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Sarah: level 4 thick purée
So for my evening meal, I made a spag bol. My hubby’s looked yummy and following advice about pureeing pasta becoming sticky I added a cheese sauce to the pasta before blending, however the starchyness of the pasta made this very sticky and I didn’t blend it for long enough to achieve a fully smooth consistency - mainly because of the noise of the blender and for fear of waking my children!!!

I was really craving some garlic bread to go with it, and although it didn’t taste too bad - the creamy ness made me reluctant to finish a full portion and the taste was lacking - likely as lack of chewing required meaning taste not developed.



Overall things I’ve found out are: blending needs to be carried out for a LONG time. Limited snacks available. Difficulty with savoury foods for snacks. Lots of prep required and I can imagine wearing blenders out regularly. Taste perception changed also due to textures. I really think if I was on this long term I might consider buying in pre-prepared meals.

I also feel I lacked in nutrients yesterday and really enjoyed my crunchy granola this morning for brekkie! I really struggled with not “picking” either e.g whilst cooking or finishing off the kids leftovers. I did realise I ‘slipped’ with a fruit pastille at one point too!!!





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