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[quote=Anonymous]Hi OP,

1.  Get a red placemat for her.
Get red plates for her.
Get red handled forks, knives and spoons (on Amazon)

While you are at her change out her toilet seat to red.

This will really help.  The eyes can see the food but it is tough for the brain to interpret the food on the plate. The red color will help the food stand out and helps with appetite and eating.

Mom has very late stage alzheimers. She is probably at 18 years in the disease.

What she had for many years:

Breakfast (every morning)

Bacon
2 eggs
Toast (mom's is gluten free)
A lot of butter on the toast and on the eggs
Some sliced avacado
sometimes banana 
her breakfast is pretty large, this is every day

Lunch

protein--meat, chicken fish or pork, try for salmon frequently
starch--rice, sweet potato or white potato
butter--a lot of butter on the starch and on the veggie
veggie--add a lot of butter

dinner--same as lunch
            dinner can be a tougher meal as the patient will get tired, she may eat less at dinner

snacks--banana
             banana and some peanut butter
               ice cream (occasionally)
              liquid kefir (we called it a milk shake)
                   in the yogurt department

Does MOm still walk outside? If so get a daily walk in. This will help with appetite.

I'm not a huge fan of boost and ensure because corn syrup is generally the main ingredient and corn syrup is the enemy of the brain function.  If you supplement with boost or ensure I'd try to find one that does not have corn syrup as the #1 ingredient. But...my opinion only, do what you need to do.

Avacados, a lot of butter, bacon, liquid kefir, some ice cream will get her more calories
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