters is carb, fat, protein + Vitamins." She was not convinced.
When I came back home, she did start grinding up fruits and double straining it, vegetables, and any thing that can be brought to the same consistency level that can go through the tube.
One the tube was off, and I could start taking food using a straw or spoon through mouth, her innovation went up multifold in cooking up interesting dishes which are semi solid.
Many ways to mix plenty of vegetables, creative ways of sprinkling in ghee for fat, fruit pulps, many grain types and a very gradual conditioning of the taste so that the taste buds start coming back to life.
I know, nutrition is a main stream study now in many schools - and she can be the Principal of those schools :)
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