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Does this sound good and suggestions!

17 years ago

Mentioned earlier that 2 other gals and I are preparing family dinner for friend having throat surgery. She can't eat, but wants her family to have good stuff while she is mending.

Her feeding tubes come out tomorrow, she's home, and can start having liquids through her mouth, for the next week.

So I'm thinking about this:

Ingredients

2 cups milk

1/2 cup heavy cream

2 large ripe bananas

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1/2 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions

1Combine all ingredients in a blender and process until very smooth. Chill in the fridge for about 1/2 hour. Serve in bowls and enjoy!

Will wait until I hear from her, tomorrow, but got my brainie going and thinking this sounds good.

Know nothing like strawberry bisque, as she has a staple on her esophagas, and those little strawberry parts won't be good.

She has A Zenker's diverticulum (ZD) is a blind sac (pouch) that branches off the cervical esophagus.

Any other suggestions? Just thinking, I want to do something for her, since she's only be fed through tubes for a week now.

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Comments (11)

mariend
17 years ago
The hospital nursing staff or dietitian should give her some written instruction Make sure the friend relatives ask. Also some food supplements may not get along with the meds. Again, relatives should check with DR. Milk products could cause phlegm Your recipe sounds great, but maybe use non fat milk etc. Again, check what the Dr says.
glenda_al
Original Author
17 years ago
Oh I do plan to wait and see, but I'm just thinking in CASE there is something I can treat her with.
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Marilyn Sue
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I think I am headed your way to get my share of that shake! It sounds really good to me, but like someone else said, best check with the doctor.

Sue
glenda_al
Original Author
17 years ago
Whether I make it for her or not I'm saving it, for ME!

It will be HER that tells me what the doctor says she can and can't have. Just wanted to take her something when we deliver the family meal on Saturday.

Just thinking AHEAD, that's all!
shellm
17 years ago
Glenda,your a great friend.You are always so thoughtful.

Shelley
patti43
17 years ago
That sounds wonderful--bananas and nutmeg isn't something I'd have thought of but it sure sounds good. That's sure nice of you gals to fix dinner for the family.
lynn_d
17 years ago
That is very kind of you, Glenda. Is it too hot down there for broth or consomme?
linda_in_iowa
17 years ago
I wouldn't put cream in it and I would use nonfat milk to make it thinner.
susanjf_gw
17 years ago
the bummer is fixing goodies for the family that she can't eat...hope they don't feel guilty...

i know why it calls for the lemon juice to keep the bananas from turning, but you'd think it might curdle the cream...
glenda_al
Original Author
17 years ago
I was just searching for something that might slide down and be nourishing, and cold. Sounded good.

Don't know about it curdling the cream!

She'll let me know, tomorrow, to see if there isn't a leakage with her staple. Hopefully not! And see what I can make special for just HER.

She's had a horrible week, miserable! Spent 3 hrs in emergency room, cause of kink in her tubes. Poor thing. They pulled and pulled and finally got kink out.

Her family comes first. Can't do anything cause she's walking about home with her fluids attached to a pole.
deborah_ps
17 years ago
I just had a wonderful melon soup today at my favorite eatery...this is a recipe I quickly keyed in. There a many variations to create if you're in the mood.

Here is a link that might be useful: Cantaloupe Soup

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