Ms. Ann,

I'm over a year out from treatment and still on a soft food diet. I never had a PEG tube. I swallowed as best I could all the way through my chemo and radiation treatments. Painful at times, and I probably should have gone with the PEG. But I'm one stubborn SOB. Excuse my language!

I put almost anything you can think of in a food processor. You just have to experiment. Usually any type of pasta and sauce is good. Soups and stews are great. I also drank my share of boost or ensure. I found that the Wal-Mart brand, equate, is just as nutritious and tastes just as good. Saves you a lot of money also. I'd put the equate in a blender with some ice cream and some fruit and make a very good milk shake. Not only did it taste good but the cold felt great going down the old hatch.

As JAM suggested as well, oatmeal and cream of wheat are great and nutritious. Pudding and applesauce are very good also.

Good luck,

John