How to do take cod liver oil?

[brittney_]

I just got a new bottle of FCLO, in the salty cod flavor :Puke. We had the cinnamon tingle before, and it wasn't too bad, but I thought that the salty cod might be more palatable. Just like..salty fish or something. But, ugh, I took it and gagged . I don't know how I'm going to get through the whole bottle, let alone get DS to take it. Do you ladies have any tips for taking CLO? Do you mix it with something or just swallow it down?

[APBTlover]

We have the orange flavor and just float it on a bit of OJ in a shot glass... not sure that would work very well with salty cod, though.

[swood]

i shot it with OJ. it is really strong, but if i was careful to aim straight for the back of my throat it was ok.

[brittney_]

Thank you for the suggestions. I ended up buying some tomato juice, and mixing the CLO with it in a shot glass. It's ok as long as I chug some tomato juice afterwards.

[nathansmum]

I am still trying to make up my mind about buying some FCLO. We've had regular CLO in the past that the kids took straight off the spoon but now with the FCLO being the only natural vitamin one I need to decide what to do. I have heard that the salty one is the best to try but food afterwards is still pretty much essential. Will be interested in knowing if others with kids take the FCLO ok?

[brittney_]

We had the cinnamon tingle before and DS would take that ok, as long as he had milk or something afterward. We also have some gummy fish, which are cinnamon flavored, and he'll take them, but he's not thrilled about them. I haven't even tried to get him to take salty cod yet..

[lakeruby]

I have a question for you mamas-- we just take the FCLO pills. Is there anything wrong with doing it that way?

[TheRobinsons]

I also mix mine with a bit of juice, chug it down, then have a little more juice to wash it down. I have now bought the capsules so that is a lot easier!

My little ones take the liquid fermented cod liver oil. I give it to them using a syringe (obviously no needle attached) and they love the novelty. I think it also helps them to get it further back in their mouth. I put a bit of juice in a little cup, then draw up the CLO in the syringe and then draw a bit of juice up into the syringe too. They suck this down and then can swallow any juice left in the little cup. They actually think it is something very special.

I bought some gummy fish, but they hated them, so we will continue the syringe method. My 5 year old has just started taking the capsules, but my 3 year old and 20 month old are happy to take the liquid.

[brittney_]

So DS has started asking for gummy fish everyday! And I think I figured out a good way to get down my salty cod. I mix it with some V8, add some lemon or lime juice, a lot of chili pepper, some garlic and cayenne pepper and chug it down. Can hardly taste the fish at all!