[tri-med] Re: Good food questions

On Saturday, September 20, 2003, at 11:13 AM, Karen wrote:

>  I think he only had formula for about a month when I started putting 
> pureed food through his
> g-tube.
>
> That food was as vitmain and nutrient packed as I could make it. The 
> very
> best of vegetables, huge variety and I even went as far as cooking 
> them in
> V8 juice. (low sodium variety).

I've been thinking about trying to get Keren onto some other foods via 
the g-tube.  I think my biggest question (since I've not had any other 
kids yet) is how do you know how much to feed them--i.e. amounts, 
nutrients, enough fluids, etc.?  Is it a ton more work to do it this 
way than just using formula--I know, we always look for the easy way 
out, huh?  But there wouldn't need to be as much given, would there--I 
mean volume.  I know the answer is probably completely simple--it's 
just I'm so used to factoring every cc and calorie that the concept of 
doing something else is totally new.  Also, I'm assuming this was fed 
to him boulos?

If you can just direct me to some good sources, that would be awesome!

Thanks!

Loren (wife to Kraig, mom to Keren, T18, 11 mo. and counting! :) )
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