Interesting situation. Will be interested in what the wise ones have to say. I do know something about Thick-it . In November, my stepmom suffered a stroke on her right side. She was put on thickened liquids because her swallowing was delayed & they were afraid that she would aspirate. I read the can & found that it contained cornstarch. Thickened water looked nasty & she said that it felt & tasted bad. I would think that it would be hard to get the concoction to go through a nipple hole. Sylvia Boyd, PT, ACCE, CLE