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To: Dr. McCoy
From: Rahne Sinclair
Subject: Mr. Baubier's Diet



Would recently-pureed (or strained) fruits and vegetables be as acceptable as baby food? I don't mean to be rude -- and if there is something special about, er, Gerber's, I understand (though I'd not mind knowing what, if you have time) -- but... er, I've smelled it once or twice. So if fresh things would work just as well, there's a blender up here and I have some time.

And fruit.

Rahne

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To: Rahne
From: Hank
Subject: Re: Mr. Baubier's Diet

If you don't mind a grown man falling to worship at your feet, I should think you'd be welcome to carry forth on this. We do tend towards the jarred food at first, since they take a fair bit of care to make it as easy on a tender digestive tract as possible, and add in some few extras to up the nutritional value. But, seeing as how he's feeling well enough after lunch to complain about lunch laking cuilinary sophistication, I think advancing to freshly-blended fruits and the like for dinner would not go amiss. The only special preparation that should be necessary at this time is to peel them before blending.

On a side note, my dear, regarding another note this morning... I shan't think you should be overly concerned about a passing grade in Ms. Reyes' class. I shan't think it will be quite so bad as it sounds, for someone familiar with medlab for a goodly length of time.

Hank

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To: Dr. McCoy
From: Rahne
Subject: Re: Mr. Baubier's Diet

I'll have to read up about what they actually do to make baby food, I think, but peeling I can do. It does look as if Paige might have beaten me to suggesting things. (Is cinnamon allowed by now, if not too much of it?)

About Ms. Reyes' class, thank you. I'll do my best, of course.

Rahne

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To: Rahne
From: Hank
Subject: Re: Mr. Baubier's Diet

If memory serves, the basic concept is 1. cook in a pot of hot water for a bit, 2. Throw in blender. Lorna could probably shed better light than I, however. I'd prefer to leave off cinnamon for the time being... particularly as fresh food will likely stave off the complaints for the time being. Trick of the trade in dealing with patients-- Don't toss in every concession you're prepared to make in one go. More interesting, fresh food now... throw in more interest-garnering bits and pieces later. That way, later we're not dealing with a patient tired of pureed fruit with a touch of cinnamon, but one happy for the added variety. And that should manage to stretch to the next stage easily enough.

Hank

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To: Dr. McCoy
From: Rahne
Re: Mush in Various Stages

Well, I meant I was wondering about the special things they did to make it extra digestible and add vitamins, really. I'm curious now.

Got it. Fruit for dinner, mixed puree maybe later, cinnamon eventually, beets only in reserve. ;)

Rahne