Today is a special day in our company history; we have just shipped our 11 millionth tray of Cafe Puree. We created a puree revolution when we introduced Cafe Puree preformed, pre-pureed purees 14 months ago. We increased the amount of protein typically delivered in meats from 14 g to 21 g using real meat not egg whites, soy protein or cream cheese as our competitors do. Ou...
ProSource TF is a high protein, very low carbohydrate supplement with an osmolality of just 380 mOsm/kg water, that has been developed with just one purpose in mind- to enable you to increase protein intake of patients being enterally tube fed without increasing their carbohydrates or volume or changing their required enteral feed. Each 45 mL sachet of ProSource TF contains 11 ...
Medtrition offers unique medical foods that improve outcomes and compliance while reducing cost of care and enhancing patient satisfaction. In support of our products we also offer tools to help our customers and patients quickly understand how and why our products are so effective. One of our newest and most popular tools is our introductory video series. In these minute long ...
We have added a short 2 minute video to our Gelatein home pages highlighting the benefits of our sugar free Gelatein 20, high calorie Gelatein Plus and Gelatein Plus with MCT Oil....
An article published the April 2016 edition of Today’s Dietitian stated that a key factor in successful dysphagia management is patient compliance and referred to a study in which 45% of survey respondents found that eating was no longer an enjoyable experience. In the survey, thickened liquid ranked lowest in patient satisfaction. Aseptically processed thickened milk has the...
Banatrol Plus is the #1 selling natural anti-diarrhea medical food that stops diarrhea without stopping or slowing gut motility. Diarrhea occurs most often secondary to medication, enteral tube feeding and/or C. diff infection and has great costs to the individual and institution. Anti-diarrhea medications act to decrease GI motility which can lead to a cycle of severe consti...
Replacing powder protein supplements with liquid proteins such as ProSource TF has multiple benefits besides just meeting the protein needs of patients. ProSource TF for example has the same PDCAAS score of 100 as whey and casein powders, so the quality of the protein used in the powders [typically whey or casein or a blend of whey and casein] vs. liquid is not an issue. Inst...
A customer using our Cafe Puree brand purees wrote to us that during a recent State inspection, the surveyor commented that she was extremely excited see the facility using Cafe Puree high protein pre-formed purees and was eager to know more about the product line. The surveyor stated that this is her biggest overall issue in the facilities she inspects as she hates seei...
Is Banatrol Plus appropriate for patients on a low potassium diet? Banatrol Plus (120 mg potassium per pack) is considered a medium-potassium food (101-200 mg potassium per serving). In general, Banatrol Plus should be limited to 1 – 2 packs per day for individuals who need to limit their potassium intake. For potassium restricted diets, a packet of Banatrol Plus can be given...
The American Dietetic Association recommends that long-term care facilities individualize residents’ diets to maximize meal intake of residents who are at nutritional risk. Residents who require thickened beverages (nectar or honey consistency) are at risk for inadequate overall fluid intake, placing them also at risk for inadequate dairy intake as liquid milk is the most com...
