Lisa Jones wrote on Apr 5^th, 2022 at 10:03am:


Says the poster running from scrutiny...

This is exactly what my father's meals looked like when they were served up to him:



Still not pretty, but they are served that way for a reason:

"A puréed food diet provides nutrition for individuals suffering from many different diseases and conditions but is designed specifically for patients who have difficulty chewing or swallowing. People with dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing, usually follow this type of diet to prevent choking or silent aspiration."

Now, most people in nursing homes are bored shitless and they'll do anything for entertainment.

My father used to mush all the colours together for a bit of fun, and to gently cool it down.

The result is what you see in Bobby's first photo.  Looked disgusting, however, he thoroughly enjoyed the taste.

Without meals like that, my father would have died in the first week he was admitted to the nursing home.

Bobby. wrote on Apr 5^th, 2022 at 2:56pm:


If you need to feel like that was an apology that's fine with me, I only care about the issue not your feelings, but if it means you'll come to the table in a more good-faith way, I'm all for it.

Bobby. wrote on Apr 5^th, 2022 at 3:19pm:


Mate, I understand.  You can only lead a horse to water.

But don't confuse people tiring of reposts because you didn't get the reaction you wanted the first time with shooting the messenger.

And again, I can't speak for everyone, but I think it's safe to say, the meals shown in these links, IF (and this is a big if since it's been shown in most cases, this isn't happening) this was the standard meals across all the residents, it's outrageous and totally unacceptable.

If it's only for those who suffer from Dysphagia it's entirely different, they actually need their meals in this form.  So long as its quality ingredients going into what is then processed into the final product, that's all that matters.

But this was a little excessive,

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greggerypeccary wrote on Apr 5^th, 2022 at 10:45am:


Many years ago, before I started gaining weight, I did some weird stuff like blending all my cooked vegetables in a blender and serving it up with sausages or schnitzels for my dinner. Carrots, peas/beans, potato, asparagus -- all blended together and served on a plate. The thing was that I was able to digest the food a lot better. But, I did not have the enjoyment of eating a meal as it was presented. I gave up on blending the food when I figured I was probably spending more money on using the blender than whatever digestive benefit I was getting from blending the food. I was triggered by memories of this when I was eating oatmeal for breakfast.

No matter how we feel about the look of the meals at aged care facilities, we have to put the health of the residents first. The elderly have probably eaten much worse or less meals in their youth than what they have at the aged care. It is not like we want the elderly to choke on their meals because they cannot chew and swallow as well as they have in the past.