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On Autism Twitter Day one of the prizes that I won was Coromega Supplements.
I first learned about and tried Omega supplements, specifically Coromega, almost 6 years ago prior to my son's Autism diagnosis, back when we thought he was "just" speech-delayed. My sister recommended that I read The Late Talker: What to Do If Your Child Isn't Talking Yet
from which I started researching supplements like Omega-3. At the time, I really didn't know where I was going with it, but the bottom line was that I figured giving him the Omega-3 wouldn't hurt and was worth a try. Read more about my first experience with Coromega here.We did the Omega-3 supplements for a while, and then stopped. Though we'd seen improvements, the reason I stopped was out of frustration, mostly. Getting supplements into Alex is tough. The problem is that my kid can sniff out a supplement a mile a way. For a time, he would only drink a drink from a sealed container like a carton, bottle or juicebox and not something I poured into a cup. Likewise, with applesauce or pudding type snacks he wanted the single-serve portions that came with a sealed lid (that he could open himself). This makes supplementing him tricky. Hiding things, is near impossible.
Now, that my son is on the gluten and casein free diet and I've moved supplementing back to the forefront. I've decided to try some new approaches on getting things into him. Less sneaky, and more matter of fact. With this Coromega Lemon Lime
I simply squeeze it out onto a spoon and feed it to him outright. And guess what.. that kid who is hard to supplement, is taking it. It really does not taste bad - not fishy at all.
My "trick" - I call it "green monster pudding".
The Lemon Lime Coromega is a perfect Shrek-like or Mike Wazowski (Monsters Inc), color.
What I've learned... Sometimes you just need to be creative and stop trying to be sneaky. As evidenced by my son taking the Monster Pudding straight off of a spoon with no fight at all.
For more info visit the Coromega Website
5 comments:
I remember when you first wrote about it and sent me a few samples of the orange. I could not get either kid to try it.
Nice to be creative and Shrek and Monsters Inc are good green examples.
What other supplements do you use? If I were to start it would have to be a liquid one, clear and not smelly.
I love how you call it "green monster pudding!" I've always been curious about those supplements, so maybe we'll give that a try.
Frog eats Nordic Naturals Omega (lemon flavored)and DHA (strawberry flavored) on his waffles like syrup. I love the Monster Pudding!
I'm so glad he likes it--that's the ticket! My group scoffed at this product and the Nordic strawberry but they love an orange flavored plain old Omega 3 oil in a spoon. Who knows? As long as they will take it!
My three year old LOVES the Coromega orange right out of the packet. He thinks it is candy I belive. he even signs more and cries when I won't give him another packet right away. I tasted it and you can't taste the fishiness at all... very orangy like a Dreamcicle. I know this is an old article but I was googling fish oil supplements and found your article. Well written!
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