Would Alzheimer’s Patients Like Deep-Fried Oreos?!
August 4, 2007 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
I discovered that Mother’s and Auntie’s tastes changed for some foods. Yet others they continued to like or dislike throughout their Alzheimer’s years.
For instance, Auntie developed a greater craving for sweets than she ever had. Mother, who never overate on sweets, wanted them more frequently.
I wonder what these ladies would have thought about Deep-Fried Oreos, a variation of this famous black and white cookie I recently heard about at Sara’s Health Bolt blog. She even refers you to a blog containing the instructions for making them!
Let me know what you think…of the idea or the recipe, if you try it.
I wonder, would an Alzheimer’s patient enjoy looking at this picture book? Would it bring back memories or stimulate conversation?
When my dad was well, he was really into healthy foods. We actually thought that he didn’t like sweets. It wasn’t until he got Alzheimers and was in the moderate to severe phase that we discovered his secret sweet tooth. Once we realize how much he loved getting sweets we would give him a cookie every day.
Someone told me that the sweet flavor is the last taste that older people lose. I don’t know if it’s true or not.
Thanks, Laura, for sharing your experiences with your dad. Based on my experiences with Mother and Auntie, it would seem that the liking for sweets lingered long. With Mother it became more pronounced during her Alzheimer’s years than earlier in her life.