Kalberda

Pills can also be cut, instead of crushed. Right after my surgery, I did have to crush my pills, as several were not available in other forms such as chewable and liquid. The taste was unbelievably bitter, enough to make me gag a number of times.

You have to use your best judgment with knowing the size of the pills you can tolerate. Cutting them is better than crushing them, if that's an option for you.

Great idea ! I dont have any Band friendly recipies as i did'nt know there was such a thing . I just thought since each person is different, you just ate/cooked what ever you could tolerate. My husband is diabetic so most of our meals are diabetic friendly, and he must watch his salt intake too. He doesnt like sweets, and i dont need them so there are no sweets or junk food in our house, outside of a little salsa and chips. Try looking for diabetic recipies online or for cookbooks at 2nd hand stores. Yummy ! we eat well, Lots of recipies with ground turkey,beans and lofat refried beans all meats, ,whole wheat noodles , fruits and veggies and lots of lo salt, low cholesterol items. i can tolerate most foods so we have a good variety. good luck !