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Use of long‐term enteral nutrition (EN) has increased dramatically in the United States. It has been the authors' experience that most home EN (HEN) patients use blenderized tube feeding (BTF) in addition to commercial EN. There are limited resources available for patients interested in BTF, and studies evaluating safety and effectiveness are limited. The authors conducted a prospective cross‐sectional study (n = 54). age >18 years, follow‐up in HEN clinic, prescribed commercial EN. Participants were provided the survey at HEN follow‐up appointments after receiving HEN for at least 3 weeks. Median age (range) was 60.5 (22–87) years with 42.6% females (n = 23). BTF was used by 55.5% of patients (n = 30). Most (57%; n = 31) received HEN for >6 months. BTF use was a median of 4 (1–7) days per week. Most common reasons for using BTF were as follows: it is …