About Us

Our story

Wholesome Blends was born out of necessity and a mother’s love. Founder Sarah Thomas created the company after her son, Lewis, suffered a haemorrhagic stroke at the age of three, leaving him unable to chew and swallow safely. After years of intensive eating therapy and intermittent use of nasogastric (NG) tubes, at the age of nine, Lewis was prescribed a gastrostomy (G) feeding tube.  

Sarah wanted Lewis to be able to eat the same home-cooked meals as his twin brother. She was also aware that not all families have the knowledge or confidence to prepare blended meals for their tube-fed loved ones. So, leveraging an extensive working background in international events, restaurants, and food manufacturing, she founded Wholesome Blends in 2020. 

Our company is built on the belief that choosing what we eat should not be a luxury. It’s a human right.

 

Our blends

Wholesome Blends products are designed to be enjoyed like any meal, allowing people who tube-feed to sit around the table, socialise and share in special moments and celebrations. Our shelf-stable pouches are easy to store and enjoy on the go, out and about, while travelling… wherever you fancy a feed. 

Our recipes are created by executive chef Phillip, dietitians, food technologists and official tubie-taste tester, Lewis. Our blends are commercially sterile and brimming with natural, whole foods – leaving no space for additives, preservatives, or added sugars. They’re also high in tummy-filling, energy giving calories. 

Wholesome Blends meals fall under the category of ‘Food for Special Medical Purpose’ and meet IDDSI levels 2 and 3. They’re perfect for bolus feeding through a nasogastric (NG) or gastrostomy (G) tube – and can even run through some feeding pumps. 

 

Our company

Wholesome Blends is an Australian-owned company based in Brisbane, Queensland. We manufacture our products in Victoria, primarily using locally sourced ingredients. 

We’ve partnered with national medical distributors and ship internationally from our warehouse.  

We’re also an endorsed product on the NSW Health Enteral Feeding contract for both hospital inpatient and HENS home care. 

While our blends nourish thousands of people across Australia, New Zealand and the rest of the world, we work alongside health professionals and families to provide education and support for whole-food tube-feeding.