Introduction
Most of our group will have had experience with Ensure liquid food. This usually comes in small bottles and has a limited range of flavours. During treatment (especially radiotherapy) it’s often necessary to have a ‘peg’ fitted so that liquids can be passed directly into the stomach via a rig, or manually using syringes. Once this phase has passed it’s usually possible to begin swallowing again – starting with liquids like Ensure.
Paul’s Ensure Tips
It soon becomes very boring to keep drinking your favourite flavour, and Paul passed on to me a few tips he’s come up with to help the stuff go down…
1. Get a range of milkshake syrups in, and add these to a bland Ensure flavour (like vanilla). Add some water to thin it down, then whizz it up to make a milkshake.
2. Add Nesquik milkshake powder as an option, once again thin down and whizz up to get the full effect.
3. Use Ensure to make coffee! I guess it could be warm or over ice…
It’s also worth bearing in mind that there are different options (eg high fibre) with Ensure and also Fortisip can be had in a high protein version. Speak to your Dietitian for advice on this.
Thanks Paul!
