best omega 3 supplements for 4 year old...

[hazeyjane]

...I have tried a couple (abidec and a boots own one), but dd1 said they tasted horrible.

Has anyone found a supplement that their lo took happily?

Thankyou

The don;t nned supplements - just give them a balanced diet and include some fish. Sorted.

my dgs 20 months has always loved his IQ capsules and despite the fact he is the worst eater in the world and not even on the centile chart, loves them and has them squirted directly into his mouth!! He is the strangest child ! They are so fishy smelling . yuk.

Honestly?? Spend your money on a nice pair of kippers instead. The supposed 'scientific' evidence of fish oil supplements' effect on IQ is extremely poor - e.g., non-existent.

Ben Goldacre may or may not be your bag - but he does have some interesting stuff to say about the fish oil malarkey. Have a look at his website.

If I could get dd1 to eat kippers, or any other oily fish or flaxseed etc, that would be great! Unfortunately she is a refusenik when it comes to these things, and I had read that fish oil is one of the supplements that, if you buy a good quality one, is almost as good as including the right food in your diet.

I am not interested in increasing dd1s IQ, so don't really know much about the scientific evidence re IQ.

I've read Ben Goldacre's Bad Science and he I'm not a big fan tbh. I understand that much research can be rubbished, but thought that trying an omega3 supplement wouldn't be harmful and may be beneficial.

I thought it was pretty well accepted that fish oil was essential for development of healthy nerve cells. Think it has to be mix of the omega 3,6 and 9 without one taking priority. Try different supplements but some foods have them added. IQ expensive but worth it as one less thing to worry about.!

Thinking of starting a competition on MN to see who has the most underweight toddler. DGS - 21month = 19.ish lbs

hazeyjane fair dos about the IQ thing. I am just not a big fan of supplements in general. I think they're pretty much a con unless there are specific health issues and/ or huge dietary problems.

The best quality that i know of are Eskimo, and it's lemon flavoured so no foul taste or smell!

my 3 year old chomps happily on standard capsules from holland and barrett - she then spits out the plasticy bit of capsule. to be fair, I tried it and it doesn't taste really disgusting so maybe it's not necessary to buy special children one's with weird flavours added

we have Eskimo - you need to keep it in the fridge too. (my DD's are ok with it, I take it & have to say, whilst an improvement on cod liver oil, it still doesn't taste that great)

You don't have to eat fish to get Omega 3, 6 and 9 into your diet. Certain cold-pressed oils will do the trick. Cold-pressed rapeseed oil, for example is excellent. Mellow Yellow Don't heat it up or use it for cooking or you lose the benefits... just a teaspoon of it neat drizzled on top of some veggies, pasta or mixed into other dishes is adequate.

mine are on the well kid vitamin syrup (Boots) which seems to have a bit of everything.

you can also get Good Oil which has 3,6 and 9 in it.

Just tried the Bassetts chewable Omega3 sweets, they didn't go down to well. I tried one too - it was foul!

I use flax seeds ground up on cereal, but have read that the best quality omega3 is still from fish.

The trouble with dd1 is she can spot anything vaguely out of her comfort zone from a mile off, and is instantly suspicious.

I am off to the healthfood shop to see if they have something later. The trouble is they are so expensive, I wish you could a taste test before buying.

We do try and have as varied a diet as possible, to negate the need for supplements, but I think they have their place (eg I am on iron supplements, despite having tons of iron in my diet).

Just want to add that I am NOT a fan of mellow yellow. It's very high in polyunsaturated fats & this is not good.

Stick with the very high quality fish oil.

I bought my eskimo oil from tesco for a £1 a bottle, I think it's normally about £8.