I came up with this milk shake because he only ate a half baked potato with cheese and bacon that I buy frozen at Safeway, with 2 strips of bacon. I was desperate because he was losing weight, so I make a milk shake with vanilla ice cream, banana, peanut butter, half and half, and milk and he loves it. It is loaded with calories and calcium, potassium and protein. Lots of orange juice also. Can he survive on this diet if he really likes it?
So I say since your husband now has dementia, let him eat whatever the heck he wants, as it may be the only pleasure he gets out of a day.
I suspect he could do fine on that for quite while.
You would be surprised, when we attempt with VSED (voluntarily stopping eating and drinking) to avail ourselves of a final exit, how little we can live on. VERY LITTLE.
You don't tell us your hubby's age. I am 82 and really only eat a meal a day at this point. My partner at 84 is even worse. Terrible GERD and eats like a bird (hey, I am rhyming?). Weighs nothing. Yet when recently he fell ill of sudden incident all were all compliments about his health, no plaque on vessels they scammed, perfect balance with eyes closed and on one foot, no edema, low pressure and on and on until I got sick of hearing it.
Facts faced, both partner and I are well beyond our sell-by dates and someday SOMETHING is gonna get us. I would like a chocolate shake (you can beef it up with high protein ensure if you like) and a strip of bacon in my hand when the time comes.
Take care.