Frye had been keeping a block of dark chocolate in the fridge after his daughter's accident in a race at Ashburton on March 14.
Frye (18) received head, back and collarbone injuries after her mount, Zuleika, suffered a ruptured artery in a race, and fell to the ground, throwing off Frye in the process.
Frye was placed in an induced coma and woke on her own accord six days later at Christchurch Hospital, and she is now most certainly eating again.
''She scoffed that [chocolate] ages ago,'' Frye said.
''She's got hollow legs at the moment. Whatever you put in front of her, she'll eat it.''
She was moved to the Laura Fergusson Trust rehabilitation clinic in the Christchurch suburb of Ilam a week ago where her father expects her to be for the next two to three months.
The fractured vertebrae in her neck are healing nicely with the neck brace set to come off by the end of the month, although the fractured collarbone may require surgery.
The brain injury suffered when Frye's head hit the turf has been the major concern although Frye said his daughter's progress with her rehabilitation had been ''really good''.
''She's quite a bit steadier on her feet now. Her speech is quite shallow still, but it's very clear and she's still pretty polite anyway,'' Frye said.
''The issues we are quietly chugging through are her patterns of thought - she can get quite lost sometimes and there's quite a bit of effect going on with her short-term memory.
"Long-term memory though - if she's met you and you lobbed up there, she would remember you. It's absolutely amazing.''
Frye also had a warning for those jockeys who might think they had been getting away with poor rides without his daughter around to comment on them.
''She's seen the odd race on TV and remembers the colours, remembers the horses and gets critical on some of the rides,'' he laughed.
Frye, his partner, Kay Young, and Ashley's partner, fellow jockey Matt Cropp, had been taken aback by the support from the racing industry, both in New Zealand and overseas.
''There's no way in the world we would be able to thank and reply to everyone who given their well wishes,'' he said.
''It really has been overwhelming with the people who have called from far and wide to offer their best wishes.
''Gus Clutterbuck from Singapore - he only met Ashley three or four times when Gus was training from Rangiora - but he rang up three times trying to get hold of us to wish us all the best.''
The family and the medical support staff had been cautious on the number of visitors until recently, but some friends were now coming to visit.
''We had felt it had been a bit overtaxing up until now, but things are looking really, really good.
''She still needs a heck of a lot of sleep. She might be up and going for half an hour to three-quarters of an hour, but she starts to get a bit tired and loses her span of concentration.''
Frye was let loose on the South Island apprentice jockey scene in late 2012, compiling 75 wins in the past 18 months.
Her father expects Frye's future will be in the racing industry. It just remains to be seen in what capacity.
''It will just be interesting to see how her body grows, balances and fluctuates. Whether she gets back to riding or whether she takes a more placid role like training, I have no doubt at all she won't be lost to the industry.
''In a short amount of time, she's made a very big impression. We couldn't be more proud of her.''
