Atiana was brought to Boston Children’s Hospital after having cardiac arrest that led to brain injury. Her doctors weren't sure she would ever regain basic skills. Now, nearly six years...
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Our families, in the Aerodigestive Center, use a blenderized tube feeding diet in a variety of ways. Get our tips and tricks for planning ahead with blended diets in the...
It is important to get the right balance of calories from your macronutrients. Want to personalize your child’s blended diet? In the third video in our four-part series, clinical nutrition...
Thicker fluids are beneficial to a tube feeding diet because they tend to help reflux and reduce vomiting in patients. Ingredients in your blends can affect how thick and thin...
Blenderized tube feed is the use of real blended foods and liquids that are delivered through a feeding tube when someone cannot eat enough, or at all, by mouth. Blended...
Peyton, who underwent brain surgery for a Chiari Malformation, describes the process of getting the right opinion.