Fish oil for children

shokadelika

mandirinmonroe wrote:

capsules from poundland read:
natural fish concentrate 500mg
providing 18%EPA and 12% DHA
Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) 77MG
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) 55mg

TOTAL OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS 150MG.hope this helps someone.

You will need ten capsules I think to get near the rec dose not cheap!

shokadelika

amanda40 wrote:

I buy milk from M&S that is 'enriched' with Omega 3 0 HAs anyone else tried it, or know if it is of good value? I only use it for the kids right enough.

I read in the press that this was a marketing ploy by one of the large daries to increase their flagging sales as they had lost a large supermarket contract.Also just what are they feeding the cows to "enrich" the milk?.Fish??????? cows should be eating GRASS not soya beans or flaxseed.

CDP

Hi

Well I would like to know how to encourage my 6 yr old to swallow the capsules. We have tried drinking water, eating mousse, wrapping in bread. He just doesnt seem to be able to swallow the tablet.

Any suggestions?

CDP

emh_2

trinnylilac wrote:

Right looking at the tub you get 30 for £1.49 and the nutritional info is as follows
fish oil 211 mg
providing omega 3 105mg
providing EPA 54mg
DHA 37mg
Evening Primrose Oil 65mg
providing GLA 6 mg
and then added vit A,D,E

Trinnylilac

These look exactly the same as ASDA's own version for kids, based on their content. Are they orange & lemon flavoured? My 4 year old loves them and see's them as a treat! also reminding me if I forget. I haven't tried them of course (wouldn't dare), but I have never noticed any whiffs of fish on her breath. They also contain, Vits A,D, E so I think you have to be careful as I am sure it is dangerous to have too much Vit A.

If they are the same, then Superdrugs are much cheaper, ASDA sell them at 2.99 for 30, one a day. Both have more Omega 3 than the boots own version. They are enough for me as I see them as a supplement not a substitute for a good diet.

trinnylilac

emh wrote:

Trinnylilac

These look exactly the same as ASDA's own version for kids, based on their content. Are they orange & lemon flavoured? My 4 year old loves them and see's them as a treat! also reminding me if I forget. I haven't tried them of course (wouldn't dare), but I have never noticed any whiffs of fish on her breath. They also contain, Vits A,D, E so I think you have to be careful as I am sure it is dangerous to have too much Vit A.

If they are the same, then Superdrugs are much cheaper, ASDA sell them at 2.99 for 30, one a day. Both have more Omega 3 than the boots own version. They are enough for me as I see them as a supplement not a substitute for a good diet.

The ones I got were orange flavour and the kids actually like them :j . Very pleased as they hate the liquid stuff. They may well come in lemon also but I got mine from a small superdrug and these were the only ones I could see .They were so cheap in comparason to what I have been buying .