Does anyone have any helpful hints to get supplements into a child? He refuses apple sauce, puddings, and mashed potatoes.Any and all suggestions will be welcomed.We are on a gluten and casine free diet as well as allergic to soy,rice,andpeanuts,honey and corn. I am very limited.
My nephew has autism and of course will not swallow any pills, my sister crushes them and puts them in Cool Whip for awhile that was the only way she could get him to take them. I worked at a preschool and have seen medicine put in ketchup-gross, but it worked, you could also try yougurt-but it's similar in consistency to pudding what about ice cream??
Have you tried the gummy bear ones? My kids love those, and now they never forget to take their vitamins.
Maybe crush the vitamin and put them in his juice?
The moms here can help: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/foodlab/
For some reason, my kids don't mind meds unless it's an antibiotic. For those, the magic sunglasses come out of the drawer! They believe anytime they take medicine when they're wearing them, the med won't taste as bad! Plus, it gives them a distraction, and if they are reaching for something, it's the sunglasses and not the syringe!
We also have great luck with the gummy bear type vitamins.
Lots of luck!
J.
PS- make sure you're squirting the med between the teeth and cheek- not to the back of the throat. They're sure to gag if you squirt it to the back of the throat.
