Care recipient (cr) says that his her food tastes strange

Try: Check cr’s teeth for tooth decay or gum infection make sure cr avoids alcohol marinate cr’s meat poultry and fish in sweet fruit juices italian dressing or sweet or sour sauces make sure cr drinks plenty of fluids or suggest that cr suck on candies to get rid of bad tastes serve foods at room temperature or cold try serving cr milk-shakes or cheese use stronger seasonings such as basil oregano rosemary tarragon lemon juice or mint when cooking try new foods

Materials: Sweet fruit juices italian dressing or sweet or sour sauces hard candy strong seasonings such as basil oregano rosemary tarragon lemon juice or mint when cooking

Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical, Smelling, So-So Smelling, Poor Smelling, Taste, So-So Taste, Poor Taste

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References: caregiver’s handbook by the caregiver education and support services seniors counseling and training case management services of the san diego county mental health services no date available at www acsu buffalo edu

Keywords: Taste teeth gums food nutrition eating diet

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

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