[Sca-cooks] invalid food

[Patrick Levesque]

On 01/02/05 18:00, "Pat" <mordonna22 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Anyone have any suggestions?  My six year old grandson is in the hospital with
> pneumonia, and isn't eating.  They've got him on IV fluids, but he only
> weighed 41 lbs when he went in yesterday, and he's dropped another pound and a
> half overnight.  Any suggestions on what might tempt him to eat?  We've
> offered ice cream and all his favorite foods.  He said he'd eat some chicken
> nuggets, so I went ten miles to the nearest Mickey D's, and he ate half of
> one.  He loves root beer, but he won't even taste one.  I'm about at the end
> of my wits.
> 
> Mordonna


Apple custard might work, or just apple sauce if dairy is an objection.

Petru