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Meet Lorenzo Mennucci. The Mennucci family began making Loprofin Pasta almost 50 years ago in Tuscany. It is now in its fifth generation and is managed by Lorenzo Mennucci. In 1877, Giuseppe Mennucci started making pasta in a small grocery store in the countryside of Tuscany. At that time, the process of making and drying the pasta was carried out in the courtyard under the sun. This all nearly ended during the Second World War, when the company was bombed and partially destroyed. After the bombing, the Mennucci family was quick to rebuild the factory. During the rebuilding process, all pasta machines that were not destroyed were moved into local homes near Tuscany to maintain the production of pasta.
The Mennucci family are very passionate about using the highest quality of ingredients which are mainly sourced from Italy. There are only four ingredients in low protein pasta which are mainly starches; corn, potato, rice and coloring (annatto). Lorenzo believes that when there are so few ingredients in a product it is important that you use the highest quality of ingredients.New GMP-based option for Tyrosinemia!
TYR Lophlex GMP Mix-In is an unflavored product low in phenylalanine and tyrosine with glycomacropeptide (GMP). It is indicated for the dietary management of proven Tyrosinemia in individuals over 1 year of age.
TYR Lophlex® GMP Mix-In is your protein on-the-go:
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Mixes easily with flavored drinks and blends easily into foods to add variety
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Low calorie option with only 40 calories per 10 g sachet
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Less than 0.5 g of sugar per pouch
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Tastes great with no artificial flavors or colors
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An easy way to add glycomacropeptide (GMP), made from a whole protein source, to your TYR diet
What is GMP?
Glycomacropeptide, or GMP for short, is derived from a whole protein source. It is naturally low in phenylalanine and tyrosine, and with the addition of certain amino acids, it makes a suitable source of protein for those with Tyrosinemia. Your dietitian will help determine how much to take.
What makes TYR Lophlex GMP Mix-In special?
TYR Lophlex GMP Mix-In tastes great and gives you the flexibility to boost your protein!
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You can easily mix into foods, drinks or your current TYR formula
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Each 10 g sachet is only 40 calories
Talk to your dietitian today and request a sample.
TYR Lophlex® GMP Mix-In is a medical food for the dietary management of proven Tyrosinemia and must be used under medical supervision.
©2019 Nutricia North America.
Loprofin Baking Mix – A versatile low protein baking mix
Loprofin Mix is an all‐purpose, low protein baking mix, great for cooking and home‐made pastries. A packet of yeast is provided in each box, making baking easy, especially bread. Nutricia also offers Loprofin Chocolate Cake Mix, great for any chocolate cake or muffin recipe. Tasty recipes, such as breads, naan, cupcakes, gingerbread and many more can be found here!
Loprofin Mix is a great substitute for Wel‐Plan Baking Mix, which is unfortunately no longer available. Several low protein expert chefs shared that they substitute Wel‐Plan Baking Mix with Loprofin Mix at a 1:1 ratio. For example, if a recipe asks for one cup of Wel‐Plan, you would use one cup of Loprofin Mix. We have also test‐baked a few low protein bread recipes from “Apples to Zucchini”, a cookbook by Virginia Schuett and Dorothy Corry, and confirmed that Wel‐Plan can be substituted at a 1:1 ratio with Loprofin Mix for many bread recipes. Check out these recipes with Loprofin Mix that work for making bread – with or without a bread machine!
Many of you relied on Maddy’s Homestyle baking mixes as convenient, quick mixes. We developed recipes where you can use the Loprofin Mix to make the same baked goods. New Loprofin recipes such as, sugar cookies, banana bread and blueberry muffin, to list just a few can be found here.
Look out for our future blogs on holiday cooking and baking, as well as making the low protein kitchen convenient, quick and tasty!
Happy Baking!
Help Support PKU Awareness with a #Toast2PKU
Raise your glass and be counted!
In support of PKU Awareness Day on December 3, 2018, Nutricia is challenging you to POST YOUR TOAST!
For each tagged post on Facebook or Instagram with #Toast2PKU, Nutricia will donate $5 to the National PKU Alliance to help support their mission to improve the lives of families and individuals associated with PKU through research, support, education and advocacy, while ultimately seeking a cure.*
So don’t delay, post and tag your toast today!
You can also show your support with a direct donation to the NPKUA
Note: Facebook and Instagram are in no way affiliated with Nutricia and have not endorsed this contest or Nutricia products. Only tagged posts made between November 15, 2018 and December 3, 2018 11:59pm will be counted toward the donation to the National PKU Alliance.
*Nutricia will cap the donation to a maximum of 600 posts during this time period or up to $3000.
Tips for a Low Protein Friendly Halloween
Trick or Treat?
For children with an inborn error of metabolism, Halloween celebrations can be tough since protein-containing candy and snacks tend to be the classic party staples. Additionally, these celebrations can be scary on parents as they want their children to fully enjoy in the festivities while maintaining their dietary restrictions.
Here are a few tips, resources, and recipes to help make Halloween fun while staying on a diet low in intact protein:
First:
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Speak with teachers or other parents about what your child can and cannot have at Halloween parties or school
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Also talk with your child about the importance of staying on diet and remind them to check with you to determine if a particular food or candy is
Now to the Fun Stuff:
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Get creative with Halloween Have non-food treats to hand out at home or at school. Think dollar store toys, stickers, party favors, and coloring books.
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Plan an alternative activity to trick-or-treating, such as Halloween slumber party, game night, craft party, or a scavenger
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Supply low-protein treats for your child’s Halloween parties and festivities so he/she has something to enjoy and doesn’t feel left out – View Halloween Cupcake Recipe
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Consider having a “swap-party” where your child can swap candies he/she cannot have for “allowed” This way everyone gets what they want!
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Make your child’s metabolic formula festive! Serve it in a Halloween- themed cup, use fun straws, or add some orange food
Post Your Formula ‘Dressed-Up’ for Halloween and TAG Nutricia!
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Halloween Low Protein Cupcakes
Surprise a special someone or treat yourself to a Halloween cupcake. These cupcakes are made with Loprofin Baking Mix. They are easy to make and great for at home, work or parties.
Makes 10 cupcakes
Ingredients
- 88 g (3/4 cup ) Loprofin Baking Mix
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon egg replacer
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 5 ounces of water
- 1/4 cup margarine
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 drops orange food coloring
- 1/2 cup white frosting
- 20 candy corns
Method:
- Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C)
- Cream together margarine and sugar until light and fluffy
- Add Loprofin Baking Mix, egg replacer, and baking powder into the creamed mixture and mix well
- Add water, vanilla extract and orange food coloring gradually, mix until smooth
- Spoon batter into paper cups filling each cup about 2/3 full and bake for approximately 10-15 minutes
- Let cool on a baking rack
- Decorate with frosting and candy corn
| Nutritional Information | Per Cupcake |
| Calories | 155 |
| Protein | 0.1 g |
| Phenylalanine | 4 mg |
| Leucine | 7 mg |
Note: Any additional frosting or decorations may add additional protein, phenylalanine, leucine or calories, be sure to read labels and account for any topping or decorations.
All Nutricia products shown are for the dietary management of inborn errors of metabolism and must be used under medical supervision. Please consult your metabolic healthcare professionals prior to making any changes to your diet.
10 Low Protein Lunch Tips for Back-to-School
Back to School: Attention Moms & Dads
Written in collaboration with Katie Maguire, PKU Adult and 2nd grade school teacher
I don’t know about you, but it was stressful for my parents sending me off to school in September knowing that I would be making many food choices on my own without them present.
ALL children should be able to make healthy food choices. Children with PKU, MSUD, TYR or other metabolic disorders are no different.
Learning healthy choices can begin at a young age when you grocery shop and prep food in the kitchen together.
10 Low Protein Lunch Tips for Back-to-School
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Pack lunch in fun, creative containers in all different sizes.
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Use an insulated lunch tote with ice packs to keep food and formula cool.
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Make lunch colorful with a small amount of different veggies, such as baby carrots, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, yellow peppers, etc.
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Prepare, weigh and measure food ahead of time to speed up mornings.
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Give your child a low protein “surprise” snack like homemade cookies or a cupcake.
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Write a special ‘good job’ note or include a sticker 2-3 times a week.
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Send formula in a fun re-usable drink container or sports bottle.
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Plan ahead with a 5-day menu to ease grocery shopping and food prep.
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Try a ready-to-drink formula if unable to mix formula at school.
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Involve your child in shopping, prepping and weighing their own lunch.
Ask your clinic about Ready-to-Drink Formula for school children
Periflex® LQ is a great tasting, ready-to-drink that provides 15 g of protein equivalents with 0 mg of PHE. (For PKU Only). Great for school lunch!
Nutricia also offers the Lophlex® LQ line of Ready-to-Drink formula options for Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD), Tyrosinemia (TYR), Homocystinuria (HCU) and Phenylketonuria (PKU).
Lophlex LQ is a low volume, quick and easy way to get 20 g of protein equivalents.
As always, check with your dietitian if these products are appropriate for your child prior to making any changes to their diet.
Ask your clinic about Periflex LQ or Lophlex LQ Today!
Periflex LQ is a medical food for proven Phenylketonuria (PKU). Lophlex LQ is a medical food for proven Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD), Tyrosinemia (TYR), Homocystinuria (HCU) or Phenylketonuria (PKU). Must be used under medical supervision. Please consult a metabolichealthcare professional prior to making any changes in your child’s diet.
©2018 Nutricia North America
Help your child’s teacher better understand PKU
It’s Back-to-School Time!
The return to school is an exciting time of year. But for a parent of a child with a metabolic disorder, such as Phenylketonuria (PKU), there are also certain concerns and stresses that comes with the start of school.
Each year you may be faced with educating a new teacher or school nurse about PKU.
What is PKU?
How it is Treated?
What that means to the teacher and fellow students…
Nutricia Metabolics is proud to share an educational handout to help you inform your child’s new teacher and/or school nurse about PKU.
It includes information about What PKU is, What happens, How it is treated with additional classroom tips for the teacher.
Click to Download: Guide to PKU – Teachers & School Nurses
Click to Download
Nutricia also provides information and education available about other rare metabolic disorders such as Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD), Tyrosinemia (TYR), Glutaric Aciduria Type-1 (GA-1), Homocystinuria (HCU) and more available online at medicalfood.com/connect
Get Ready for Summer with PKU Lophlex LQ!
Summer is one of the best season! Long days, fun adventures, amusement parks and the warm sun are just a few reasons summer is such a great time of the year.
When you have PKU, you also need to think about how you will transport and drink your PKU formula when out for a full day.
Imagine you could have a great tasting PKU formula that you could easily drink when:
– Mountain Biking
– Canoeing with Friends
– At an Amusement Park
– Hiking or Camping
– Vising Family or Friends
– Hanging Out by a Lake
Don’t imagine it any longer!
Try PKU Lophlex LQ, a great PKU formula for summer. Each ready-to-drink pouch is protein packed with 20 g of protein equivalent and only 120 calories. Lophlex LQ are low volume and ready-to-drink which is great for life on-the-go.
Plus, it is the only low volume, ready-to-drink PKU formula made with real fruit juice* from concentrate for a refreshing taste on a hot summer day.
The only question is …
Post your on-the-go PKU Lophlex LQ photo on Instagram! #PKU Summer
Try PKU Lophlex LQ Today!
✓ Low Volume
✓ Only 120 Calories
✓ Quick & Easy to Drink
REQUEST A SAMPLE 3-PACK
Available in Mixed Berry, Juicy Orange and Juicy Tropical
*Juicy Orange contains 45.5% juice. Mixed Berry Blast contains 44.1% juice. Juicy Tropical contains 28.4% juice.
PKU Lophlex LQ is a medical food for the dietary management of proven Phenylketonuria (PKU) in individuals over 4 years of age. Must be used under medical supervision. Consult your metabolic clinic prior to making any changes to your metabolic diet.
Copyright 2018 Nutricia North America
Drink It How You Like It
Turn What You Like Into PKU Formula with PhenylAde® GMP Mix-In
Virtually Tasteless and Odorless
#DrinkItHowYouLikeIt
PhenylAde GMP Mix-In is a medical food for the dietary management of proven Phenylketonuria (PKU) and must be used under medical supervision. Always consult your metabolic healthcare professional prior to making any changes in your PKU diet plan.
Nutricia Connect can help with finding formula coverage
Working to get insurance coverage for medical formula can be a long and frustrating process. You many not always know the right questions to ask, the process for coverage may change along with legislation for coverage of medical formula and you may not know of all the outlets for coverage available to your family.
The good news is that you don’t have to face these coverage challenges alone.
Through our Nutricia Connect program our team of Coverage Specialists are available to help you seek coverage and answer questions throughout the process. You might be wondering:
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Do I have to pay for out-of-pocket costs?
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My insurance denied formula coverage, now what?
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I am on WIC, is Nutricia formula covered?
Our coverage team works with different insurance plans, your dietitian, and if necessary your employer to find formula coverage. Here is one family’s story.
Here is one family’s story.
Contact our team if you have questions on formula coverage. Learn more at www.medicalfood.com or email us at Coverage@MedicalFood.com
Nutricia Metabolic products are meant for use under medical supervision. Remember, always consult an experienced healthcare professional for the management of all metabolic disorders.