Nutricia Learning Center

Metabolics

The Nutricia Learning Center features tools and educational resources for Metabolic Healthcare Professionals.

Patient Resources

TEMPLE - Educational Tools for Caregivers
Tools Enabling Metabolic Parents Learning are books and videos designed to help you provide simple education for the caregivers of your newly-diagnosed patients with inherited metabolic diseases. The books and videos are also available to your patients on medicalfood.com.
- Phenylketonuria (PKU) Book
- Phenylketonuria (PKU) Video
- Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD) Book
- Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD) Video
- Glutaric Acidemia Type 1 (GA-1) Book
- Glutaric Acidemia Type 1 (GA-1) Video
- Homocystinuria (HCU) Book
- Homocystinuria (HCU) Video
- Isovaleric Acidemia (IVA) Book
- Isovaleric Acidemia (IVA) Video
- Tyrosinemia Type 1 (HT-1) Book
- Tyrosinemia Type 1 (HT-1) Video
TEMPLE - Educational Tools for Caregivers (French)
Tools Enabling Metabolic Parents Learning are books designed to help you provide simple education for the caregivers of your newly-diagnosed patients with inherited metabolic diseases. The books are also available to your patients on medicalfood.com.
- Phenylketonuria (PKU) Book
- Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD) Book
- Glutaric Acidemia Type 1 (GA-1) Book
- Homocystinuria (HCU) Book
- Isovaleric Acidemia (IVA) Book
- Tyrosinemia Type 1 (HT-1) Book
Guide to PKU Education Series (Spanish)
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.
- Why Do I Need PKU Formula?
- Guide to PKU - Dining Out
- Guide to PKU - Grandparents
New! Italian Inspired Low Protein Recipe Book
Give your patients a taste of Italy with these classic Italian dishes modified to be low in protein. Recipes feature Loprofin brand low protein pasta, which is available in 8 shapes and is made in the heart of Italy.
PKU and Pregnancy - A very special time in life
Starting with preconception all the way through lactation, this book provides tips for maternal PKU.
Shake-Up Your Day with PhenylAde GMP Drink Mix
Fun, simple and great tasting GMP-based smoothie recipes.
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.
My PKU Activity Book
Help school-age patients learn more about the PKU diet with this fun, interactive activity book.
Guide to PKU Education Series (English)
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.
- Why do I need PKU formula?
- Guide to PKU - Dining Out
- Guide to PKU - Babysitter
- Guide to PKU - Grandparents
- Guide to PKU - Pregnancy
- Guide to PKU - Teachers & School Nurses
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.
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.
Original TEMPLE Slide Decks (English)
The first edition of the TEMPLE (Tools Enabling Metabolic Parents Learning) resources. These slide decks provide more complex, scientific explanations of the metabolic disorders and their management. These slides can be used to educate new metabolic healthcare providers or families with higher medical literacy.
- 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)
Original TEMPLE Slide Decks (Spanish)
The first edition of the TEMPLE (Tools Enabling Metabolic Parents Learning) resources. These slide decks provide more complex, scientific explanations of the metabolic disorders and their management. These slides can be used to educate new metabolic healthcare providers or families with higher medical literacy.
- 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)
Periflex Junior Plus Coloring Book
A fun and interactive transition tool to help young children make the move to PKU Periflex Junior Plus
Metabolic Disorder Fact Sheets
Download these Metabolic Disorder Fact Sheets to provide your patients will helpful information.
- PKU
- Maternal PKU
- Glutaric Aciduria Type 1
- Homocystinuria
- Isovaleric Acidemia
- MSUD
- Propionic and Methylmalonic Acidemia
- Tyrosinemia Type 1
- UCD
- Long Chain FAOD
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.
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!
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.
PKU Lophlex LQ Recipes
A tasty collection of recipes, low in Phe, easy to prepare, and absolutely delicious!
UCD Anamix Junior Recipes
A tasty collection of recipes – easy to prepare and absolutely delicious!