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At the recent meeting of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, there was a display by Real Food Blends from Chesterton, Indiana. They had an option, which they said contained one serving of fruits and vegetables and was vegetarian. <\/p>\n
Their information states:<\/p>\n
100% real food, blenderized meals for people on feeding tubes.
\nReady to use for bolus (syringe) feeding.
\nConvenient 12 pack, 9.4 oz. net weight per meal (yields 330 calories in an 8 ounce serving.)
\nNo refrigeration needed! Shelf-stable for 3 years from date of manufacturing.
\nIngredients: Water, kale, grape juice concentrate, hemp powder, extra virgin olive oil, quinoa, and cinnamon.
\nNo corn syrup, dairy, soy, or nuts
\nReal Food Blends meals are 100% real food pureed meals for use in a feeding tube. The three varieties of Real Food Blends meals are meant to complement an enteral formula diet, giving nutritional variety and real food to a tube-fed person. For people that practice a blenderized diet, these meals can be used as a convenient, on-the-go alternative to enteral formulas. <\/p>\n
The Quinoa, Kale and Hemp meal contains only seven ingredients: water, kale, grape juice concentrate, hemp powder, extra virgin olive oil, quinoa, and cinnamon. These blenderized meals are made shelf-stable through the same heating process that keeps baby foods on shelves. Real Food Blends meals are thicker than traditional enteral formulas, and are intended to be bolus fed with a syringe. Additional liquid can be added to thin out these meals for use in a feeding tube pump or smaller feeding tubes.<\/p>\n
Always consult with your medical professionals before making any changes to your prescribed enteral (tube-feeding) formula, and before starting a blenderized diet. <\/p>\n