"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> 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.

Indeed) Your comment was exactly right!

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