Update To The Recovery Food List

As part of my taking charge of my recovery I decided to start with some basic clear broth soup to see how that would work. In the last week I determined I can swallow about 2 teaspoons at a time. I figured that out because that is the amount I need to take of the Miracle Mouthwash for the Thrush infection.

I had been trying to sip some flavored water but the combination of sucking on the straw and swallowing seemed to be a bit difficult. So I thought what if I used a spoon. And of course what do you eat with a spoon, soup. That led me to today. I ordered up a clear broth soup with mushrooms from a local sushi place that I like and decided to try to see if I could eat a spoonful or two. In the end I put 4 ounces in a separate bowl and eating it one teaspoon full at a time I was able to consume all 4 ounces. Yippee! 4 ounces isn't a lot but it is a start. Also I am taking this slowly. My stomach has known nothing but the feeding formula for the last 6 months or so and even if everything else was working properly, and it is not, my stomach would still need to adjust. However having said that I didn't have much of a problem consuming the soup a spoon full at a time. The plan for the short term is going to be to try to eat 4 ounces of clear or broth based soup a day for the next few days and see how that goes.

As I try new soups out I will add them to the recovery food list. Any items highlighted in yellow are items that I have tried. Hopefully the list will start to grow over the next few weeks.