Snacking problem

No, my DH has the opposite problem, not eating enough. Or, chewing the food then spitting it out. There are people on here who have way more experience with eating challenges, but one thing I do know, most every behavior will run its course and be replaced with something else. It might be better, or it might be worse. There is no rhyme or reason with behaviors and challenges that come our way while caring for our LO with dementia.

Eating can make dramatic swings both in quantity and quality. My dear wife demonstrated wide swings. I did keep things secured or out of reach only to prevent her making herself sick, but I gave her as much as she wanted to eat and, at times, it was all junk food. Our doctor, when approached about her eating habits, sat me down and said "we know where this is headed, we know the outcome and we cannot do anything to change it, let her eat whatever she will, she needs calories. Trying to manage the quality to protect her health against her desires will only make your life worse than it already is." Once I accepted our fate and took his advice, her diet went from all junk food, to large high quality meals, to smaller meals, to just a select few food items at all, to none. At least we removed the arguments about food and she got her calories.

I was a little worried about it with my DW, but figured, what the heck. She can snack away until she doesn't want to anymore. Her dementia won't get better if I don't let her snack. Now, she barely eats and I'm glad she ate so much ice cream earlier.