Nutrition for Glycogen Storage Disease - Baby Foods: Meats and Combination Foods

These instructions are for caregivers of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia patients who have glycogen storage disease (GSD).

Important information:

Learn more about glycogen storage disease.

Patient instructions:

• Offer your baby a variety of foods from the lists below. Avoid any foods packaged or prepared with fruit, milk, sugar, tomato or sweet potato.

• Remember to read the ingredient list on all foods to make sure the food is safe for your child. Learn more about which ingredients to avoid.

Meat and poultry: stage 1 and 2

Gerber baby foods

• Chicken and gravy

• Ham and ham gravy

• Turkey and turkey gravy

• Veal and Veal Gravy

Beech Nut baby foods

• Beef and beef broth

• Chicken and chicken broth

• Turkey and turkey broth

Combination meals: stage 1 and 2

Gerber baby foods

• Chicken noodle dinner

• Squash, corn, chicken (organic)

• Turkey rice dinner

• Vegetable chicken dinner

• Vegetable, turkey, barley (organic)

Beech Nut baby foods

• Chicken and rice dinner

• Chicken noodle dinner

• Homestyle chicken dinner

• Vegetables and broth

• Vegetables and chicken

Vegetables and combination meals: stage 3

Gerber baby foods

• Green beans with rice

• Squash

• Vegetable turkey dinner

• Herbed chicken with pasta (organic)

Beech Nut baby foods

• Green beans, corn and rice

• Country vegetables and chicken

• Tender chicken and stars

Reviewed on January 18, 2023, by Heather McKnight, CRNP; Nicole Stewart, RN