Guest guest Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 Hi, we are thinking of switching Kristan from KetoCal to RCF Formula. We are also trying to get Kristan to have more solid meals and are slowly trying to eliminate any formula. I know RCF is a tube fed formula, Kristan is not tube fed. To make it more palatable I was thinking of adding in Stevia or pure vanilla extract. Has anyone ever done this? Has anyone's child ever taken RCF orally? Thanks. Satnam, mom to Kristan, 17 months Keto kid since August 2003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 My 25 month old daughter, , drinks RCF by mouth. She is so hungry that she will drink it as long as we put a couple of drops of liquid sweet n low in the bottle. We used to use stevia, and it worked fine, but it is expensive. As long as it's pretty hot, she'll drink it no problem. When the bottle gets cool, we have to warm it back up again. We also grind up her medications and vitamins to put in her bottles. Jim Regitz jim.regitz@... Re: RCF Formula--Satnam Satnam; RCF-based formulas smell absolutely NASTY; I apologize profusely to my daughter any time she burps because the smell is so strong. She is g-tube fed and honestly, I cannot imagine drinking that stuff by mouth. But there are kids who do, bless their hearts... It's hard to think that sweetening it would improve the taste, but I suppose it's worth a try. Maybe sweetener + vanilla would probably help more. As I said, some kids do drink it orally. I hope their parents will respond with tips. We live just a couple hours south of you (North Bend, WA, 30 miles east of Seattle). I wish we were a little closer so I could bring you a can of RCF to try with Kristan. Then you would know if she will take it. Honestly, I think oral feedings are more promising. Rose-Marie, mom to (age 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 My 25 month old daughter, , drinks RCF by mouth. She is so hungry that she will drink it as long as we put a couple of drops of liquid sweet n low in the bottle. We used to use stevia, and it worked fine, but it is expensive. As long as it's pretty hot, she'll drink it no problem. When the bottle gets cool, we have to warm it back up again. We also grind up her medications and vitamins to put in her bottles. Jim Regitz jim.regitz@... Re: RCF Formula--Satnam Satnam; RCF-based formulas smell absolutely NASTY; I apologize profusely to my daughter any time she burps because the smell is so strong. She is g-tube fed and honestly, I cannot imagine drinking that stuff by mouth. But there are kids who do, bless their hearts... It's hard to think that sweetening it would improve the taste, but I suppose it's worth a try. Maybe sweetener + vanilla would probably help more. As I said, some kids do drink it orally. I hope their parents will respond with tips. We live just a couple hours south of you (North Bend, WA, 30 miles east of Seattle). I wish we were a little closer so I could bring you a can of RCF to try with Kristan. Then you would know if she will take it. Honestly, I think oral feedings are more promising. Rose-Marie, mom to (age 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 My 25 month old daughter, , drinks RCF by mouth. She is so hungry that she will drink it as long as we put a couple of drops of liquid sweet n low in the bottle. We used to use stevia, and it worked fine, but it is expensive. As long as it's pretty hot, she'll drink it no problem. When the bottle gets cool, we have to warm it back up again. We also grind up her medications and vitamins to put in her bottles. Jim Regitz jim.regitz@... Re: RCF Formula--Satnam Satnam; RCF-based formulas smell absolutely NASTY; I apologize profusely to my daughter any time she burps because the smell is so strong. She is g-tube fed and honestly, I cannot imagine drinking that stuff by mouth. But there are kids who do, bless their hearts... It's hard to think that sweetening it would improve the taste, but I suppose it's worth a try. Maybe sweetener + vanilla would probably help more. As I said, some kids do drink it orally. I hope their parents will respond with tips. We live just a couple hours south of you (North Bend, WA, 30 miles east of Seattle). I wish we were a little closer so I could bring you a can of RCF to try with Kristan. Then you would know if she will take it. Honestly, I think oral feedings are more promising. Rose-Marie, mom to (age 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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