On 11/19/2013 11:53 AM, l not -l wrote:
> On 19-Nov-2013, jmcquown > wrote:
>
>> First, best wishes for your husband's full and speedy recovery.
>>
>> Second, is there a dietitian on staff at the hospital? I'd be asking
>> for a consult with him/her.
>>
>> Jill
> +1
> The smartest thing I ever did, related to health, was to consult a
> Dietician; she asked about what I like, what I don't like, when I eat,
> do I like an evening snack, etc. Then, she put together a strategy for
> me to follow that allows most of the foods I like, when I like, with
> seasoning alternatives to what I had been doing. That was 15 years
> ago; I still have the chart/poster she annotated with MY strategy (she
> got my buy-in through participation, not edict). The chart/poster is
> attached to the door of my freezer as a daily reminder of that strategy.
>
Thanks for backing me up. Seems like most, even small hospitals, have a
registered dietitian on staff. How could they not? Diet as related to
health is not a one-size-fits-all scenario.

And no, I don't think Nanzi and her husband will have to eat cardboard,
wallpaper paste or bland food for the rest of their lives. A
competent dietician will do exactly what you said, find out what you
like and help you map out a plan.

Jill