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[@anupriyasrivastava274]

Hi can you share more blended recipe

[@belajargizi3273]

Hai Claire, finally i found your video. thank you so much for your information. I want to ask you, after all the food has been mashed with a blender, does it need to be filtered before serving?

[@zaarak-yx2lg]

Hi.. I need blended puries with high caliries for my 4 yeats old daughter

[@evilprincessj]

Hi Claire, I have a question. In your tube sizing video you mention 14 French is the minimum for blended diets... my dad was given a 16 French (with the water balloon)... is that still doable? You mention that the tube ends up being smaller with the water balloon feature because of the seperate compartment so I'm not sure now if he is a candidate for the blended diet... your thoughts?

[@NaturalTubeFeeding]

Hi! Thanks for watching my videos :) Yes, it's definitely doable. The inner size of a 16 French balloon retention tube is about 14 French. Definitely large enough for a blended diet. Be sure to get the ok from his healthcare team before starting to blend. All the best to you both!

[@2230Pcvines]

The problem with blended meals for an adult male, most won’t go through a feeding tube and diluting reduces the calories.

[@NaturalTubeFeeding]

Thanks for your comment Paula. This is a challenge that I cover in quite a lot of detail in the course. Very true that a thinner texture goes through the tube most easily and often thinner blends are lower in calories. In the course I talk about how to get that perfect texture without diluting. Basically, the goal is to get a one calorie per mL concentration. So if you make a blend that is 500 mL, it should have at least 500 calories. This requires a strategic approach with ingredient selection, but I give a list of calorie and protein boosting foods and I designed 2 recipe templates that help make it easy. All the best to you and your family. Thanks for watching!