Cleaning a g-tube and stoma (the opening where the tube enters the skin) for the first time can be really intimidating! It is also a little tricky if you don’t have the proper tools or methods. The goal of cleaning is to ensure that any remaining food, or formula, in the tube has been removed … Continue reading Cleaning Feeding Tubes 101
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What are Blenderized Tube Feeds? Blenderized Tube Feeds (BTF), also called blenderized diets, are homemade tube feed formulas made by blending foods and liquids together. This is normally done using a high powered blender. These homemade formulas can be the sole source of nutrition or used in combination with other commercial formulas. Since BTF are … Continue reading Blenderized Diets 101
As famous author Dr. Seuss once wrote, “Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple”, and in the case of enteral nutrition he’s exactly right! To those new to the world of feeding tubes words like G-tube, J-tube, blenderized tube feeding, “tubies”, stoma, etc. can be overwhelming. But, have no fear, I have … Continue reading Living Life to the Fullest with a Tube!
Many peoples have the misconception that they need to add bananas for potassium in their blends, but other fruits and vegetables come in a rainbow of colors and can provide more potassium than a banana. Vegetables, such as purple potatoes, sweet potatoes, and avocados, make the tube feeding process easy because the food, and thus … Continue reading High Potassium Food Sources
Hey Y’all! My name is Lauren Hawley, and I am the new intern here at Lynn Kline Nutrition. I am a senior at Clemson University, majoring in Food Science and Human Nutrition, and am aspiring to be a Pediatric Dietitian. I’m originally from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, but I have traded in the beach for … Continue reading Meet the New Intern!
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