About the Practice

Special Edition Spring Newsletter featuring National Nutrition Month

On March 16, 2023 / About the Practice, Age / Milestones, Complex Medical Issues, Families, GI Issues, Grade School age (5-9), Healthy Eating, Healthy Weight, Infants / Toddlers (0-3), Medical, Nutrition in the News, Nutrition Info, Nutrition Tips, Pre-School (3-5), Teens (13-18), Tweens (9-12)

Tags: constipation, Exercise, farmer's market, FODMAPS, food safety, garden, Gardening, healthy eating, herbs, hydration, IBS, insoluble fiber, meal routine, meal time routine, national nutrition month, nutrition plan, organic, physical activitiy, plant based diet, plant-based, plant-based protein, planting, probiotic, registered dietitian, sports nutrition, sports recovery, spring garden, spring gardening, sustainability, variety, vegetables, whole grains, withholding

Check out our Special Edition Spring Newsletter featuring National Nutrition Month to read about our featured nutrition topics! We also want to thank you for being a part of our community! Click the link below to read our newsletter! https://conta.cc/3mRZAQh

Winter Newsletter

On February 10, 2023 / About the Practice, Age / Milestones, Complex Medical Issues, Families, Grade School age (5-9), Healthy Weight, Infants / Toddlers (0-3), Nutrition Info, Pre-School (3-5), Teens (13-18), Tweens (9-12)

Tags: ADHD, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, breakfast routine, Exercise, garden, Gardening, healthy eating, herbs, hydration, meal routine, meal time routine, nutrition plan, Nutrition with ADHD, physical activitiy, planting, sports nutrition, spring garden, spring gardening, staying active in the winter, staying active with winter activities, supplement, vegetables, winter, winter activities

Read our Winter Newsletter to stay up to date with what’s happening at Feed to Succeed. Click the link below to read what’s new and our Featured Nutrition Topics in our Winter Newsletter. https://conta.cc/3O9X01X

Spring Newsletter

On May 9, 2022 / About the Practice, Allergies, Complex Medical Issues, Featured, Feeding Tube, Grade School age (5-9), Healthy Eating, Infants / Toddlers (0-3), Meet the Staff, Nutrition Info, Nutrition Tips, Podcast, Success Stories, Teens (13-18), Tweens (9-12)

Tags: baby, feeding issues, fruit and veggies, how to get kids to eat vegetables, newsletter, nutrition, pediatric nutrition, sports nutrition, tube feeding, vegetables, vitamin

Read our Spring Newsletter to stay up to date with what’s happening at Feed to Succeed. Click the link below to gain access to the newsletter. https://conta.cc/3w4VqWd

Winter Newsletter

On February 24, 2022 / Ask the Dietitian, Complex Medical Issues, Featured, Feeding Tube, Grade School age (5-9), Healthy Eating, Infants / Toddlers (0-3), Meet the Staff, Nutrition Info, Nutrition Tips, Success Stories

Tags: baby, cherries, feeding issues, FODMAPS, fruit and veggies, GI, how to get kids to eat vegetables, infant nutrition, Low-FODMAPS Diet, newsletter, nutrition, pediatric nutrition, sports nutrition, tube feeding, vegetables, vitamin, vitamin d

Read our Winter Newsletter to stay up to date with what’s happening at Feed to Succeed. Click the link below to gain access to the newsletter. https://conta.cc/3vgNuCl

Tube Weaning Webinar Series This Summer!

On June 22, 2021 / Events, Feeding Tube, How To

Tags: feeding issues, feeding tube, G-tube, tube feeding, wean

One of the most rewarding parts of our job is being part of a tube-weaning team for a child that is learning to eat! What does that mean? Many of our patients have feeding tubes to help them get adequate nutrition for growth and development. A feeding

Feed to Succeed Podcast Season 6

On July 6, 2020 / About the Practice, Featured, Nutrition in the News, Podcast

Tags: covid-19, telehealth

Join your hosts, Betsy Hjelmgren and Jen Karakosta, as they kick off the first episode of their 6th podcast season with an update on everything pertaining to quarantining, COVID-19, and food! Betsy shares the pros and cons of providing nutrition services by telehealth, and Jen shares her

Serving Our Patients and Families in New Ways Through Telehealth

On May 13, 2020 / About the Practice, Featured

Tags: development, Early intervention, safety, telehealth

As a pediatric dietitian, daily interactions with amazing children and their wonderful families is the best part of our practice. Walking into a home visit, greeted by a hug or watching a family walk into our office with good news about how nutrition changes have helped make

COVID-19 Update!

On March 29, 2020 / About the Practice

Exciting news that all of our nutrition-covered BCBS Illinois patients are now eligible to receive nutrition services via telehealth! All the Feed to Succeed dietitians are available to provide new and follow up nutrition visits via Zoom. We are here to keep you healthy and eating well,

Covid-19 and Your Upcoming Appointment

On March 15, 2020 / About the Practice

March 15, 2020 The safety and security of the families we serve, including both our patients and our care providers, are our top priority. We expect rapid changes and updates to continue to guide our patient care decisions. To that end, we have made the difficult decision

Tubie Talk

On February 13, 2020 / Complex Medical Issues, Events, Feeding Tube

Tags: complex, Early intervention, feeding, feeding difficulties, feeding issues, nutrition support, tube feeding, wean

By: Amanda Gordon, RD, LDN, IBCLC and Dan Frazier, RDN-AP, CNSC Parents feel fulfilled when they feed their children healthy foods. Foods that are fresh, colorful and taste good. Foods sourced from quality ingredients. Food that are less processed and contain fiber and other nutrients that make