WHAT is a blenderized diet you say? WELL....if you have to feed your kiddo through a tube in the belly...you're putting in cans of formula. Switching over to a "blenderized diet" means that I will STOP putting formula in that tube---I will, in essence, use food that he would "normally" eat, blend them all together, and feed him through the tube throughout the day. I will STILL feed him by mouth...he will just get MORE food in his tube instead of sloshing milk all day.
Does that make sense?
BUT...with inspiration from Andrea and THIS blog that I found this week....I took the plunge today and blended away!
I'm still working on all the details and trying to fit in MORE whole milk and water (he just can't have too much in his tummy at one time). BUT...I'll go ahead and schedule an appointment with our nutritionist to let her take a peek. (and...I'm sure that she'll need to tweet a few things)
Does this even make sense?
| Measure | Ingredient | Calories | Grams Fat | Grams Protein |
| 2 slices | White Bread | 140 | 1 | 4 |
| 1/2 cup | Orange Juice | 55 | 0 | 1 |
| 1/2 cup | Yogurt | 115 | 1.25 | 3.5 |
| 1/2 cup | Applesauce | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| 1/3 cup | Chicken | 110 | 2.5 | 20 |
| 2/3 cup | Cooked Veggies | 50 | 0 | 1 |
| 1/2 cup | Milk (whole) | 80 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 Tbsp | Olive Oil | 240 | 28 | 0 |
| 1 Tbsp | Flax Seed | 40 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| 3/4 cup | Frozen fruit | 60 | 0 | 1 |
| 1ml | Multi Vitamin | |||
| Totals | 960 | 39.25 | 36 | |
| By mouth | 3 3-4 ounce servings | 300 | ||
| 3oz | Bolus Whole white milk (4 times) | 240 | 12 | 12 |
| TOTAL | 1500 | 51.25 | 48 | |
| Total makes 5-5oz. Bottles | 300 per bolus | |||
| Blended Bolus Every 4 hours | ||||
| 8:00am | Bolus and Feed by mouth | 400 | ||
| 11:00am | Bolus before Preschool plus h2o | 300 | ||
| 12:30pm | Feed my mouth at Preschool | 100 | ||
| 2:30pm | Snack at Preschool | 25 | ||
| 4:00pm | Milk Bolus | 80 | ||
| 5:30pm | Bolus and Feed by mouth | 400 | ||
| 7:30pm | Milk Bolus | 80 | ||
| 9:00pm | Bolus before bed | 300 | ||
| Total | 1685 | |||
I started the day off with breakfast feeding by mouth and 5oz of Nutren Jr. (the canned formula)
By lunch...I had the blender rocking and food stored in bottles.
Tomorrow I will try to follow that schedule...looks like I'll be a feeding FOOL!
It's kind of exciting. I'm excited to see if he poops more regularly, if maybe it will smell LESS funky...but, mostly to see how it affects his energy level and chubLESS thighs!
My little guy is going to be FOUR years old next month...and only weighs 27 pounds. I have some work to do!
I'll take pics tomorrow of my blending....looks gross, but...we did it all day without ONE SINGLE CLOG!!! yeah for me!
7 comments:
Way to go! Tonight I blended up manicotti, salad and broccoli...dinner. I have no idea the calories anymore..but I'm not scrawny, so I figure it's enough if I just ate it. It's a little stressful in the beginning utyou will see an immediate change inis sac. I use whole milk in all my blends. Eggs, bacon,oatmeal, barley, quinoa, brown rice, fruits, veggies, yogurts, soups, oil, almonds, honey, you name it. Owen does great but I'm trying to get more calories , less volume. It gets easier...like clockwork.
Sounds cool. Maybe I could try it for Lulu? She is only 24 lbs....
Oh goodness, you are the best mom on the planet! I love the idea of a blenderized diet for Isaac. I want to see pics of the blends!
Pack some meat on those cute little bones, Isaac! xo
I hope it goes well and helps him grow, grow, grow!
OMG that is a lot of work,Sounds like it might do the trick. But yes yoiu are always feeding him.. Please let me know if he starts to poop regularly. I am having the same problem with Logan he is always constipated.
It sounds like you have really done your homework. justfoodblends.com has a shelf stable, 100% real food option for tube fed people. Each premade meal is in an easy to use pouch! Check them out.
Well that link did not work. Let's try this again. justfoodblends.com
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