As I said, I have been having trouble getting my food down.
Whilst I am now having trouble with even simple food stuffs it should also be acknowledged that I have not really compromised my general habits.
The writing has been on the wall for this approach over the last week as I have been using fizzy drinks to aid the process. They seem to shift the food much easier than other liquids but are not really an answer because a diet of fizzy drinks is not a good diet.
The Marsden advised pureed food but, at this stage, that seems like a hammer to crack a nut.
So I am starting to give the process some thought and am enlisting the help of others too.
I am not a stranger to understanding foods as I read widely on the subject in my late teens and twenties when I was a gym regular. There is also a lot of dietary knowledge in the family due to the widely experienced coeliac issue and Cymraes' interest in healing arts. Kitten is also good on the subject.
I can make simple and immediate adjustments too.
Much of my diet revolves around poultry; chicken being a particular favourite. It is a simple but nutritious source of protein and is low and fat and goes well with lots of other components. It is, however, difficult to get down so it goes out and fish comes in.
I am not a great fish eater but eat the simple stuff like salmon, mackerel, haddock and cod and there is plenty of room for me to take on other sources.
Diary is, of course, an easy source of nutrition and also easy to digest.
There are many simple ways in which the diet can be rebalanced. One of the avenues open to me is the vegetarian route.
Before mother's and her brother Gandalf family had to resort to coeliac diets, which are very restrictive, they were vegetarians. My sister was also vegetarian for a number of years.
Whilst that provided a source of amusement to me, I was not dismissive of it. Rather, I used to enjoy the benefit of some of the better dishes. I had some particular favourites, one of which is nutritious, smash full of calories and easy to get down - at least I imagine it to be when cooked well because it is very moist.
Courtesy of Cymraes and because Big G expressed an interest I am putting the recipe up here, which might be considered an interesting departure from my normal "BS".
Kitten may be surprised if I start making myself handy around the kitchen and I am not entirely sure that she will be as pleased as she makes out. Watch this space
Here's is Cymraes' nut roast recipe (though I am not sure where she got it from) - For the record I often used to eat it at the same time that I ate a steak. That was when I was young and greedy. The liberal application of bread crumbs means that she cannot eat it anymore - awwwwwwwww
Nut roast recipe:
8oz ground cashew nuts or 1/2 walnuts
4oz fresh breadcrumbs
4oz finally chopped onion
1oz butter
1 clove of garlic
1/4 pint milk
1/2 teaspoon finely chopped herbs (thyme or oregano or marjoram)
Salt & black pepper
FILLING
4oz finely chopped onion
8oz of shredded red pepper
1oz butter
4oz grated Edam cheese
1 beaten egg
METHOD
Mix nuts & breadcrumbs
Fry onion in butter & add garlic & fry
Take out of pan, add to the nut & crumb mix
Beat egg with milk & herbs, salt & pepper
Pour into nut & crumb mix
FILLING
Fry onion & pepper in butter, season & remove from heat
Add cheese & enough beaten egg to bind (all stringy)
Put half nut mix into a greased 1lb loaf tin
Add layer of filling, spreading evenly
Add rest of nut mix & bake on about 180-200c electric for 30-40 minutes.
Test by using a knife
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