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
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This is the first of many posts in the Quick Tips Series!! These posts will give you: Basic information about a certain nutrient Five tips on how you can easily start adding that nutrient into your diet. To start off the Quick Tips series will be Omega-3s, the healthy fatty acids! As you may have … Continue reading Quick Tips: Eating More Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Each year, millions of people get food borne illnesses. Tube feeding formulas, including blenderized and commercial formulas, are not immune (pun intended) to the dangerous types of bacteria that cause food borne illness. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has developed four easy steps that you can take to protect yourself and your family. CLEAN: … Continue reading The Four Steps of Food Safety
“Life is like playing a violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes along.” ~Samuel Butler Let’s talk learning! Life with a feeding tube can be a lot of learning on the fly and sometimes the questions can come more quickly than their answers. Knowing where to go for reliable information can help … Continue reading Resources for Home Tube Feeds
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