Adding Supplements Before Cooking

[Guest guest]

My son's DAN doctor put him on several supplements including a

circulation enhancer called Vinpocetine. The only way I can get

to take this is by opening the capsule and mixing it in

something. The problem is that it is very gritty and won't eat

anything I put it in. I'm getting ready to make the banana pancakes

out of " Special Diets for Special Kids " and I was wondering if I

could just cook it in a pancake. I called the doctor's office and

the nurse said she did not recommend cooking any of the supplements,

but she didn't sound real sure. I tried (all day) to call the

manufacturer, but kept getting a busy signal. Does anyone out there

add their supplements to batter before they cook it?

Dawn - mother of 5 NT, 5, ASD, and 6 mos

[Guest guest]

I have also heard that most supplements aren't suppose to be cooked

because intense heat can change the structure but I'm really not

sure. I do add calcium powder to most things I bake and that is

suppose to be okay. I have at times (when my daughter gets stubborn

about her supplements) melted chocolate chips and mixed in

supplements into candy molds and made vitamin candies. this worked

really well until she came around the corner and found me out. She

wouldn't touch them after that. I have also used chocolate syrup,

applesauce, and peanut butter. However, she always figures it out

and then refuses these items. We have found that we have had to take

a hard line stance with the supplements. We tell her that if she

won't take them by herself then daddy will hold her down and mommy

will force them down her throat. It only took one time to do this

and now she takes them. Not always happily but she takes them. Now

all we have to say is, is it going to be the easy way or the hard way

and we don't have a problem. Hope this was somewhat helpful.

Lori

> My son's DAN doctor put him on several supplements including a

> circulation enhancer called Vinpocetine. The only way I can get

> to take this is by opening the capsule and mixing it in

> something. The problem is that it is very gritty and won't

eat

> anything I put it in. I'm getting ready to make the banana

pancakes

> out of " Special Diets for Special Kids " and I was wondering if I

> could just cook it in a pancake. I called the doctor's office and

> the nurse said she did not recommend cooking any of the

supplements,

> but she didn't sound real sure. I tried (all day) to call the

> manufacturer, but kept getting a busy signal. Does anyone out

there

> add their supplements to batter before they cook it?

>

> Dawn - mother of 5 NT, 5, ASD, and 6 mos