{"id":6520,"date":"2018-02-25T14:54:24","date_gmt":"2018-02-25T01:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/purefoodnz.wpengine.com\/?post_type=post&#038;p=835"},"modified":"2023-08-02T20:30:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T10:30:56","slug":"delicious-and-nourishing-food-for-people-with-multiple-sclerosis-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepurefoodco.com\/aus\/blog\/delicious-and-nourishing-food-for-people-with-multiple-sclerosis-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Delicious and nourishing food for people with multiple sclerosis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thepurefoodco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Copy-of-482A9534-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-650\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Multiple Sclerosis (MS) can damage the nerve fibres in the brain that control swallowing, or damage the nerves in the muscles that execute this function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a result, chewing and readying food for swallowing may become difficult. Modifications to the texture of the food can increase food intake and safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) will need to assess your situation before recommending specific management strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tips for easier eating<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Puree can be an easy way to consumer nutritious food &#8211;&nbsp;moisten with gravies and sauces<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid large chunks of any solid food, as they can lodge in your airways<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pure Food Co range of delicious soft puree meals assist in providing a comfortable eating experience for those struggling with chewing and swallowing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Multiple Sclerosis (MS) can damage the nerve fibres in the brain that control swallowing, or damage the nerves in the muscles that execute this function. As a result, chewing and readying food for swallowing may become difficult. Modifications to the texture of the food can increase food intake and safety. A Speech and Language Therapist [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6763,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","wds_primary_category":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-dietitian"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepurefoodco.com\/aus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepurefoodco.com\/aus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepurefoodco.com\/aus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepurefoodco.com\/aus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepurefoodco.com\/aus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6520"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thepurefoodco.com\/aus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6764,"href":"https:\/\/thepurefoodco.com\/aus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6520\/revisions\/6764"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepurefoodco.com\/aus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepurefoodco.com\/aus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepurefoodco.com\/aus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepurefoodco.com\/aus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}