Email to Dr. McCoy
Sep. 1st, 2004 02:47 pmTo: 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
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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Date: 2004-09-01 07:28 pm (UTC)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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Date: 2004-09-01 08:39 pm (UTC)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