HI,



I'm hoping some parents out there can help me with this. I have

a child who I would like to start chelating as soon as possible.

He is almost 3 and does not eat ANYTHING! He is the pickiest

eater in the world and I have tried everything. The biggest

problem I see having is that he doesn't eat enough foods that

allows for mixing things into! He eats mostly hard, salty or sweet

foods. Nothing mushy that allows for mixing. He also does not

drink a lot of juice, mostly water. I am wondering how I will get

anything into him on a regular basis!



The one thing he will eat are sesame street vitamin and mineral

chewable supplements. They do include the B vitamins and

Vitamin C. Can I give him a few of these each day? I believe I can

get the kind that don't have iron. I don't think a child that young

should get iron in a supplement 4 times a day. Is that correct?

Yikes! I am afraid that I will have to mix everything into a syringe

and force it down his throat which will make for more adversion

to medicines and eating! Any ideas? Help!



Maria

Maria,

If your son drinks tea,or herbal tea, you can try to dissolve some

supplements in it. I prepare herbal tea (berry) for my son and

dissolve there taurine, glycine, l-glutamine, probiotics,

superNuThera, sublingual B12,TMG etc.etc. and sometimes even zinc

from Kirkman. He eats other stuff which I can't dissolve in capsules

which I put inside pieces of fruit (banana, pear). You can try to

introduce rice making it enough salty or enough sweet for your son to

like it.

Good luck,

Margaret



--- In Autism-Mercury@y..., "mariabrock02" <maria@r...> wrote:

> HI,

>

> I'm hoping some parents out there can help me with this. I have

> a child who I would like to start chelating as soon as possible.

> He is almost 3 and does not eat ANYTHING! He is the pickiest

> eater in the world and I have tried everything. The biggest

> problem I see having is that he doesn't eat enough foods that

> allows for mixing things into! He eats mostly hard, salty or sweet

> foods. Nothing mushy that allows for mixing. He also does not

> drink a lot of juice, mostly water. I am wondering how I will get

> anything into him on a regular basis!

>

> The one thing he will eat are sesame street vitamin and mineral

> chewable supplements. They do include the B vitamins and

> Vitamin C. Can I give him a few of these each day? I believe I can

> get the kind that don't have iron. I don't think a child that young

> should get iron in a supplement 4 times a day. Is that correct?

> Yikes! I am afraid that I will have to mix everything into a

syringe

> and force it down his throat which will make for more adversion

> to medicines and eating! Any ideas? Help!

>

> Maria

Thanks Margaret! My son doesn't drink tea (now there's a

surprise) but I might try the rice. If I do some creative mixing, I

may just come up with a variety he might like!



Maria

Try the sweet sticky rice that should be available at any oriental

food market. It tastes lots better than the American Uncle Ben

variety. And since it's sticky, you can roll it into small balls and

hide the supplements inside.



The sweet sticky rice is also called glutenous rice. NO, it does not

have gluten!  I think glutenous means gluey, sticky.



Mike





--- In Autism-Mercury@y..., "mariabrock02" <maria@r...> wrote:

> Thanks Margaret! My son doesn't drink tea (now there's a

> surprise) but I might try the rice. If I do some creative mixing, I

> may just come up with a variety he might like!

>

> Maria

What Margaret says is more healthy, however, if you're desperate, maple syrup

works pretty good, too. ; )



Also, pearsauce, applesauce (both too mushy?), honey, butter (mix with this) &

bread & jelly sandwich, just jelly, and pudding are some ideas.  Maybe others

have even better ones.



Tonya Dillingham

Mothersheart1996@...



   ----- Original Message -----

   From: igorginzburg

   To: Autism-Mercury@yahoogroups.com

   Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 4:50 PM

   Subject: [Autism-Mercury] Re: Vitamin Supplements and Eating Issues





   Maria,

   If your son drinks tea,or herbal tea, you can try to dissolve some

   supplements in it. I prepare herbal tea (berry) for my son and

   dissolve there taurine, glycine, l-glutamine, probiotics,

   superNuThera, sublingual B12,TMG etc.etc. and sometimes even zinc

   from Kirkman. He eats other stuff which I can't dissolve in capsules

   which I put inside pieces of fruit (banana, pear). You can try to

   introduce rice making it enough salty or enough sweet for your son to

   like it.

   Good luck,

   Margaret



   --- In Autism-Mercury@y..., "mariabrock02" <maria@r...> wrote:

   > HI,

   >

   > I'm hoping some parents out there can help me with this. I have

   > a child who I would like to start chelating as soon as possible.

   > He is almost 3 and does not eat ANYTHING! He is the pickiest

   > eater in the world and I have tried everything. The biggest

   > problem I see having is that he doesn't eat enough foods that

   > allows for mixing things into! He eats mostly hard, salty or sweet

   > foods. Nothing mushy that allows for mixing. He also does not

   > drink a lot of juice, mostly water. I am wondering how I will get

   > anything into him on a regular basis!

   >

   > The one thing he will eat are sesame street vitamin and mineral

   > chewable supplements. They do include the B vitamins and

   > Vitamin C. Can I give him a few of these each day? I believe I can

   > get the kind that don't have iron. I don't think a child that young

   > should get iron in a supplement 4 times a day. Is that correct?

   > Yikes! I am afraid that I will have to mix everything into a

   syringe

   > and force it down his throat which will make for more adversion

   > to medicines and eating! Any ideas? Help!

   >

   > Maria





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[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

My son wasn't necessarily picky, but just mostly disinterested in eating. As

we have optimized his diet, eliminated gluten, casein, soy and other

problems foods, he has become increasingly interested in eating. It seems

like he knew before that food didn't make him feel good.



If you're not already on the gfcf diet, you might want to consider doing so

before chelation. Apparently it helps to keep the gut bugs under control. If

you would like more info on the gfcf diet, go to gfcfdiet.com.



My son takes some pretty nasty tasting supplements which I mix with

Emer'genC and a little Kirkman's syrup (suggested by the folks on this

list)--it makes it pretty palatable and he drinks it right down.



It's probably not a good idea to let your child have more vitamin

supplements than the recommended dosage. Most ASD kids have a fairly

delicate system that doesn't respond well to getting too much of anything.

If you're concerned about his vitamin and mineral levels, you could have him

tested and then give him what he specifically what he needs.



Lynne





> I'm hoping some parents out there can help me with this. I have

> a child who I would like to start chelating as soon as possible.

> He is almost 3 and does not eat ANYTHING! He is the pickiest

> eater in the world and I have tried everything. The biggest

> problem I see having is that he doesn't eat enough foods that

> allows for mixing things into! He eats mostly hard, salty or sweet

> foods. Nothing mushy that allows for mixing. He also does not

> drink a lot of juice, mostly water. I am wondering how I will get

> anything into him on a regular basis!

>

> The one thing he will eat are sesame street vitamin and mineral

> chewable supplements. They do include the B vitamins and

> Vitamin C. Can I give him a few of these each day? I believe I can

> get the kind that don't have iron. I don't think a child that young

> should get iron in a supplement 4 times a day. Is that correct?

> Yikes! I am afraid that I will have to mix everything into a syringe

> and force it down his throat which will make for more adversion

> to medicines and eating! Any ideas? Help!

>

> Maria