Description: This handout was designed to identify different strategies to help patients when they don’t feel like eating. This differs from our other handout of helping patients with a poor appetite because it is more comprehensive in looking ALL potential ways to improve intake. Strategies mentioned are ideas such as making the plate more appealing, or using mouth rinses for taste changes, or stimulating the appetite. Also are included are a few quick meal ideas, snacks and ways to add more calories. This handout can be used to troubleshoot why the patient doesn’t feel like eating or look beyond food ideas to help improve appetite. It can be a great tool to bring the whole team together, including patient family to provide a well-rounded approach
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other languages: Spanish
