Elisabeth forgot how to eat two and a half years ago. Seizures stole that skill away from her. So we did what any parent of a modern-day-non-eater would do: got her a g-tube.
Since then - for two and a half years - I have been pouring a diet of PediaSure through that tube and into Elisabeth's tummy.
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| A pantry full of Pediasure. |
PediaSure is fine and all - it has kept her alive - but the mother in me has been longing to give her something better. She deserves better.
So, my friend Taylor gave me a worksheet that helps to create a homemade blended formula using real, everyday foods.
I created a customized recipe for Elisabeth using:
- Wheat Bread
- Brown Rice
- Yogurt
- Pineapple
- Cheerios
- Applesauce
- Green Beans
- Sweet Potatoes
- Avocado
- Hard Boiled Eggs
- Carrots
- Milk
- Peas
- Lettuce
- Beans
- Bananas
- Pumpkin
- Olive Oil
- Peanut Butter
Then I blended it all together until it was in liquid form.
After I had created a delicious concoction, I poured it into freezer containers:
And voila! A weeks worth of healthy, liquified food for my little queen:
I can't even begin to tell you how good it feels to be feeding Elisabeth real foods. To know that she isn't living off of PediaSure. And...it saves me a few hundred dollars a month, at that!
I should have done this years ago...
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