Pureed vs. Strained
Dad and Kyra enjoy the hospital's rooftop garden. About a week after Kyra’s spinal fusion surgery at Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, she was given the o.k. to start a diet of clear liquids, then build up to her regular diet. At that point, I gathered my courage and reminded her medical team that her regular diet was blended foods, and she should not have any canned g-tube formula. “Of course,” they responded, “When she’s off clear liquids, we’ll order her a pureed diet.” I then let out my breath, assured and somewhat amazed that Kyra’s unconventional g-tube meals would be honored by the hospital without us putting up a fight.