
Metabolics
The Nutricia Learning Center features tools and educational resources for Metabolic Healthcare Professionals.
Patient Resources
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New TEMPLE Resources
TEMPLE books and videos are educational tools to help simplify disorder education for you and your patients! Now available for PKU, MSUD and GA-1
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Periflex and Anamix Early Years Caregiver's Guide
A useful resource guide for caregivers whose child has been recommended to use Periflex/Anamix Early Years for the dietary management of their unique metabolic disorder. The guide includes more about the formula, tips, including burping, traveling and emergency. Also within the guide are sheets to help keep track of feeding, diapering and sleep.
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My PKU Activity Book
Help school-age patients learn more about the PKU diet with this fun, interactive activity book.
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Guide to PKU Education Series
Looking for additional handouts to provide patients and family members to help improve their understanding of PKU and the special diet? These 'Guides to PKU' are color downloads that are tailored to the audience to help others better understand PKU. We suggest printing copies or requesting prints from your Territory Manager.
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Periflex & Anamix Early Years Mixing Instructions - English
This easy to understand hand out provides families with instructions on how to mix Periflex Infant formula and standard formula in English.
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Periflex & Anamix Early Years Mixing Instructions - Spanish
This easy to understand hand out provides families with instructions on how to mix Periflex Infant formula and standard formula in Spanish.
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TEMPLE - Educational Tools for Caregivers (English)
Tools Enabling Metabolic Parents Learning. Let Nutricia help you educate your newly diagnosed families with these easy to follow educational slides. We suggest printing a hard copy for the family to go home with and educate off your computer or iPad.
- Phenylketonuria (PKU)
- Glutaric Acidemia Type 1 (GA-1)
- Homocystinuria (HCU)
- Isovaleric Acidemia (IVA)
- Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD)
- Methylmalonic Acidemia (MMA)
- Propionic Acidemia (PA)
- Tyrosinemia Type 1 (TYR)
- Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD)
- Long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (LCHAD)
- Very-long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (VLCAD)
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TEMPLE -Educational Tools for Caregivers (Spanish)
Tools Enabling Metabolic Parents Learning. Let Nutricia help you educate your newly diagnosed families with these easy to follow educational slides. We suggest printing a hard copy for the family to go home with and educate off your computer or iPad.
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Periflex Junior Plus Coloring Book
A fun and interactive transition tool to help young children make the move to PKU Periflex Junior Plus
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Metabolic Disorder Fact Sheets
Download these Metabolic Disorder Fact Sheets to provide your patients will helpful information.
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Low Protein Playing Cards
A fun and enjoyable way to learn how to keep track of PHE amounts, protein intake and exchanges. These playing cards, based on the red-yellow-green light flash cards concept, where developed by Sharon Ernst, MPH, RD of the University of Utah. Food values are based on the Low Protein Food List by Virginia Schuett. The cards are available by contacting Nutricia North America at 1-800-365-7354, option 2 for Nutrition Services.
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Denny the Dragon Coloring Book
Denny the Dragon is an educational tool that can be used to help your patients understand PKU in a fun, dynamic way! This PDF file can be printed as a 2-sided document (print and copy all pages, including blank pages), stapled, and used as a coloring book or story. A great PKU-summer picnic activity!
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PKU Caregivers Guide
This guide has been prepared as a resource guide for parents and caregivers whose child has been diagnosed with PKU. The dietary management of PKU may differ with each individual patient as well as each medical center.
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Duocal Mixing Tips and Recipes
This resource provides a Duocal product description, nutrients, ingredients and helpful mixing tips and recipes when using Duocal.
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PKU Lophlex LQ Recipes
A tasty collection of recipes, low in Phe, easy to prepare, and absolutely delicious!
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UCD Anamix Junior Recipes
A tasty collection of recipes – easy to prepare and absolutely delicious!
Helpful Links
- MedicalFood.com
- Low Protein Recipes
- LowProLiving Blog
- Nutricia Metabolic Nutrition Facebook
- Low Protein Living YouTube
- Nutricia Metabolics Pinterest
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Family Support Groups - National Groups (US and Canada)
Connect with these National (US and Canada) family support groups.
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Family Support Groups - Regional Groups
Find a family support group in your area.
- Georgia PKU Connect
- Florida PKU Foundation
- The Mid-Atlantic Connection for PKU and Allied Disorders (MACPAD)
- Intermountain PKU and Allied Disorders
- PKU Organization of Illinois
- Indiana PKU and Allied Disorders Association
- Iowa PKU Foundation
- Minnesota PKU Foundation
- New England Connection for PKU and Allied Disorders
- Tennessee PKU Foundation