FEED TO SUCCEED UPDATES & NUTRITION NEWS | |
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Hello Betsy,
Thank you for reading our Summer Newsletter and for being part of our Feed to Succeed community! Our team continues to offer excellent pediatric nutrition services based on the most current evidence-based pediatric nutrition therapy. Read our newsletter to learn more about what is new at Feed to Succeed.
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There are two types of people in the summer! Which one are you? ☀️ | |
Featured Nutrition Topics | |
How to Pack a Healthy Summer Cooler! | |
https://campfiresandcastiron.com/how-to-pack-a-cooler-for-camping/ | |
- Step 1: Choose a cooler and pack it effectively. Some qualities to consider when choosing a cooler would be its durability, affordability, insulating capacity, and its helpful features such as baskets, handles, or wheels. See the image on how to properly pack your cooler and where food and beverages can be placed.
- Step 2: Get your children involved! Ask your children what they want to be packed for your outing. They could go to the grocery store and help you prepare what is going to be added to your cooler.
- Step 3: Sandwiches, wraps, and salads are great to pack up and take on the road. If you are sick of eating a sandwich every day for lunch, try packing a delicious charcuterie board. You could include meat, cheese, crackers, raisins, nuts, pickles, and olives. It also goes great with fruit like grapes and tomatoes.
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- Step 4: Add both fruits and vegetables to your cooler. Grapes, apples, carrot sticks, celery sticks, watermelon, berries, cuties, and oranges are some great options!
- As an extra tip, pack dips such as hummus, Ranch dressing, bean dips, and yogurt with honey, which are great for serving with fruits and vegetables.
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- Step 5: Depending on the size of your cooler, make sure to remember to pack utensils, plates, napkins, and cups. These items can be transported in a separate bag.
- Step 6: Pack some drinks. If you have a child that loves milk, a cooler is a great way to keep milk fresh.
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Step 7: Pack a fun, summer dessert. There is a new shark tank product called the Ice Cream Canteen, and it is the first vacuum-insulated container for an ice cream pint! This product can keep ice cream cold for up to 4 hours and when packed inside another cooler up to eight hours! Click the link to learn more about it!
- Step 8: Remember to seal food in waterproof containers to keep food dry and not smashed.
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Step 9: Finish your packing by pouring ice over the top and shaking gently so the ice goes into the open spaces inside your cooler. Reducing the amount of airspace creates a colder cooler so your food won't spoil.
- Remember to keep your cooler in the shade.
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Summer Recipes to Include in Your Cooler | |
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Fruit Popsicles (Top8free)*
Ingredients:
1 banana
1/2 ripe pineapple, cut into chunks
1 can light coconut milk
1 teaspoon calcium powder (Kirkman)
1 tablespoon honey
1 cup chopped strawberries
Directions:
Add all ingredients to blender. Blend on high until smooth. Pour into popsicle molds and
freeze overnight until solid.
*Top eight free items are free from the 8 most common food allergens.
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Vegetable Wrap
Ingredients:
1-8 inch rice tortilla (Food For Life)
Guacamole spread (See recipe)
1/4 cup shredded romaine lettuce
1/4 cup red cabbage, shredded
1/4 red pepper, chopped
1/4 tomato, diced
1/4 cup red onions, sliced
1/4 cup carrots, grated
Directions:
Spread guacamole on tortilla, add vegetables and roll up tortilla.
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Guacamole Spread
Ingredients:
1 avocado, peeled and pitted
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 teaspoon garlic, minced
1 tablespoon dried basil
1/2 cup oil
Directions:
In a blender, purée avocado, lemon juice, garlic, and basil until smooth. With blender running, slowly pour in oil until combined.
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Our Team is Growing! Welcome to the Team Eileen Potter, MS, RD, LDN | |
Patient Story about the Transition from an Early Intervention Patient to a Feed to Succeed Private Patient | |
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What is Early Intervention?
Early Intervention is a statewide program that provides support and services for families to help their children under age 3 meet developmental milestones. Early Intervention services are for children with developmental delays. Children must qualify in order to receive these services.
Feed to Succeed Registered Dietitians provide both Early Intervention services (ages 0-3) and private patient services (ages 0-20). After a child enrolled in Early Intervention turns 3 and ages out, they can still be seen as a private patient at Feed to Succeed and continue receiving nutrition services and support.
Is my Child Eligible for Early Intervention Nutrition Services?
You or your child will meet with Early Intervention providers based on the child's specific needs. Some providers might include an Occupational Therapist, Speech Pathologist, Physical Therapist, Social Worker, and/or a Registered Dietitian who will evaluate your child's development and determine if your child is eligible for Early Intervention support and services.
My Child in Early Intervention Just Turned 3. What are the next steps?
Once your child turns three and ages out of the Early Intervention program, they can still be seen as a private patient at Feed to Succeed and continue receiving nutrition services and support.
See our interview below to read this story about a child transitioning from Early Intervention to a private patient at Feed to Succeed. To learn more about Early Intervention with a Feed to Succeed Registered Dietitian, click this link to go to our website.
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Q: What provider types did your child see in Early Intervention?
A: We initially saw PT, OT, DT, ST, and Social Work. Later on, we started seeing Nutrition.
Q: Why did your child qualify for Early Intervention nutrition services? At what age?
A: Our child qualified for EI nutrition services due to being a trach and ventilator-dependent child. While in the hospital, he was able to bottle feed one or two times and passed a swallow study before being discharged. Although he didn’t eat anything by mouth, he did show improvement from starting with pump feedings by a G-J tube to weaning to pump feeds by G-tube and then transitioning to bolus puree foods. He qualified for services at age 2.
Q: How did your child become referred to Early Intervention?
A: We were referred after discharge from Lurie Children's Hospital. We were inpatient for 415 days after birth, and we were told by Lurie's PT to call EI to set up for an EI evaluation. Initially, we weren’t evaluated for Nutrition because we had a Lurie's nutritionist that was working with us. But after a few months home, I realized that service wasn’t in the best interest of my son—I needed a more individualized plan to get my son where he needed to be. I voiced my concern to the EI Social worker, and within days, I had my first meeting set with Betsy from Feed to Succeed.
Q: How was your experience working with a dietitian at Feed to Succeed through Early Intervention?
Feed to Succeed has been one of the most meaningful experiences I have been through with a medically complex child. From the time our son had the surgery to have the trach put in, I knew at some point his lungs would be better, and we would no longer have a trach at SOME point in our life.
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However, when it came to feeding my baby, he missed early on all the important steps of learning how to suck, breathe, and swallow at the same time. I was terrified we would be g-tube feeding him for life. Betsy gave us hope and courage, and reminded me with time, anything is possible. She understood all my frustrations as a mother who wanted nothing more than to feed her baby all the wonderful foods out there. When I didn’t believe in myself or my child, she gave me what I needed to continue on and never give up. It took my son 3 years and 8 months to enjoy a meal and eat until he is full, and with Betsy’s patience and encouragement my big boy has been eating everything by mouth and nothing by tube.
Q: What led you to continue services for your child as a private patient at Feed to Succeed once Early Intervention services ended?
A: Betsy had helped us so much for the year prior. I knew we needed to continue to see her after we aged out of EI. I was even willing to pay completely out of pocket for the services because I knew she was essential to our success. I needed her to help us reach our goal. I wasn’t willing to start over anywhere else.
Q: In what ways did Feed to Succeed support your family as your child became a private patient?
A: At first when we aged out of EI and we found out my insurance wasn’t going to cover private sessions, Betsy had her assistant really dig into my policy to make sure we weren’t missing anything. This made me feel like she really cared about my son's success and didn’t want us to leave because of an insurance issue.
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Visit our Podcast on Feedtosucceed.com to Listen To Engaging Pediatric Nutrition Topics | | |
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Podcast: You're Not a Short Order Cook
Have you ever found yourself feeling like a short-order cook in your own kitchen? We all have. Betsy and Jen discuss this approach to feeding kids and provide their own insight and experience as a dietitian and a culinary expert to encourage you to take a stand against the temptation of short-order cooking. Don’t miss this great episode!
Blog: What I would do differently now: reflections of one mom's experience feeding a child with a G-tube and trach.
One of our passions at Feed to Succeed is tubies (tube-fed kiddos). Betsy recently asked one of her long-time, favorite moms to share her insights on what she would have done differently in regard to feeding her tubie if she knew then what she knows now. Click the button to read the blog.
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Feed to Succeed offers sports nutrition services in our office and can work one-on-one with your athlete. | |
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Work with Feed to Succeed | |
While many of our clients are referred to us by a pediatrician or specialist, many parents seek us out on their own when they have concerns about their child’s diet, eating habits, or weight when they aren’t getting the answers they need from other professionals. Whether it’s a picky eating phase, food allergies, or intensive nutrition therapy for a feeding tube, our dietitians want to work with you and your child to optimize a healthy lifestyle through nutrition.
Please review the screening questions below to assess potential nutrition concerns to see if your child would benefit from meeting with one of our registered dietitians.
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- Has your child unintentionally gained or lost weight recently?
- Does your child have a feeding tube?
- Does your child have a condition that requires a restricted or special diet?
- Has your child had poor weight gain or height gain over the last few months?
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- Has your child been eating less recently?
- Does your child have a food allergy or intolerance?
- Does your child avoid multiple food groups?
- Does your child complain of abdominal pain or discomfort at least three times per month?
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If you answered “yes” to any of the questions above or if you have any general questions about your child’s nutrition, please contact us. If you know of a child or family who could benefit from working with a registered dietitian please share Feed to Succeed's contact information.
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Nothing brings us more joy and satisfaction than when our clients heal and thrive. We want to share family stories because we cherish helping our patients succeed.
Click here to submit a patient story to be featured in our next newsletter.
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Email us at info@feedtosucceed.com or call us at (847)724-8015 to schedule an appointment or receive answers to any nutrition questions you might have. | | | | |
