JohnT:
My wife is officially up to 586, but any gains have been extremely slow in the last couple of years. This is not a bad thing as she has managed to preserve some of her mobility but we both feel it’s time to push her up a bit. So we’ve decided to give her a little boost before Christmas with daily funnel feeding. I am super excited because even though she is a feedee, she has never really been into this. It will be a dream to see her lying in bed helpless getting fatter day by day. Do you have any ideas of easy, highly calorific recipes? She loves sweetened condensed milk blended with cocoa so she will be easily taking 3000 calories only from this. Any other ideas?
Well, if you going to try funnel feeding, the most important thing is to ensure the liquid is completely smooth and thin enough to flow without clogging, as any lumps can ruin the rhythm or cause her to choke.
Use a high-powered blender for mixtures based on melted ice cream or heavy cream to keep the calorie density high while maintaining a silk-like consistency. Control the flow manually with your thumb or a valve to give her enough time to swallow comfortably, and always make sure she is propped up with pillows rather than lying flat to keep her airway safe.
And since she won't be able to speak, establish a simple hand signal so she can tell you when to pause, which keeps her relaxed and focused on stretching her stomach to the limit.
