Blended Diet Foundations: An eLearning course by Wilbo’s Blends
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€71,95 EUR - Regular price
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€71,95 EUR
Wilbo’s Blends was established to improve access to, awareness of, and understanding about blended diets in whatever form it takes. If you’re interested in blended feeding, whether you’re just starting out or looking to build confidence, this self‑paced online course is for you.
Developed by experts who are passionate about home blending, the course delivers clear, practical, and evidence‑informed guidance through easy‑to‑follow modules. Learn at your own pace, revisit content anytime, and use downloadable resources to put learning into practice.
This course is designed to empower you with the knowledge, confidence, and understanding working with your healthcare professionals to make informed decisions about blended diets.
Includes downloadable Recipe Card and Transition Guide
Course Modules
- Introduction to the Blended Diet
- Shared decision making
- Starting & transitioning to a blended diet
- Tubes & equipment
- Food safety & hygiene
- How to structure and meet nutritional requirements
- Administration, monitoring and different settings
- Hydration
- Breakfast Blend - Demonstration
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Course outline
Introduction to the Blended Diet
- What enteral feeding is
- What a blended diet means
- Why people choose a blended diet
- The challenges that come with it
Shared decision making
- What shared decision making means
- When to consider a blended diet
- What information is needed for an informed decision
- Who should be involved & how to approach the process
Transitioning to a Blended Diet
- What to consider before you start
- How to transition
- Introducing new foods safely
- Managing potential allergy and intolerance risk
Tubes & Equipment
- Different tube types
- What equipment you will need
- What equipment will make you life easier, when using a blended diet
Food Safety & Hygeine
- Food Safety & Hygiene
- Best practices for preparing, storing, labelling and transporting meals
- Safely defrosting & reheating food
Meeting nutritional requirements
- Key food groups & how to balance these
- Why each of the food groups are important
- What to consider when creating a blended meal
- Supplementing vitamins & minerals, portioning, thickness & texture
Administration, monitoring & settings
- How to administer blends safely
- How to monitor whether they're working well
- How blended diet can fit into real life
Hydration
- Why hydration matters
- How much fluid is needed
- what counts as fluid
- How to stay safely hydrated when using blended diet through a feeding tube