[Dysphagia] Alternatives for Blue Dye

[bkcole at erols.com (Barbara Cole)]

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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