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A young girl with rosy cheeks and a button feeding tube smiling outside in the snow, wearing a white pom-pom sweater, pink pants, and a pink rainbow backpack.

“I’d say we’re finally getting to the point where she’s not really limited by her feeding.” Lily’s mum shares her tube-feeding tips, at home and on-the-go.

FEATURE STORY

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Featured

How Birdie Wren does Disneyland, Tubes and All

“I can stay hooked up to my feeding tube backpack on almost all the rides!”

Deaf, Autistic, Tube-fed and Chronically Lovely

Why this advocate keeps speaking up, despite the cost.

Sweet Dreams

She’s lived with pain for as long as she can remember. But for Anna Dorina, hope springs eternal.

“I Wish Doctors Knew the Power of Compassion”

Zi Ting Tan spent half her life searching for answers. Now she's determined to help others find theirs.

Featured

Meet Your New bestie, BlendBuddy

For tube-feeding families who want to try real food, here’s your blending blueprint.

“It’s About Making Food More Accessible”

Here’s what caught our attention at the 2026 Dietitians Unite conference.

Let’s Talk Lingo

A lesson in tube-feeding language with two stomal nurses.

Family Stories

FAMILY STORIES

Leading with Love

Beth Gore shares how her family's journey led her to the helm of the Oley Foundation.

Magic in the Mayhem

Effie Parks gets honest on the messy reality of tube-feeding your child — and making it work.

Beautiful Chaos

Three wild toddlers, a mystery no one can solve and a sink full of syringes. This mum wouldn’t have it any other way.

Mother of Invention

Amid financial instability and the struggles of single parenthood, Jana Berenguer shines a light on her beautiful son.

Super Tubie Pride

From hospital beds to ballet class, five-year-old Scarlett is redefining what thriving looks like.

Strength in Adaptation

Tube-feeding saved Marley’s life. His mum refused to let fear win. This is their story.

Wild at Heart

Whole Story Meals founder Autumn Cullen created freedom for her family – and countless others.

Relief, Not Defeat

How one mum learned to see her daughter’s feeding tube as a lifeline – not something to fear.

From Chills to Skills

When life threw her curveballs, here’s how this mum found her footing – and supported her son to flourish.

Progress over Perfection

For this family, the feeding tube that once felt like a symbol of fragility is now a source of strength.

A Legacy of Freedom

How a boy named Freeman sparked a global lifeline for tube-feeding families

Onwards and Upwards

This tube-feeding family is travelling the world and finding joy in the unexpected.

Their Story, Their Way

If change was going to happen for this family, they had to be the ones to push for it.

Here for the Celebrating – and the Venting

Fellow tube-feeding parents have seen this young family through “the good, the bad and the ugly”.

Sparking Inclusion

PlaySpark co-founder Serena Murison wants tube-feeding families to know that their child belongs.

Fashion, but Make it Accessible

We meet the founder of a new clothing line for tube-feeding tots.

Confession Time

Jillian Arnold on feeding related PTSD, getting comfy with comparison and charting your own course.

The Sibling Bond

It’s time these supporting acts got their own headline.

Everyday Miracles

Worldwide awareness, anyone? In the Willardson household, tube-feeding goes viral.

Soul Sisters

Tameka Simmons is bringing all of her daughters to the table.

Pumped for Change

When the health system wasn’t finding answers for Samantha Humphreys’ daughter, social media did.

Squad Goals

It can be taught. A family shares how they built a circle of tube-feeding-savvy supports around their child.

Thriving Success

Avoiding a feeding tube isn’t ‘winning’ and placing one isn’t ‘losing’. So says Melissa Schlemmer in her personal essay.

Following their Lead

Grecian Martin on going with her gut, getting the right care and shedding light on tube-feeding family life.

Heart Warrior

From a single selfie to international stardom, father-son duo Robert and Chace Selby advocate for tube- feeders through fun.

A Love Like No Other

Brana Gadsby and Ross Worth shouting their daughter’s worth and changing the way the world looks at tube-feeding families.

Post-traumatic Pride

Madeline Cheney shares a personal essay on the emotional agony – and epic bravery – of tube-feeding a newborn.

Smashing It

Why let a tube hold you back? Eliana Joseph makes sure her family doesn’t miss out on a moment of fun.

Tubie Truths

Nina Alhambra has learnt that, when it comes to what’s right for her daughter, Mama really does know best.

Travelling Tubie

Think you can’t adventure with a feeding tube? Get wanderlusting over Chloe Turner’s story of caravanning around the country with her family.

TUBIE TALKS PODCAST

A series celebrating people who tube-feed. Season two Tubie Talks: Hooked Up has dropped. And Steph Kelly has the mic.

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Features

Blog Posts

Pump it Up

We asked three feeding-pump pros for their best tips. Here’s what they said.

Free to Go

Turns out medical complexities don’t have to cancel the holiday.

Up, Pump and Away

This tube-feeding trio are getting around. Here’s how.

Tubie Talks: The Best Bits

That’s a wrap on season two, where Steph Kelly hooked us up with a whole lot of heart, hope and hard-won wisdom.

What an Oscar Contender Gets Wrong about Tube-feeding

It’s time to set the record straight.

Curated Care

A tale of two self-advocates who won’t settle for stock-standard support.

Winning Formula

It could be blended whole food, a nourishing supplement or a bit of both.

The Business of Blends

Behind the scenes of three game-changing startups.

Push It

There’s more than one way to wield a syringe.

Body Talk

In a culture obsessed with appearances, how are tube-feeders faring?

Tube-feeding and Travel

Come fly with a worldly bunch of travelling tubies.

Tubie Beauty

Three talents in the fashion, makeup and modelling industries take stock of this changing scene.

The Age of the Tubie

Think you’re in a niche? News flash: You’re not.

A History of Tube Feeding

A crash course in the origins of enteral nutrition.

Mother of Invention. Amid financial instability, Jana Berenguer shines a light on her beautiful son.

Jana Berenguer made an innocent but impactful mistake.

When her social media community asked how her tube-feeding son, Alonzo, had gained some much-needed weight, she gave them the honest truth. Posting a video to her followers, the Filipino mum revealed exactly which enteral feeding formula was responsible for Alonzo’s chubby cheeks – and exactly where she got it from.

The formula? PediaSure. The only local stockist? S&R – the ‘Costco of the Philippines’.

“And in a span of two weeks, three branches sold out,” says Jana. “I was crying my heart out, because now I’m out of stock!”

PROFILE STORY

Personal Accounts

PERSONAL ACCOUNTS

How Birdie Wren does Disneyland, Tubes and All

“I can stay hooked up to my feeding tube backpack on almost all the rides!”

Deaf, Autistic, Tube-fed and Chronically Lovely

Why this advocate keeps speaking up, despite the cost.

Sweet Dreams

She’s lived with pain for as long as she can remember. But for Anna Dorina, hope springs eternal.

“I Wish Doctors Knew the Power of Compassion”

Zi Ting Tan spent half her life searching for answers. Now she's determined to help others find theirs.

Guiding Light

Olivia Stead on living, studying and advocating with a feeding tube.

Tubes and All

Liv used to hide her feeding tube. Now she has a six-figure following because she doesn’t.

The Art of Rebuilding Yourself

Kaitlin Bender on how, with feeding tubes, she reclaimed her relationship with her body.

Best in Show

The Blend Issue Five cover star, Chloé Fuller, is putting feeding tubes in the spotlight.

Allysa Seely is rewriting the rules on strength

Doctors said a feeding tube would end her career. She proved them spectacularly wrong.

Glamour and Grit

A G-tube saved her life. Now this model is on a mission to have medical devices seen – and celebrated – in fashion.

Brain Power

Peter “Evo” Eveleigh on life with a terminal condition, tube-feeding and the stuff that truly matters.

Limitless

Garrett Taira defied all the odds and came back dancing.

Making Change

Shaping legislation and advising big brands are all in a day’s work for Celia Chartres-Aris.

Flying High

Introducing tube-feeding’s biggest cheerleader, Sutton Short.

Tubie of Influence

Viral sensation Stephanie Kelly is as candid as can be when it comes to tube-feeding. And she’s educating the masses.

Fit for Purpose

Fitness juggernaut, disability advocate and adoptive mother Hannah Setzer was blending before it got cool.

Making Magic

Maddy Reid on the struggles of chronic illness, the magic of social media and getting by on “glimmers”.

The Nil by Mouth Foodie

Loretta Harmes can’t eat another bite. Literally. Nevertheless, her culinary talent and incredible story has made her a star.

Acquired Taste

Alexander Vane on what’s it like to eat your first chip sandwich in your late teens.

Chronically Creative

A bout of maternal sepsis shook her world. But amid the medical chaos, Megan Fisher has found beauty.

Strong Stomach

With a body that screams power and a G-tube in place, Pedro Relvas is annihilating assumptions.

Tubie to Be

Journalist Kate Thomas will one day need a feeding tube. Here’s what she asked two tube-feeding pros.

Artist Series: Kathy Lean

Student, TikToker and tube-fed artist Kathy Lean tells her story – her way – through art.

Model Behaviour

Disability advocate and artist, Jessica Cochran, says there’s no shame in having an alternative method of getting your nutrition.

Life Unplugged

This head and neck cancer survivor taught herself how to eat again. Now she’s helping others to live tube-free.

The Bucket List

Jon Oogjen has a terminal diagnosis and, for the second time in his life, a feeding tube. Does this stop him from adventuring to the extreme? Heck no.

Confessions of a Tubie Tween

Bella Gray reflects on the ups and downs of her childhood years with a G-tube.

TRENDING • RECIPES

What’s for dinner? Dive into our collection of dietitian-devised blends.

LET’S GET BLENDING

Collage of eight images of food preparation and ingredients, including green peas and lemons, strawberry smoothies, someone chopping bananas, a jar of peanut butter, a bowl of scrambled eggs, millet grains on wooden spoons, two glasses of smoothie, and tomato basil soup with fresh tomatoes.

Professional Perspectives

PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVES

Meet Your New bestie, BlendBuddy

For tube-feeding families who want to try real food, here’s your blending blueprint.

“It’s About Making Food More Accessible”

Here’s what caught our attention at the 2026 Dietitians Unite conference.

Let’s Talk Lingo

A lesson in tube-feeding language with two stomal nurses.

Dream Team

We meet a fantasy league of paediatric feeding specialists.

ARFID explained

Dr Tessa Taylor spells out and explores this common condition.

The G Word

Got a granulation tissue issue? Clinical educator Robyn Wortel has you covered.

How to travel with a feeding tube

Stomal nurse Natalie Gentile shares her tips.

Doctor’s Orders

We sit down with a paediatrician working with families to manage complex issues around feeding.

When your Medical Team just isn’t that into Blends…

So, you want to try a blenderised diet but you’re not feeling the love from your dietitian or doctor? Here’s what to do.

Block Buster

Keep calm, act fast and steer clear of Coca-Cola. A tube-feeding expert shares her tips for combatting clogs.

Child’s Play

Meet the maker behind The Butterfly Pig, an inclusive toy boutique that 3D prints pint-sized tube-feeding devices.

Keen to Wean?

Dietitian Ashleigh Mitchell and Dr Tessa Taylor give their two cents on transitioning off a feeding tube.

The Seasoned Expert

This dietitian is on a mission to help families master tube-feeding at home.

The Ultimate Connector

Sarah Gray, the founder of ausEE Inc., reflects on the importance of community.

The Gut Healer

Paediatric gastroenterologist Usha Krishnan shares how blenderised tube-feeds are taking off and taming troubled tummies.

G-tube Feeding 101

New to the great, life-changing device that is a gastrostomy tube? Take note of these top tips.

Au Naturel

Canadian clinical dietitian Claire Kariya, shares her top tips for a perfectly balanced blended diet.

The Real Deal

Paediatric dietitian Kate Dehlsen shares her thoughts on a blenderised diet – and tips for how to get it right.

Fed is Best

Paediatrician Dr Chris Elliot wants to make life happy, fulfilled and safe for children who are tube-fed.

A Blendable Feast

Tube Dietitian Lina Breik busts some common blend myths.

Gut Feel

How can we come to terms with a different way of eating? We ask a mental health expert.

A Whole(some) New World

Say hello to Sarah Thomas the tubie mum whose blended food pouches are a pantry-stable wonder.

Bright as a Button

A business inspired by Stacey Phillips’ tube-fed kid makes tubie life easier (and cuter) for countless families.

The Whole Story

The clever combination of Ali Howell and Lively Eaters’ frontwoman, Emily Lively, are behind this new, nutritionally formulated meal replacement blend.