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In a message dated 97-05-20 07:37:48 EDT, Jim wrote to Ken (about disturbingly large weight loss): << I could joke and say I wish I had that problem (being around 185; or is that being a round 185?) but it is too serious for that. >> It is serious, but I can't help contributing that my dad with PD refuses to wear his teeth except when I take him for a manicure where all the young women fuss over him. This and his unbreakable habit of talking while eating so that he frequently chokes makes meals oh, so interesting. I have been making my dad a blender drink every day of apple juice, frozen fruit and the best predigested protein powder on the market. (Protein does not seem to negatively affect him, especially this easily absorbed form.) Since he does not like to swallow pills and has too many to down already, I put various other nutrients designed especially for his PD and emphysema into the blender in powder form. Buzz it, stick in two straws and, boy does he suck! <g> The other two meals are "real" food (identifiable as veggies, grains, fruits, etc., but really just different packages of chemicals from what goes into the blender). Deanne Charlton [log in to unmask]