Mom has never been a picky eater but now all she seems to do is push food around her plate to make it look eaten but she hardly takes a few bites. The one exception is on her 81st birthday when she had a Maine lobster and boy can she devour that thing without leaving a shred of meat! She grew up on lobster living in Maine on the coast. She often talks about having lobster and how much she misses it living here in the desert.
A few tricks I have found that seem to help get her to eat more are; use a small plate, cut into small pieces, and provide a variety of items.
When she came home from the hospital last April she had lost 40 pounds. She went in at 169 and dropped to 129. She is staying the same now but it is a challenge to encourage her to eat.
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