Have you ever noticed how much kids hate to take their vitamins? It's so strange.
Anything else small, brightly-colored and chewy they shove in their mouths without a second thought, but hand them a vitamin and it's all over.
Needless to say, when it comes to a boring salmon oil capsule that you have to swallow, the fight just gets that much more intense.
I figured out a great way to get that fish oil down the hatch with no arguments and no fuss every time, though.
I am deftly hiding it in a surprising place: a breakfast shake! I found this suggestion online, and of course you should check with your kids' pediatrician to make sure that this is okay to do with their fish oil supplement before you give it a try.
My kids love that dairy-based, chocolate breakfast shake that has something like 80 percent of all the vitamins in it that they need for the day.
They think that they are getting dessert for breakfast - and really pulling one over on Mom - every time I let them have it.
So when most mornings turned into shake mornings, they were thrilled and chugged that stuff like I might figure out what I had done if they let it sit around too long.
In reality, I knew exactly what I was doing.
I had dumped their daily dose of omega 3 right into that chocolate and stirred! It is one of the best inspirations I have ever had.
Learn more about how omega 3 fatty acids can help keep you and your kids healthy at omega-3.
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