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...are mostly starch, with small amounts of mono- and disaccharides. Total sugars also include added sugars. “Added sugars” are sugars that are added to the food, usually to improve the taste. They include table sugar, honey or agave syrup, for example. This table shows you, per 100 calories, how many grams of total sugars and added sugars each Neocate product has. (For infant formula, 100 calories is 5 fluid ounces; and for Neocate Junior and...

...hypoallergenic extensively hydrolyzed infant formula for use under medical supervision and is indicated for the dietary management of cow milk allergy. Why was Pepticate updated? Pepticate was initially introduced to the United States (US) to help increase the availability of specialized formulas to those in need. Nutricia has modified the Pepticate formulation not only to meet the US Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) nutrient and labeling requirements, but to also optimize the formulation to best...

...boost calorie intake and normalize growth. So, in today’s post, we’ll discuss some ways to add calories to your child’s diet. Managing Failure to Thrive in Infants For infants, the solution is usually fairly straight forward. Your physician or dietitian may recommend concentrating your child’s infant formula. There are several ways to concentrate your child’s formula and you should only do so under the direction of your child’s healthcare team. (Preparing formula that’s too concentrated...

...We often hear from moms of infants with cow milk allergy who would like to continue breastfeeding their infant. It’s very rare that an infant will be truly allergic to the breast milk: usually the infant reacts to one or more foods in the mother’s diet that affect breast milk contents. For this reason, many clinicians might suggest that a mom try to follow an elimination diet to continue breastfeeding. Other times, they will...

...Last week for our Ingredient Series, Christine wrote about the fats in Neocate. In this post, I’ll expand on that and explain DHA and ARA in more detail. As you may know, the Neocate Infant formula is available in the original formulation and the updated formulation, which contains DHA and ARA. Docosahexaenoic acid and arachidonic acid, better known as DHA and ARA, are types of fats (lipids) called long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (often abbreviated...