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Eating Nutrients After Stroke
By navtej-kohli | May 26, 2008
Eating proper nutritious diet after a stroke is very important as it will help you feel better and stronger. A well balanced diet helps your body build tissues that may have been harmed and also gives you energy.
Stroke affects your body nutrition drastically. After a stroke, parts of the body that are needed for eating, such as the mouth, throat and/or hands, may not work properly. Also, the taste of foods may change and some may have trouble keeping the desirable body weight.
Thus, it becomes very important to eat better after stroke. Each person’s diet has to be individualized based on the type and extent of the problems caused by stroke. Eating after a stroke may require using special utensils, making sure that dentures fit well, and eating soft foods, which may be easier to chew and swallow.
Preparing After Stroke Meals:
- Flavor your meat, chicken or fish by marinating and/or cooking in fruit juices, wines, dressing or sweet and sour sauce
- Use strong seasonings such as oregano, rosemary, basil or pepper
- Try tart foods such as oranges, lemons or lemonade
- Flavor vegetables with garlic or onion
- Eat foods at room temperature to enhance the taste
- Cook foods until soft and tender
- Cut foods into small pieces or process to a puree texture
- Liquids may need to be thickened or avoided altogether
- Mix food with gravies and/or sauces
Some examples of foods that may be tolerated well are: scrambled eggs, macaroni and cheese, stews, mashed potatoes, creamy soups, puddings, applesauce, hot cereal, milkshakes, cottage cheese and bananas.
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