Taste Safe strips deliver a taste experience that dissolves in the mouth.
An option for carers
To continue to provide love and pleasure associated with taste to those who can no longer eat.
An option for people with dysphagia or those with swallowing difficulties
To experience the joy of taste.
Did you know?
Despite the potential life-threatening nature of dysphagia, up to 52% of individuals choose not to adhere to speech pathology recommendations for the management of the disorder ( Krekeler et al 2018).
This includes people who have been determined as nil-by-mouth by their medical team, are placed on long-term enteral feeding, and choose to continue to eat and/or drink ‘at risk’.
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OUR VISION
For any person who is unable to eat orally to be offered a ‘taste safe’ flavoured strip so they can still experience taste.
Supported by Industry Professionals
taste safe has been described by speech pathologists as a “game changer” for people on tube feeds. The capacity to enjoy taste opens the doorway to the pleasure all people derive from eating. This possibility also may alleviate carer guilt or fear about moving onto tube feeds for the person in their care.
“There is much more to mealtimes than simply the gaining of adequate nutrition. The sensory enjoyment of the flavours of favourite foods is just one other component in a complex social and emotional experience.”
