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Making the most of nutrition supplements

Nutrition supplement drinks and powders • Blend with fruit, yoghurt and/or ice can be used to increase the protein cream to make a smoothie. and/or energy in your diet. Ask your • If you find the fruity drinks are too dietitian for advice if you have food sweet, try: allergies or intolerances, or for other • Pouring into a cup over ice cubes supplement examples as only some are • Blending with a small amount of listed here. Products examples are listed soda water/lemonade/ginger ale below in no particular order. Supplements (don’t add too much as it will with an asterisk* are “nutritionally increase the amount of liquid you complete” - this means it can be used to need to drink!) provide all of your nutritional needs in a • Pour into ice block moulds and certain volume. freeze My The following are tips to help increaseNutrition MyFor more ideas to fortify your foods, the energy and protein in your diet Nutritionobtain a recipe book: using supplement drinks and • Sustagen: www.sustagen.com.au powders: 1800 025 361 • Add protein powders to milk or • AdVital: www.flavourcreations.com.au sprinkle on cereal and dairy desserts. (07) 3373 3000 • Add neutral flavoured powders to mashed potato, soups, casseroles, Where to get nutrition supplements: sauces, yoghurt/custard, or • Local pharmacy. Try discount tea/coffee. pharmacies for a cheaper price. • Add flavourings to supplement drinks • You may qualify for a script through a such as: public hospital or the Department of • Flavour essences e.g. coconut, Veterans’ Affairs. Your dietitian can vanilla, or mint discuss this with you. • Powders like Milo, Nesquik, Akta- • For home delivery of supplements Vite, coffee powder, malted milk or and feeding equipment (delivery drinking chocolate charges may apply): This is a consensus document from Dietitian/ Nutritionists from the Nutrition Education Materials Online, "NEMO", team. Disclaimer: www.health.qld.gov.au/global/disclaimer Developed: December 2017 Copyright: www.health.qld.gov.au/global/copyright-statement Due for review: December 2019

• Nutrition Australia Queensland: • Independence Australia: (07) 3257 4393 1300 788 855 naqld.org/feeding-supplements/ store.independenceaustralia.com/ Serving Energy Protein General fluids Availability size Provided Provided Skim milk 250ml 375kJ 9g Supermarket

Full cream milk 250ml 680kJ 8g Supermarket

Soy Milk 250ml 680kJ 8g Supermarket

Fruit Juice 250ml 300kJ 0g Supermarket

Lemonade 250ml 350kJ 0g Supermarket Serving Energy per Protein per Powders Availability Size serve (kJ) serve (g) 30g Full cream milk powder 615 8 Supermarket (4 Tbsp) 30g Skim milk powder 440 11 Supermarket (4 Tbsp) 60g Sustagen Hospital Formula* 950 14 Pharmacy/Script (3 scoops) 60g Ensure* 1000 9 Pharmacy/Script (6 scoops) 40g Pharmacy/Flavour AdVital* 640 15 (1 scoop) Creations website Serving Energy per Protein per Ready to drink Availability Size serve (kJ) serve (g) Ensure Plus Juce 220ml 1400 11 Pharmacy/Script

Fortijuce 200ml 1200 8 Pharmacy

Fortisip* 200ml 1200 12 Pharmacy/Script

Fortisip Compact* 125ml 1200 18 Pharmacy/Script Resource Fruit Flavoured 237ml 1000 9 Pharmacy Beverage Resource Plus* 237ml 1500 13 Pharmacy/Script Resource 2.0/Novasource 237ml 2000 21 Pharmacy/Script Renal* Supermarket/ Sustagen 250ml 1000 12 Pharmacy/Script Breaka 250ml 800 9 Supermarket

Up&Go regular 250ml 820 8 Supermarket

Up&Go Energize 250ml 860 17 Supermarket

This is a consensus document from Dietitian/ Nutritionists from the Nutrition Education Materials Online, "NEMO", team. Disclaimer: www.health.qld.gov.au/global/disclaimer Developed: December 2017 Copyright: www.health.qld.gov.au/global/copyright-statement Due for review: December 2019