Nutrition: Thickening Agents
It is easier to swallow thickened liquids and easier to choke and/or aspirate on thin liquids. If you find you are choking on thin liquids, such as water, thicken your liquids with thickener.
- Thickit (available at most drugstores or Milana Foods, division of DiaFoods)
- Thicken Up (Sandoz)
- Nutra-thick
- Classic Instant Food Thickener (Sysco foods)
- Baby Cereal
- Pureed fruits added to juices
- Oatbran
- Dehydrated Potato Flakes
- Bread crumbs
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