Eventually,
Patricia's swallowing ability
became so poor that all of her nourishment was
given enterally via her PEG. Prior to that, she
had a little food orally for taste and pleasure and
that was vitamised to a honey like consistency.
In addition, I gave her crushed ice made from
thickened dark grape juice, which helped the
management of her mucus problem.
I used to cook her food in bulk and then freeze it
in single meal portions. Her main meal at lunch time usually consisted of
meat with plenty of vegetables. The recipes I used for this are included
below.
If I gave her fruit, such as apples or bananas, I
first mashed them in a bowl and then mashed them through a fine sieve, often
mashing the fruit with a soy yoghurt.
Vitamised Steak and
Vegetables
1 or 2 pieces of fillet steak cut up
into small pieces
Salt
1 Onion
1 Potato
2 Carrots
Broccoli
Any other favourite vegetables (avoid
those that do not vitamise easily such as beans)
Cut up the vegetables
Put a little oil and butter in a
reasonably large saucepan on medium to high heat
Put in the cut up steak and the onions
and cook/fry for a minute or two
Add water
Add the cut up vegetables and add more
water so that the meat and vegetables are just covered.
Add salt
Cook on medium to high until tender –
probably about 30 – 40 minutes
Add water if needed
Vitamise adding water where necessary
Store in food containers in single
serves of about 200- 250ml and freeze
Vitamised Pork and
Vegetables
1 or 2 pieces of pork fillets cut up
into small pieces
Salt
1 Onion
1 Potato
2 Carrots
Broccoli
Apple puree
Any other favourite vegetables (avoid
those that do not vitamise easily such as beans)
Cut up the vegetables
Put a little oil and butter in a
reasonably large saucepan on medium to high heat
Put in the cut up pork and the onions
and cook/fry for a minute or two
Add water
Add the cut up vegetables and add more
water so that the meat and vegetables are just covered.
Add salt
Cook on medium to high until tender –
probably about 30 – 40 minutes
Add water if needed
Vitamise adding the apple puree and
also water where necessary
Store in food containers in single
serves of about 250ml and freeze
Vitamised Chicken and
Vegetables
1 or 2 pieces of skinless chicken
fillets cut up into small pieces
Salt
1 Onion
1 Potato
2 or 3 Carrots
Broccoli
1 Parsnip
1 Turnip
Any other favourite vegetables (avoid
those that do not vitamise easily such as beans)
Cut up the vegetables
Put a little oil and butter in a
reasonably large saucepan on medium to high heat
Put in the cut up chicken fillets and
onions and cook/fry for a minute or two
Add water
Add the cut up vegetables and add
more water so that the chicken and vegetables are just covered.
Add salt
If you wish, you can add a pack of
spring vegetable mix and/or a chicken stock cube, for additional flavour
Cook on medium to high until tender –
probably about 30 – 40 minutes
Add water if needed
Vitamise adding water where necessary
Store in food containers in single
serves of about 250ml and freeze
Note: you can buy food
containers, like the ones used by the Chinese restaurants for takeaway food,
from places like Lombards in Whitehorse Road,
Nunawading – about 5 cents each.
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The information contained
on this Web site is intended as a guide to assist visitors to this site looking
for information on MSA and related issues. It is not a
substitute for diagnosis, prognosis and treatment provided by a qualified
medical practitioner. Some people, particularly those in the early stages
of MSA, and/or their Carers, might find some of my information upsetting.
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Melbourne Australia
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This page was last updated on
05 May 2004.