Have favorite foods available. Try more frequent meals and snacks throughout the day. Instruct patients to push themselves. Addition of margarine, butter, mayonnaise, sauces, and gravies to add calories. Early satiety 87 Eat high-calorie foods first.
Cold foods can give less of a sense of fullness than hot foods.
Dyspnea 73 Rest before meals. Use bronchodilators before meals. Use secretion clearance strategies if indicated. Eat more slowly. Use pursed-lip breathing between bites.