by LadyCentauria » Fri 15 May, 2015 2:35 am
It doesn't matter that she knows you, Sky, if she's willing to tell you her story and perhaps her husband's. Can I suggest a recipe which will be easy to swallow and to digest and which will (hopefully) take away the taste of that stuff you've described? You make it up first thing in the morning, have a glass before breakfast, keep the rest in the fridge and make sure it's all gone by bedtime - if she's unable to prepare it herself, perhaps you or her son could make it up for her and just make sure it's all used within a maximum of 24 hours.
You'll need one pint of whole milk, one certified salmonella-free raw egg, one banana, a dessertspoon each of molasses, honey, tahini, wheatgerm and Brewer's yeast powder, and finally, four dried apricots. Whisk all the ingredients together in a liquidizer or with a hand blender - I had to use a potato-masher then a hand-whisk as I didn't have the electrical gadgets- then don't forget to keep the smoothie/drink in the fridge.
I'm not suggesting she give up on the protein-drink immediately but, when I was prescribed the same and really could not stand it so complained to my doctor, this is what he suggested having heard Michael Van Straten talking about it on the radio the night before I saw him. So, I switched to this (which clearly has protein from the egg and some from the milk) and still, frequently, have a variant of it for breakfast. My variant is to leave out the egg (she shouldn't, yet, because she'll need the protein!) then swap the milk for a couple of tablespoons of live yoghourt and add two tablespoons of my favourite muesli – and I don't liquidize it, because I have my appetite back and am capable of eating solid food again now, which I wasn't back then! Both variants taste lovely – to me, anyroad!
You're a good friend in all this, Sky, All the best to you
It doesn't matter that she knows you, Sky, if she's willing to tell you her story and perhaps her husband's. Can I suggest a recipe which will be easy to swallow and to digest and which will (hopefully) take away the taste of that stuff you've described? You make it up first thing in the morning, have a glass before breakfast, keep the rest in the fridge and make sure it's all gone by bedtime - if she's unable to prepare it herself, perhaps you or her son could make it up for her and just make sure it's all used within a maximum of 24 hours.
You'll need one pint of whole milk, one certified salmonella-free raw egg, one banana, a dessertspoon each of molasses, honey, tahini, wheatgerm and Brewer's yeast powder, and finally, four dried apricots. Whisk all the ingredients together in a liquidizer or with a hand blender - I had to use a potato-masher then a hand-whisk as I didn't have the electrical gadgets- then don't forget to keep the smoothie/drink in the fridge.
I'm not suggesting she give up on the protein-drink immediately but, when I was prescribed the same and really could not stand it so complained to my doctor, this is what he suggested having heard Michael Van Straten talking about it on the radio the night before I saw him. So, I switched to this (which clearly has protein from the egg and some from the milk) and still, frequently, have a variant of it for breakfast. My variant is to leave out the egg (she shouldn't, yet, because she'll need the protein!) then swap the milk for a couple of tablespoons of live yoghourt and add two tablespoons of my favourite muesli – and I don't liquidize it, because I have my appetite back and am capable of eating solid food again now, which I wasn't back then! Both variants taste lovely – to me, anyroad!
You're a good friend in all this, Sky, All the best to you :hug: