Omega 3 capsules (merged)

abbiekins

Ted_Hutchinson wrote:

I agree it's not very appetising and took a while to get used to but I found I got used to it and now don't grimace at all. But I hope someone will come up with a clever way of disguising it.

I got some orange flavour omega3 oil from savers but it wasnt particularly pleasant and my son spat it out.
I managed to get him to eat it by spreading it on toast with marmalade on top.
He didnt even notice. :j

abbiekins

Ted_Hutchinson wrote:

In an effort to come up with a more palatable way of consuming Omega Juice I thought I'd try some experiments over the next few days to see if it can be hidden reasonably.
So tonight I've just tried sprinkling a 1/2teaspoon of Omega Juice over a piece of toast and then put a normal serving of Orange Marmalade on as usual.

Seemed fine to me and much better than swallowing the OJ on it's own. I doubt anyone would notice but you may know better.

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thatll teach me to read whole threads before posting !!

Ted_Hutchinson

Quackers wrote:

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I haven't given it to my older daughter yet as she is epileptic and is on lots of medication. I've read on an omega tablet bottle that they were'nt suitable for epileptics for some reason so just want to double check with gp first. Not sure why this is - will have to look into it.

[size=+1]Is omega-3 fatty acid deficiency a factor contributing to refractory seizures and SUDEP? A hypothesis.[/size][size=+1][/size]The National Society for Epilepsy who published this research should know.
[size=+1]Diet enriched with omega-3 fatty acids alleviates convulsion symptoms in epilepsy patients.[/size]

Vikingfan

Walnuts and sardines are cheap if your kids will eat them

shazrazmataz

I buy haliborange omega 3 from Savers for £2.99 :j

Ted_Hutchinson

shazrazmataz wrote:

I buy haliborange omega 3 from Savers for £2.99 :j

You clearly either haven't read or haven't understood my post 10 in this thread

VixxAnn

I give my kids the Eye Q liquid (citrus flavoured) and its quite often on 3 for 2 at Boots (like right now!) My older kids have just started taking the capsules as they can swallow them with a drink now - I'm not sure which works out cheaper, capsules or liquid.

Eye Q have just bought out a new formulation especially for kids that you can put in yogurt, ice cream etc but its terribly expensive.

Is someone going to tell me now that Eye Q is no good??!!

Ted_Hutchinson

VixxAnn wrote:

I give my kids the Eye Q liquid (citrus flavoured) and its quite often on 3 for 2 at Boots (like right now!) My older kids have just started taking the capsules as they can swallow them with a drink now - I'm not sure which works out cheaper, capsules or liquid.

Eye Q have just bought out a new formulation especially for kids that you can put in yogurt, ice cream etc but its terribly expensive.

Is someone going to tell me now that Eye Q is no good??!!

If this is what you are using Equazen Eye Q Liquid Citrus 200ml £8.99
and you compare a 5ml dose
The EPA is 186
DHA 58
GLA 20
VIT E 3.2
The
Omega Juice from ZIPVIT you will save a lot of money. It's £4.95 a bottle and 360 ml is about 72 days supply. Not only is it probably cheaper is also probably far better value as it's EPA level for 5ml(tsp) is 900mg and the DHA level is 600mg.

The Durham trial which showed the beneficial effects for dispraxia used level levels slightly below Zipvit's recommended dose so you can be sure a teaspoon of the Zipvit Omega Juice will be more than adequate and you could make do with a 3/4 teaspoonfull or a good halfteaspoon.

According to the Durham trial site they used
558 mg of EPA, 174 mg of DHA and 60 mg of GLA.
which amounts to three teaspoons of the above product so a 200 ml bottle should last 13 days. at Boots special offer 3 for 2 price £19.98 this would give 40 days use so is about 50p a day for an effective dose.

Compare that with £4.95 for 72 days supply which will give more EPA/DHA than the trial (you could get the Durham dose with slightly smaller teaspoon and therefore make the bottle last longer) about 7p a day. I use Zipvit and have tried stirring it into yoghurt, smoothies, porridge and sprinkling on toast and they all work reasonably but I've got used to it now so don't only tried these other methods to be able to make reasonable suggestions to parents who are having problems getting their children accustomed to the taste.

Sarahsaver

Read about it on the site somewhere, looked at the astronomical prices of it in Boots. What cod liver oil/omega 3 formula is there suitable for a 5 year old? My son has behaviour problems, and I have tried just about everything - the fish oil is something that hadn't occurred to me until last week.
Does the bog standard cod liver oil taste totally vile?
Should I just feed him oily fish every day?

Luis

Are cod liver oil capsules worth trying - I use them with no probs. Don't taste of anything.