Nutrition drink
When healthcare has prescribed a nutrition drink, it often needs to be taken every day, even when appetite is small. Pictures make the moment short, clear and less charged. The visual support is below to download.
Nutrition drink
A bottle of nutrition drink with a leaf on the label.
Drinking a nutrition drink
A bottle of nutrition drink and a glass with a straw.
♂Taking the nutrition drink
A hand holds a bottle of nutrition drink.
Chocolate nutrition drink
A bottle of chocolate nutrition drink with cocoa beans.
About this visual support
Nutrition drinks are used when a child needs more energy and nutrients than food provides, for example during a period of illness, with a narrow range of accepted foods or after surgery. Healthcare decides whether and how much, but it is the family that has to make it work at home, often several times a day. When every bottle becomes a negotiation, it drains everyone.
The visual support makes the moment concrete and short. The pictures show the bottle, the glass and the hand holding the drink: take the bottle out of the fridge, shake it, pour it into the glass or use a straw, drink and put it away. Showing exactly the same bottle the child gets also helps those who are sensitive to new things, because the picture prepares both colour and shape before the taste arrives. Always follow the advice you have been given about amounts and times.
A practical tip is to link the drink to a fixed point in the day, such as the after-school snack, and to let the child choose the glass or straw. Small choices give a sense of control. If you want reminders for the nutrition drink as a picture in the child's daily schedule, you can try Routined for 14 days at no cost.
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