Re: Kirkman's Cod Liver Oil

[Guest guest]

I mix my son's Kirkman's CLO in pear sauce, and he takes it fine. I did start

out with just a drop, and work slowly upward. We use the unflavored version,

as he's highly reactive to phenols.

Debbie

[Guest guest]

I'm using Kirkman's lemon lime cod liver oil (CLO), too. I use a squirter

to squirt it in my son's mouth (and mine). It's best to give the cod liver

oil on a full stomach, otherwise, it can make you queasy. I give my son a

drink of juice right after the CLO. I have read that CLO and fish oil in

gelatin capsules is less effective; I don't like the idea of gelatin,

anyway. I don't know if you could mix CLO with anything (except maybe

Frontier flavoring); oil and water don't mix.

At 01:50 AM 8/12/2004 +0000, you wrote:

>I tried the Kirkman's Cod Liver Oil, lemon lime flavored, just 1/4

>teaspoon to see what it tastes like before I give it to my daughter.

>I thought it was terrible-it left coating in my mouth I could taste

>and I burped it throughout the day. Do the kids really not mind

>this? Do you give it not mixed in anything? or are there good things

>to mix it with. Also, when should it be given (time of day and

>with/without food)?

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>I also tried my daughter's " chocolate " (magic shell and enzymes). I

>just had a tiny piece and it was grainy and bitter-she eats it like

>it's candy! So I'm feeling bad about her having to take this stuff:(

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>I appreciate any responses about the cod liver oil!

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>Thanks

>Becky

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[Guest guest]

All I can add is that we use Nordic Naturals ProEFA (for our

Omegas). I refrigerate it because if I don't, we burp throughout the

morning -- which is still yucky, even though it has a lemon-lime

scent (sorry). If I refrigerate it, we almost never burp. I don't

know why that is.

I also think cold supps have less taste. For my ds, I " mix " the oil

with about 3/4 tsp of juice in a syringe, which he loves and takes

with no trouble. I swallow my own gel-cap whole.

HTH,

> I tried the Kirkman's Cod Liver Oil, lemon lime flavored, just 1/4

> teaspoon to see what it tastes like before I give it to my

daughter.