Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Beware taking peg advice from someone who hasn't had a peg. I have one and it is all too easy to clog up. I wouldn't even consider blending food in a low power blender. You will need a Vitamix or equivalent. (Vitamix offers a discount if you are tube feeding). If the peg tube gets clogged you will more than likely be making a trip to the ER to have it replaced. Some things, like spinach, do not blend well so use extreme caution. I am on a totally manufactured food (Nestle FibresourceHN) and doing fine on it. The companies, like Real Foods, sell blended and tested actual food but it's pretty expensive. $65/case vs. $50/case for Fibersource for instance. There are websites dedicated to blending for tubes and I would suggest you explore those. Personally I will probably supplement the artificial nutrition but I won't replace it.
Gary Allsebrook *********************************** Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2 Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy) ________________________________________________________ "You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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