THE WASTING SYNDROME: Flavor Control

THE WASTING SYNDROME: Flavor Control

Being Alive Newsletter; Being Alive/Los Angeles - September 93
Jennifer Jensen, RD

A big concern in the "meal-in-a-can" shortcut (besides cost) is flavor. The product manufacturers really make an effort to provide true taste-worthiness, but they often fall short. Also, with medication side-effects, taste can become vastly distorted. That means that what is delicious to me could be like pond scum to you. Taste buds tend to get sort of screwy from HIV and its treatments.

One client at Project Angel Food (I'm their nutritionist) told me that he hates the vanilla Sustacal being sent to him. I suggested chocolate syrup and now he's a flavor-control success story!

Your grocery store is overflowing with flavoring agents. Whatever your likes and dislikes, at least some items on the list included here will work for you. Next time you go shopping, don't forget to scope out all these and other non-traditional flavoring agents.
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