My husband had another stroke on November 8, 2020. He has dysphagia, whereas, he need his meals pureed. This has been very challenging due to all of his other needs.
We live in Chester, Virginia. Is there a company who would provide healthy puree meals for him?
Ann
https://www.agingcare.com/search?term=Pureed+food
I found some good sources, probably mentioned in the cited posts, but they were on the expensive side.
In your area, is there a Gordon's Food Store? If I remember correctly, they sold pureed foods in cans, but by the case, so you had to buy (I think) 12 or 24 cans. If the food wasn't tasty or wasn't appetizing, you really were kind of stuck. And it wasn't reasonably priced (also if I remember correctly - it's been a few years.)
That was the only potential local source in our area, and we're in a large metropolitan area.
I ended up buying a small Kitchen Aid mini food processor that worked perfectly. It could handle smaller portions, which is what I needed. You might have to add moisture to meats b/c they're tough to puree; I added gravy, slightly watered down.
If I remember correctly, Hormel had some good ideas on making pureed food palatable.
Do you have the dysphagia chart for his level, i.e., mechanical soft, or pureed? I assume you're aware that Thik-It can be bought in some grocery stores, to thicken liquids.
One trick a speech therapist suggested which worked well to integrate and adopt favorite foods was to use applesauce on them. So Dad put applesauce on his cookies, which softened them enough to be eaten. Also, ice cream is ver boten at some dysphagia levels, but instead of giving my father a dish, I gave him a few tablespoons at a time, so he could eat them before they melted and become unacceptable for his dysphagia level.
This can be challenging, and frustrating, but there are some tricks, so I hope you find solutions that work well for you and your husband.