Food, or mainly liquids and soups, tasted like crap and I wasn't interested in getting anything down. I knew that I had to get some nutrition so I ordered some high calorie Boost, someone on here had a link to an ebay page. I have problems with dairy so I tried Lactaid too because I couldn't find plant based drinks with enough calories. The Boost helped because it's a lot of calories in a small package. This was probably the worst time for me, the phlem was constant, throat still hurt, no energy. No feeding tube and no nausea though. Hope he feels better! You're doing a great job looking after him!