How to Decide on a Pediatric Formula for Your Child

Steps

1. Consult a physician on the use of any pediatric formulas. In general, all pediatric formulas are designed for children ages 1-10. These formulas were made for those children that are unable to eat solid foods or when growth is a concern.
2. Consider using it for oral or tube feedings if your child does not have an impaired digestion or absorption of nutrients. For additional calories, consider. This formula provides 1.5 calories/mL and is rich in calcium to help grow strong bones. Resource Just for Kids comes in a kid friendly ?juice type? box to increase compliance with children. Great for lunch boxes.
3. Consider if your child uses tube feeding, has an impaired digestion and does not require 100% free amino acids. Pediatric Peptinex DT is a nutritionally complete, semi-elemental tube feeding formula. It is available with and without fiber. Pediatric Peptinex DT contains over 70% di- and tri-peptides and free amino acids which optimize the dual transport system in the gut and promote rapid absorption of nutrients.
4. Try if your tube-fed child does not have an impaired absorption, but is intolerant to semi-synthetic formulas such as Pediasure or Nutren Jr. Compleat Pediatric is a ready-to-use, blenderized tube feeding formulated from traditional foods including meat, fruit and vegetables.
5. Try if you do not require 100% free amino acids oral feeding for your impaired digestion. Peptinex Creamy vanilla peptide drink is a delicious tasting, high nitrogen, low fat, 100% peptide and free amino acid formula. Peptinex drink is designed for patients with gastrointestinal impairment. Also comes in a brik pak box.
6. Talk with your doctor about whether your your child needs 100% free amino acids. Vivonex Pediatric formula is a nutritionally complete elemental (100% free amino acids) diet designed specifically for children ages 1-10. Can be used as a tube feeding or consumed orally. Intended Use: TPN transitional feeding, short bowel syndrome, malabsorption syndrome, select trauma/surgery, Crohn's disease, GI enterocutaneous fistula, intractable diarrhea, GI disorder related to AIDS.

Warnings

• Consult with your physician when considering Pediatric Formula

Sources and Citations

• pediatric
• Pediatric formula.
• Resource Just for Kids
• Resource Just for Kids with Fiber
• Resource Just for Kids 1.5 cal
• Vivonex Pediatric
• Pediatric Peptinex DT
• Compleat Pediatric
• Peptinex Creamy Drink

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