Table 3.

Eating Advice

Theme	Advice
For patients
Eat because you have to	Eat to stay healthy Eat little things at first and work your way up Eat as much as you can, as often as you can Don’t stop eating because of taste, you’ll get used to it
Don’t give up	Don’t give up, once you get home the food is better Don’t get upset, you’ll get better Keep trying, it’ll get back to the way it was Try not to think about the negatives
Find foods you like	Make a list of your favorite foods for reference Think of a variety of foods to eat, not just one Stick with familiar food Stick to foods you like
For others
Pushing never helps	Let us eat when we want to eat Forcing us to eat something makes us not want to eat anything
Talk about enjoying foods	Suggest foods Inform about how eating keeps you healthy Educate about the consequences of not eating Check on our eating
Get better hospital cooks	Get better cooks to make the hospital food taste better Ask before bringing the food into the hospital room