Blenderising

Lachlan has been on a blenderised diet since November 2012. Many children with trisomy are feed by tubes directly into their stomach. This can be because they can't coordinate swallowing and breathing at the same time, they don't have enough energy to eat to sustain them, there is concerns with aspiration (taking food into the lungs) or a combination of all.
In Lachlan's case all three applied.

To me it makes sense to give real food blended up however it may not be right for everyone and so far the weight gain we are looking for in Lachlan hasn't come. However it is obvoius to us that he has an intolerance to milk and the formula he was on. His nose was constantly mucousy and it immediately happens if we try milk again. I was also really concerned with increasing the volume of formula he was having as he could barely tolerate the mls he was getting and would vomit if given too much. With real food being more calorie dense the same volume can hold more calories,

Real food holds antioxidents, variety and smells and tastes better(even going straight to the stomach). It has the advantage of helping constipation a real issue for people less mobile. It forces you to assess your own calorie and food choices. It can be less expensive and more convenient.

There is growing interest in real food for those with stomach tubes, PEG's or buttons

I am uploading Lachlan's sample meal plan. It is very user friendly any fruit can be subsituted for banana in the snacks. Tuna for salmon, Rice milk or oat for Soy Milk. We do use oil in the blends to bump up the calories without issue. Oil can be an issue if taken into the lungs.

Meal	Food	kJ	Total Kj
Breakfast Option 1	1 weet-bix	246	680
	50g yoghurt	177
	100ml full cream soy milk	260
Breakfast Option 2	60g porridge	285	685
	80g stewed fruit	140
	100ml full cream soy milk	260
Snack Option 1	½ medium banana	210	815
	100ml soy milk	260
	40g avocado	345
Snack Option 2	80g stewed fruit	140	589
	10g Tahini	272
	50g yoghurt	177
Snack Option 3	1 tbs hommus (20g)	154	624
	100 ml Full Cream soy milk	260
	½ banana	210
Main Meal Option 1	30g beef, or chicken or pork etc	222	687
	30g potato	75
	10ml olive oil	370
	Add green, yellow and orange vegetables	Not much energy
Main Meal Option 2	30g salmon	254	731
	50g pasta	292
	5 mL olive oil	185
	Add green, yellow and orange vegetables
Main Meal Option 3	100g Spaghetti Bolognaise	548	733
	5mL olive oil	185
	Add green, yellow and orange vegetables

 

 

1calorie = 4.2 Kilojoules

Feed back most welcome