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[Dysphagia] Alternatives for Blue Dye



I use a tiny bit of blue Koolaid powder in juice or applesauce. It works 
great.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barbara Cole" <bkcole at erols.com>
To: "Dolinger, Eric" <EDolinger at christianacare.org>; "'Sharon Manders'" 
<sharon.manders at gmail.com>; <dysphagia at b9.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 3:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Dysphagia] Alternatives for Blue Dye


> Grape juice, orange juice, cranberry juice (if they don't already have
> bloody secretions), green jello, blue jello all show up well.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dolinger, Eric" <EDolinger at christianacare.org>
> To: "'Sharon Manders'" <sharon.manders at gmail.com>; <dysphagia at b9.com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 10:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [Dysphagia] Alternatives for Blue Dye
>
>
>>I like milk products and yogurt
>>
>> I also like the Carlin quote!
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dysphagia-bounces at b9.com [mailto:dysphagia-bounces at b9.com] On 
>> Behalf
>> Of Sharon Manders
>> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 10:12
>> To: dysphagia at b9.com
>> Subject: [Dysphagia] Alternatives for Blue Dye
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have been asked about alternatives for blue food colouring - such as
>> blueberry or grape juice. Does anyone use anything like these as an
>> alternative and if do, do you find it easy to see or does it go more red
>> in
>> colour once it has been given to the patient?
>>
>> I don't wish to debate the whole blue dye/food colour thing - I simply
>> want
>> to know what people use.
>>
>> Thanks a lot,
>>
>> Sharon
>> -- 
>> "Death is caused by swallowing small amounts of saliva over a long period
>> of
>> time."
>> - George Carlin
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