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Anticoagulants and vitamin K - Do You Know Educational Series
An anticoagulant is a blood thinner, which helps keep blood clots from forming. It can be used to prevent blood clots in the veins and arteries that can lead to heart attacks and strokes. When your child is taking an anticoagulant, the vitamin K in his diet can react with the medicine to cause a negative effect. and vitamin K
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Breastfeeding and milk storage - Do You Know Educational Series
If you are breastfeeding your infant while at St Jude, you may need to pump (express) your breast milk and store it for later use. It is important to know how to store your milk so that it will be safe for your infant to drink.
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Calcium and vitamin D - Do You Know Educational Series
Good bone health is all about eating the right foods. Learn more about calcium and vitamin D and the best foods to eat to get these two important nutrients.
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Cholesterol - Do You Know Educational Series
Cholesterol is made by your liver, and it is also in some of the foods you eat. Your body needs a small amount of cholesterol to help it work properly. But having a high level of cholesterol in your blood can cause problems.
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Eating Safely
Guidelines for buying, storing, and preparing food to help you and your family eat safely.
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Food diary - Do You Know Educational Series
This is a tool for you to use for keeping a 3-day record of all food and beverages consumed.
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Foods with potassium - Do You Know Educational Series
Sometimes the amount of potassium your child gets in his diet needs to be watched. Please increase or decrease the potassium your child eats by encouraging or avoiding these foods ...
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High magnesium foods - Do You Know Educational Series
Magnesium is a mineral your body needs. Green vegetables, nuts, seeds, and whole grains are good sources of this mineral. Try to eat at least one serving of a high magnesium food with each meal and snack ...
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High phosphorus foods - Do You Know Educational Series
Your child needs a certain amount of phosphorus in her diet for her body to function properly. The best sources of phosphorous tend to be foods high in protein. Meats, fish, dairy products, and nuts head the list ...
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How to help your child gain weight - Do You Know Educational Series
If your child needs to gain weight here are some ways to help add extra calories. Try to encourage smaller, more frequent meals with foods that have lots of nutrients.
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How to keep a food diary - Do You Know Educational Series
A food diary is a complete record of the food your child has eaten during a certain period of time. This record will help the dietitian know your child's needs.
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Iron - Do You Know Educational Series
Iron is a mineral that can be found in every cell in your body. It helps carry oxygen to the tissues in your body. Iron can also give you energy and help to make your immune system stronger. The following is a list of foods that are good sources of iron.
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Low-fat diet before ECP - Do You Know Educational Series
Your child needs to eat a low-fat diet the day before an ECP (extracorporeal photopheresis) procedure and on the day of the ECP. Following this diet is important because eating a high-fat meal can keep the ECP machine from working properly.
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Mixing liquid concentrate infant formula - Do You Know Educational Series
This handout offers guidelines for mixing liquid concentrate infant formula (20 calories per ounce) and for feeding your baby.
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Mixing powdered infant formula - Do You Know Educational Series
This handout offers guidelines for mixing powdered infant formula (20 calories per ounce) and for feeding your baby.
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Mothers' Rooms at St. Jude - Do You Know Educational Series
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital offers several Mothers’ Rooms around campus for patient families and staff.
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Stay active and feel better - Do You Know Educational Series
Make physical activity your solution to feeling tired, bored, and out of shape. Find time. It is never too late to commit to having a healthy heart and healthy body. Add movement to your daily routine.
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Tube feeding - Do You Know Educational Series
Nutrition is important for good health and normal growth. Cancer and other diseases can keep children from eating the good foods that they need. Tube feeding is a safe way to give nutrients to your child when she cannot eat on her own.
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What to do when you have diarrhea - Do You Know Educational Series
What to eat and drink, and what to avoid.
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What to eat for GVHD1
Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) of the gut may cause your child to have nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. The doctor may ask your child to follow a bland diet to give the gut time to heal.
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What to eat for GVHD2
Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) of the gut may cause your child to have nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. The doctor may ask your child to follow a bland diet to give the gut time to heal.