Integrating food as medicine into tube feeding plans: What dietitians need to know
Recorded by Dietitian Connection on October 1, 2025

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A public health campaign that encourages people to eat more fruits and vegetables

A culinary initiative that promotes cooking classes and nutrition education in schools.

A wellness trend that equates food with pharmaceuticals for quick health fixes.

Programs that integrate food-based nutritional interventions into healthcare to treat or prevent disease and advance health equity.

World War 1

The Great Depression

The Green Revolution

All of the above

Improved feeding tolerance

Decreased GI symptoms and improved stooling patterns

Increased risk of malnutrition

Decreased healthcare costs

Add small amounts of single-ingredient foods or “snacks”

Replace some or all commercial formula with homemade blenderized tube feeding

Include water flushes between feeds

Choose a commercial formula with real food ingredients