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Pediatric Indications

Crispy Melts for Kids are the first meltable food that dissolve quickly to puree in the mouth.  It reassures a child  to experience a familiar taste and texture when it melts.  A veggie snack with the power to support skills to reach feeding milestones. 

Best Applications:

  • Texture/flavor aversions
  • Tube Feed Weaning
  • Nutritional Risk
  • Developmental Delays
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Texture/Flavor Aversions

 Ensuring a balanced and nutritious diet is crucial for overall health and growth. The earlier aversions are managed, the better for child and caregiver. 

Crispy Melts and Texture/Flavor Acceptance

Crispy Melts help prevent food aversions in the first place with a positive first solid experience.  However, if a child has a texture aversion to more advanced solids than puree, Crispy Melts can be the best first step to break down barriers in solid food acceptance.  The diverse flavor options allow you to choose the best fit for a child. Herb and Spice's umami profile can help build acceptance of meaty flavors and Snap Pea and Carrot Crispy Melts create a smooth pathway from veggie puree to whole vegetables.  

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 Tube Feed Weaning

Oral feeding builds appetite and self-regulation with hunger and satiety cues.  Adequate PO intake to sustain nutritional needs is often the primary requirement for removing tube feeding. 

Crispy Melts and  Partial Tube Feeding

Crispy Melts can help children adapt to and acccept oral feeding by offering a high meltable, similar to puree experience for a child that helps pave the road to greater intake by mouth. Crispy Melts provides the early sensory experience of a solid to facilitate eating by mouth and proper oral and motor development, which is important for overall physical and cognitive growth.  

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Nutritional Risk

Feeding milestones, such as transitioning from puree to solids align with key developmental stages. If a child has low daily nutritional intake, empty calorie finger foods are not an option at this stage.  

Crispy Melts & Nutritional Needs

Nutritional adequacy for their needs is important whild developing oral motor skills, including chewing, swallowing and self-feeding.  Crispy Melts has added pea protein, probiotics and healthy fats to support a healthy diet. Our products are free of the top 9 allergens and are meant to provide easy digestion. 

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Developmental Delays

Developmental delay occurs when children do not achieve developmental milestones at the expected times. Children with developmental delays often experience feeding difficulties due to conditions like swallowing dysfunction, and oral processing impairments. Early identification and intervention are crucial for supporting these children and helping them reach their full potential. 

Crispy Melts & Feeding Skill Progression

Crispy Melts are a rapid, high dissolving transitional food.  It is the best intermediate step between puree and more solid textures. Because they dissolve to puree, it is appropriate for children with dysphagia where risks are higher for choking and aspiration. By introducing Crispy Melts in therapy, or food menus, children can practice essential oral motor skills, and sensory processing skills to progress their diet.  Crispy Melts are often easier for children to manage with their hands, helping them practice hand-to-mouth coordination. 

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Educational Resources

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Pediatric Guide to Use in Practice

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Learning to Chew Mouth Toys

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Transitional Foods For Pediatric Feeding Disorders