I've been making my own feeding tube concoctions since the beginning (5 months) All with the help of family and the approval of the hospital nutritionist who reviewed our recipes. For a high dose of protein, I ingest 6 oz. cooked chicken (via the peg)6 oz is 48 grams protein. Chicken breast boiled for 7 hours, liquify in blender adding broth as needed then run thru a sieve. If it goes thru the sieve, it's going thru the peg! I make a big pot to last me a week or more. There are plenty of recipes on the internet for tube feeding but I must confess, my family knows the sites better than I do.


Pat - 62 yr. old -DX 8/29/09 SCC stage III floor of mouth
Lower teeth& bone removed
Port& Peg
Cisplatin x3; Rad 35 - ended 12/21/09
Fox Chase 2nd opinion-mandibulectomy; tracheotomy; left neck dissection; jaw reconstruction 5/13/10; flap failed;new flap 7/13/10; lipo January 2011