In article >,
Mark Thorson > wrote:

> I didn't make the whole dinner, just a meat dish,
> but it was the first time I made any kind of
> dinner food for her. She's really old, and I'm
> concerned she isn't eating enough. I had been
> cutting up fruit to leave with her, mostly mangos,
> papayas, and pineapple, but that's not really
> the kind of nutrition I think she needs.
(snip nice story)
> I am wondering about how taste changes when people
> get old. Does taste diminish, so should I compensate
> by making food spicier? Or, should I make food more
> bland?

My sense of smell is not what it was and that affects how taste is
perceived. If you asked her what the foods need (perhaps she likes it
just the way you did it), would she tell you if things tasted flat or
lacking? Does she have any particular dietary restrictions?

Good on you, Mark, for caring about her and actively wanting to improve
her life.

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Barb,
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