Clinical Nutrition

Patient and Family Education

We want you to have all the information you and your child need to understand your child’s condition and to participate in treatment. This page provides links to resources that we hope will be helpful.

Resources at Seattle Children's

Topic-Specific Resources

Active living
- ACT! Actively Changing Together
- Exercise and Children: Helping Your Child Move Their Body
Lactation
- Clogged Milk Ducts (Spanish) (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex (D-MER.org)
- Engorgement (Spanish) (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Engorgement, Plugged Ducts and Mastitis (PDF) (Spanish)
- Hand Expression of Breastmilk (video) (Stanford Medicine)
- Increasing Your Milk Supply (PDF) (Spanish)
- Informal Breastmilk/Chestmilk Sharing (PDF)
- Kangaroo Care (PDF) (Spanish)
- Lactation: How to Support a Lactating Parent (PDF) (Spanish)
- Lactation: How to Support a Pumping Parent (PDF) (Spanish)
- Mastitis (Spanish) (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Maximizing Milk Production With Hands-On Pumping (video) (Stanford Medicine)
- Northwest Mothers Milk Bank
- Parent Handouts (Lactation Education Resources)
- Proper Storage and Preparation of Breastmilk (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Pumping to Start and Establish a Full Milk Supply (PDF) (Spanish)
- Pumping to Maintain a Full Milk Supply (PDF) (Spanish)
- Relactation (PDF)
- Tips for Freezing & Refrigerating Breastmilk (Spanish) (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- What Can I Take While Lactating? (PDF) (Spanish)
Eating
- Avoiding Choking for Toddlers (English/Spanish) (PDF)
- Eating Disorders Resources
- Healthy Eating Habits (PDF) (Spanish)
- Healthy Eating: Tips for Getting Your Child to Eat (PDF) (Spanish)
- Introducing New Foods to Your Child (PDF) (Spanish)
- Mindful Eating (PDF)
- The 8 Hungers (PDF) (Spanish)
Food allergies
- Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis (PDF) (Amharic) (Arabic) (Russian) (Simplified Chinese) (Somali) (Spanish) (Vietnamese)
- Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE)
- Tips for Avoiding Your Allergen (PDF) (FARE)
Food intake records
- General Food Intake Record (PDF) (Spanish) (Vietnamese)
Foods and nutrients
- Airplane Choo Choo — A Guide to Feeding Your Baby for the First Two Years (American Academy of Pediatrics and National Dairy Council)
- Calcium: Why Does My Child Need It? (PDF) (Amharic) (Arabic) (Spanish)
- Easy-to-Eat High-Calorie Foods (PDF) (Spanish)
- Easy Low-Sodium Recipes (PDF) (Spanish)
- Foods to Increase Your Child’s Calories and Protein (PDF) (Spanish)
- Healthy Fish Guide (Spanish, PDF) (Washington State Department of Health)
- Healthy Habits (PDF) (Spanish)
- High-Calorie Drinks (PDF) (Spanish)
- High-Calorie Foods (PDF) (Spanish)
- High-Fiber Foods (PDF) (Spanish)
- Low-Lactose Food Choices (PDF) (Spanish) (Vietnamese)
- Low-Sodium Eating (PDF) (Arabic) (Russian) (Spanish)
- Low-Sodium Recipes (PDF) (Spanish)
- My Goals Reminder: 7-5-2-1-0 (PDF)
- Nutrition Resources (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Protein: Where Is Protein Found? (PDF) (Arabic) (Russian) (Spanish)
- Raise a Healthy Child Who Is a Joy to Feed (Spanish, PDF) (Ellyn Satter Institute)
- Sugar Content of Cereal (PDF) (Spanish)
- Vitamin D (PDF) (Spanish)
Getting food for your family
- Saving Dollars on Food (PDF) (Spanish)
- Resources for Food (PDF) (Amharic) (Arabic) (Russian) (Simplified Chinese) (Somali) (Spanish) (Vietnamese)
- How to Enroll in WIC: The Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (PDF) (Spanish)
- What Is WIC? The Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program (Washington State Department of Health)
Hospital Menus
Seattle Children’s offers meals that nourish and heal. Our chefs source and prepare whole foods from scratch, and most of our recipes are made in-house. We also have menus with diet-specific meal options for your child. Talk with your child’s care team to ensure you order from the menu in your child’s care plan.

View a list of all our menus.
Nutrition during a hospital stay
- Blenderized Tube Feedings During Your Child’s Hospital Stay (PDF) (Spanish)
- Formula for Your Child When Staying Overnight at Seattle Children’s (PDF)
Weight concerns
- Child Wellness Clinic Resources

Formula and Fortified Breastmilk/Chestmilk Recipes

All files are PDFs.

20 calories/ounce
22 calories/ounce
24 calories/ounce
26 calories/ounce
27 calories/ounce
We recommend that babies on 27 calories/ounce formula or fortified breastmilk be followed by a registered dietitian.
28 calories/ounce
We recommend that babies on 28kcal/oz formula or fortified breastmilk be followed by a Registered Dietitian.
30 calories/ounce
We recommend that babies on 30 calories/ounce formula or fortified breastmilk be followed by a registered dietitian.

General Resources

Support and classes
- Meal Support Training for Parents (PDF)
- List of support groups at Seattle Children’s:
  - Diabetes and Me
  - Little Kids With Insulin Dependent Diabetes (L’Kidds)
  - NICU and Preemie Parent Support Group
  - Celiac Support Group

Contact Us

Contact Clinical Nutrition at 206-987-2613 for an appointment, second opinion or more information.

For information about Nutrition Services care at Odessa Brown Children's Clinic Othello (OBCC), call 206-987-7210. Patient must be established in primary care at OBCC to be seen for Nutrition Services at this location.

Providers, see how to refer a patient.