Making nutritious calorific food - sweet or liquid!

well, actually, I should probably add - my mum does eat things like savoury food but she eats very little. I'm not sure what her total calorie intake is but it's not all from sugar.

though I'd probably not say anything unless she actually felt unwell.

my mum is the same but she has a tendency to get an upset stomach if she eats more than she does normally

I let her eat as she pleases. If you go down the "adding cream" route then please tell her what you are doing in case she feels instinctively that she can't eat something that rich etc.

Oops, forgot! 1 tbsp of any nut butter you want! That's key, makes it so yummy.

I make a yummy milkshake (that I got addicted to when pregnant):

Half an avocado
4 dates
Big handful of oats
Banana
Tbsp cacao
Milk to taste/preferred consistency

You could probably freeze it. Really good for breakfast for reluctant eaters!

Also I make a no bake flapjack type thing.

Usually half a jar of peanut butter and half a squeeze bottle of honey warmed in a pan.
Then I add enough oats, chopped nuts, seeds, raisins, grated dark chocolate, chopped dates etc to form a stiff mixture.
Sometimes I also add a scoop of protein powder if we have some in.
Then either roll into balls or press into a tray and chill before cutting in to pieces.

Can you make sweet muffins but pack them with carrot and courgette etc? Like ones you make for kids or healthy breakfasts on the go.
I'm pretty sure I've seen chocolate mousse/pudding recipes using avocados.

Ensure do latte flavour that can be warmed up

I add almond powder when I need to add calories. If you can get her to eat savory try butternut squash risotto (simple squash risotto on BBC good food) or lentil and sweet potato curry also from BBC good food.
You do need to ensure nutrition.... It's so hard to get the balance. Good luck.

I've been very underweight and had to supplement with Complan milkshakes and soup. You could see if they do a coffee flavour shake? I used to get chocolate flavour. They have all sorts of vitamins added (or so they say).

Did you know that those Ensure drinks actually have recipes for their use on the website! Never tried them myself but I do mention them to people

Sounds odd but try the iced coffee slim fast shakes but as a supplement not a replacement. They are the equivalent of a meal and contain loads of calories and nutrition.

Would she drink complan?

Would she drink smoothies or enjoy soup? You can pack a lot of great stuff and calories into those too.

Anything you can get nuts or nut butter into, and avocado - chocolate avocado cake for example. Bananas, full fat Greek yoghurt (higher in protein than other yoghurt or cream and also has probiotics), seeds are also all great ingredients to try and include.

FiL enjoyed porridge with a lot of golden syrup, ice cream with puréed fruit and rice pudding. He also enjoyed fish shop cod with the batter removed way after he started refusing other solid savoury food. As things progressed we found frescubin(?) prescribed milkshakes very helpful.

A huge tray of fruit crumble/sponge and some pouring cream to put on it. Chop some nuts in for protein if she likes them.

THE single most effective way to get calories into the elderly is small portions of calorie dense food. Appetite dies with age. very elderly people tend to eat on the clock rather than by their stomach.

Unfortunately she might be forgetting to eat, in which case she needs someone to remind her. Might be as simple as a phone call 3 times a day.

Anything she eats it drinks - like soup - add double cream to it. Add ice cream to milkshakes.

Remember to make it visually attractive too. A less nutritious meal that gets eaten is better than a more nutritious one that is refused.

Is there meals on wheels in your area - check with the Council? My Dad would eat a hot meal that was placed in front of him.

When you're short of time a basic sponge is good - equal weights of egg,fat, flour, sugar, cream fat and sugar together and add the rest. You can add chocolate, lemon zest to vary the flavour, sandwich it with butter cream or a soft cheese based filling and pile decorations on top, or put fruit underneath before baking as an alternative to pies or crumbles. You can even cook it in the microwave (but the top looks white and unappetising so you serve it upside done with the syrup or fruit you cooked it with pouring down the side; or you decorate it well) - I could go from the idea in my head to individual sponge pudding in 5 minutes flat including cooking time.

I would add that at the beginning of the end for my mother (not dementia) she went off her food, and people spent a lot of time badgering her, and offering her protein drinks which she didn't like. With hindsight, I wish we hadn't. It spun out an inevitable process and made life even more unbearable for her.

The nurishment drinks actually taste really nice, I had the vanilla one in a can when I couldn't eat (severe tonsillitis)
Google says they sell them in Asda etc

Trifle?
Stewed fruit and custard/double cream
Does she like ice cream?

You can make chocolate mousse with avocado which is a good way of getting extra calories and nutrition.
Trifles
Would she eat cold boiled eggs? They keep well once cooked and can be added to sandwiches or just eaten as a snack

My MIL is exactly the same - she lives mainly on cakes, biscuits, sweets and chocolates! She cannot stand and cook. Unfortunately when SS ask her (in hospital) how she manages, she tells them fine!