Re: Ideas for shakes for father

[Guest guest]

Wow, I'm so sorry to hear that he's ill. I hope you can find

something that works. Perhaps mixing some protein powder in with the

ensure? I'm not certain. Good luck and let us know how it goes.

Hugs,

Jen

> This is somewhat ot but maybe some of you can help with all the

> nutrition knowledge here. My father is very ill and coming to live

> with me tomorrow. Right now my goal is to get some calories and

> nutrients into him. He is 6' and maybe 110-115 lbs. He maybe has

> eaten one meal every 2-3 days. Regular food makes him gag. I was

> thinking of making some shakes using ensure and ???

>

> Any thoughts to get some nutrients into him? I will get him to the

dr

> ASAP but right it was a battle just to get him to my house so I am

> focusing on food right now.

>

> Colleen

[Guest guest]

Have you looked at the ingredients for Ensure? Not the greatest

stuff: U-D Water, Corn Syrup, Sugar (sucrose), Maltodextrin (corn),

Calcium Caseinate, High Oleic Safflower Oil, Canola Oil, Soy Protein

Isolate, Whey Protein Concentrate, Corn Oil, Natural & Artificial

Flavor ...

Still, it sounds like candy bars would be good for him at this

point, so I can understand that ingredients may not be at the top of

your priority list.

Here are two of my absolutely most favorite meals. Don't know if

your dad will like them, but I love them.

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Banana Peach Protein Smoothie

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1/2 C. frozen peach slices (37 cal, 9g carbs)

1/2 banana (50 cal, 13g carbs)

1 serving vanilla protein powder (110 cal, 25g protein)

4 packets of Splenda

Glycemic Rating 47.84

197 cal, 25g protein, 22g carbs

My bag of frozen peaches says about 1/2 C. is about 37 calories.

Put the peach slices in the bottom of the blender. Then, put the

banana

and vanilla protein powder (I use Grow by Biotest) and Splenda on top

of them. Add just enough water to get it to blend. Blend until it's

nice and smooth. Then, add as much more water as you want. I prefer a

fairly thick smoothie consistency, not a real runny drink.

I also recommend freezing this for 30 minutes or more, then taking it

out of the freezer about 30 minutes before you're going to eat it.

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Banana Berry Protein Smoothie

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1/4 C. mixed dark berries, frozen (20 cal, 5g carbs)

3 strawberries, frozen (33 cal, 8g carbs)

1/2 banana (50 cal, 13g carbs)

1 serving vanilla protein powder (110 cal, 25g protein)

4 packets of Splenda

Glycemic Rating 49.16

214 cal, 25g protein, 26g carbs

Put the frozen fruit in the bottom of the blender. Then, put the

banana

and vanilla protein powder (I use Grow by Biotest) and Splenda on top

of them. Add just enough water to get it to blend. Blend until it's

nice and smooth. Then, add as much more water as you want. I prefer a

fairly thick smoothie consistency, not a real runny drink.

This one's great right from the blender, or you can stick it in the

freezer for 30 minutes or more, then take it out about 30 minutes

before you're going to eat it.

I usually have frozen fruit smoothies like these 3-5x/week. I often

make them in the morning, stick them in the freezer while I'm getting

ready for work, take them to work (remember to grab them out of the

freezer before you leave the house!), stick them in the freezer at my

office and then take them out of the freezer about 30 minutes before

I'm ready to eat them.

> This is somewhat ot but maybe some of you can help with all the

> nutrition knowledge here. My father is very ill and coming to live

> with me tomorrow. Right now my goal is to get some calories and

> nutrients into him. He is 6' and maybe 110-115 lbs. He maybe has

> eaten one meal every 2-3 days. Regular food makes him gag. I was

> thinking of making some shakes using ensure and ???

>

> Any thoughts to get some nutrients into him? I will get him to the

dr

> ASAP but right it was a battle just to get him to my house so I am

> focusing on food right now.

>

> Colleen

[Guest guest]

When my father was being treated for cancer, he had a feeding tube

that he was fed through for a year and it was Ensure that kept him

going. He did really well on it and once the tube was out, he drank

them because he couldn't do too many solid foods. More recently, when

my grandpa fell ill, we gave him Balance shakes and those have

supplemented his regular meals quite nicely as well.

Good luck!

Ruth

> This is somewhat ot but maybe some of you can help with all the

> nutrition knowledge here. My father is very ill and coming to live

> with me tomorrow. Right now my goal is to get some calories and

> nutrients into him. He is 6' and maybe 110-115 lbs. He maybe has

> eaten one meal every 2-3 days. Regular food makes him gag. I was

> thinking of making some shakes using ensure and ???

>

> Any thoughts to get some nutrients into him? I will get him to the

dr

> ASAP but right it was a battle just to get him to my house so I am

> focusing on food right now.

>

> Colleen

[Guest guest]

Oh Colleen! I am hoping this message finds you and your family doing

better! I know this time of year with the heat older folks get

dehydrated SO quickly, so hopefully it's something not too serious.

Please take care!

Ruth

[Guest guest]

> Oh Colleen! I am hoping this message finds you and your family

doing

> better!

Thanks Ruth. It was an ordeal but we had him admitted to the

hospital. Unfortuantely it is most likely much more than deydration.

Odds are stomach or lung cancer but right now we are awaiting a

formal diagnosis. This is just a preliminary thought as to what the

physical signs show. Thanks for your email.

Colleen