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Blenderized Tube Feeding Resources

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Helpful resources and websites.

Websites

The Oley Foundation

oley.org

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

facebook.com/foodfortubies

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

blendtec.com/pages/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.
Seattle Children's Hospital

Seattle Children’s offers free interpreter services for patients, family members and legal representatives who are deaf or hard of hearing or speak a language other than English. Seattle Children’s will make this information available in alternate formats upon request. Call the Family Resource Center at 206-987-2201. This handout has been reviewed by clinical staff at Seattle Children’s. However, your needs are unique. Before you act or rely upon this information, please talk with your healthcare provider.

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06/01/2025
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