Some suggestions for helping your child to continue eating include:

• Choose and prepare foods that look and smell good.
• Do not serve foods your child has not liked in the past.
• Try to serve foods at different temperatures. Some children may like their foods warm, cold, or unheated. If your child has a sore mouth or is sick to their stomach, hot food may not be tolerated as well.
• Keep your child's lips moist, especially if they experience problems with dry mouth.
• Have your child eat small amounts of food frequently.
• If your child experiences a sore mouth, try soft foods (i.e., bananas, applesauce, puddings, and gelatin).
• If your child experiences nausea, try foods such as toast or crackers, pretzels, canned fruits, skinned chicken (baked or broiled), and clear liquids.
• Don't force or add medications to favorite foods, it may cause a permanent dislike to those foods.
• Dress your child in loose-fitting clothes, they are more comfortable.
• Praise good eating; avoid arguing, nagging or punishing your child.

The following explains different types of diets your child may be placed on during the transplant process.

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