Blenderized Tube Feeding Resources
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Helpful resources and websites.
Websites
The Oley Foundation
Get Permission Approach
This site explores tube-feeding issues and solutions and how to move to oral feeding.
getpermissionapproach.com/tube-feeding-with-love
Blenderized Food for Tubies on Facebook
Very Well Fit
Look up nutrition facts, view complete food labels for many foods, and get a basic nutrition profile of recipes.
verywellfit.com/recipe-nutrition-analyzer-4157076
Books and other resources
Homemade Blended Formula Handbook
Marsha Dunn Klein, M.Ed. OTR/L & Suzanne Evans Morris, PhD, SLP, 1990.
Available for purchase at getpermissioninstitute.com/books
Complete Tube Feeding: Everything You Need to Know About Tube Feeding, Tube Nutrition and Blended Diets
Eric Aadhaar O’Gorman, 2012
Recipe Builder
Requires user to create account:
compleat.com/blend-at-home
No account is required, all recipes use a formula base:
compleat.com/recipes
Vitamix or Blendtec Blender
You may be able to get a discounted or refurbished Vitamix or Blendtec blender. Contact customer service at either company to find out more.
vitamix.com/us/en_us/customer-service/contact-us
Storage and Feeding
Silicone trays for freezer storage such as:
soupercubes.com/collections/souper-cubes
Alternative options for bolus/gravity feeding:
oley.org/page/Alternative_for_Bolus_or_Gravity_Feeding
Seattle Children’s Handouts:
- Blenderized Tube Feeding Overview (PE3876)
seattlechildrens.org/pdf/PE3876.pdf - Blenderized Tube Feeding: Getting Started (PE3877)
seattlechildrens.org/pdf/PE3877.pdf - Blenderized Tube Feeding: Preparing and Storing (PE3878)
seattlechildrens.org/pdf/PE3878.pdf
To Learn More
- Nutrition
206-987-4758 - Ask your child’s healthcare provider
- seattlechildrens.org/patient-education
Free Interpreter Services
- In the hospital, ask your nurse.
- From outside the hospital, call the toll-free Family Interpreting Line, 1-866-583-1527. Tell the interpreter the name or extension you need.
