Family and friends over for a visit are amazed by the ease in which our young children take their cod liver oil– they are shocked to hear the children come up to us after the evening meal and remind their father excitedly, “Oil time! Oil time!” Their exuberance matches that of children asking for a popsicle, and our guests are surprised to see the appearance of the supplement and not some processed sugar product.
Jack (4) and Megan (2) have been taking liquid high-vitamin cod liver oil daily for the past eight months. We began by letting them watch my husband and I take a spoonful, and we spoke highly about the benefits of the supplement, explaining why we thought it was important. We offered them each a taste, so they could get used to the oil before being given a whole teaspoon. For a few days, they got used to the taste and texture by just having a drop of the oil, followed by a chewable vitamin C. Soon enouh, the oil was being licked from the spoon in whole doses.
Many of our grown friends and relatives have a very hard time taking cod liver oil; however, those who received it as children can take it easily now, even if decades of their lives in between were deprived of the supplement. It is encouraging to know that not only are we building our children’s health with the food we give them, but we are shaping their knowledge and their ability to recognize and appreciate that which will nourish their bodies.
Excellent article from the Weston A. Price Foundation, by Krispin Sullivan, CN: Cod Liver Oil: The Number One Superfood
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Maria nourishes her growing family in a small home in the woods in Virginia as they work toward a more sustainable and natural way of life.
Jun 27th, 2007 at 11:36 am
Do you give them the Green Pastures brand? We have the cinnamon one and while the elder children like it cause it disguises the taste, the youngest (5) prefers the fishy one.
Jun 27th, 2007 at 8:57 pm
Yes, we do! Megan prefers the Orange Oslo because the cinnamon is “too spicy.”
Jul 1st, 2007 at 9:11 pm
I can only get a codliver oil without natural vitamins in
- and small ammounts of syntetic vitamins added back !
-so what I get is natural halibutliver oil in pills.
It has no bad taste. I chewd one just to taste it and it was very mild in taste.
Jul 2nd, 2007 at 3:56 am
My three year old son does this with the x-factor butter oil, which I still have to choke down. He eats it by the spoonful, as much as I will let him. He didn’t start out that way, though. It took a bit of adjustment, as well as watching a friend eat it and like it. We’re unable to give him cod liver oil, unfortunately, due to other health issues. Where in Virginia are you? I’m in central Virginia, in the mountains. Are you able to get raw milk where you are?
Jul 2nd, 2007 at 8:15 am
Henriette–Have you tried Green Pastures? Perhaps they will ship to you? Their products are excellent.
April–That’s wonderful! We have not yet incorporated the x-factor butter oil, mainly due to cost unfortunately. We live in the Shenandoah Valley. There is ample pasture-based raw milk available here; we recently assisted a grass-based dairy farmer convert part of his herd to a cow-share program. The milk is delicious. We also have another source that is wonderful too. Have you tried contacting a WAPF leader in your area for milk sources?
Jul 2nd, 2007 at 8:32 pm
Maria I really would love to:
BUT it is a bit difficult to get things outside EU and especially vitamins etc…
- I´ll be punished with extra tax and duty and it is not worth it.
I´m just glad that I found the halibutliver oil .
Jul 2nd, 2007 at 9:51 pm
So strange Henriette. Isn’t your part of the world renowned for its cod liver oil?
Jul 2nd, 2007 at 10:48 pm
Maria, I think we’re right around the corner from you, so to speak. Depends on where in the Shenandoah Valley you are. We’re in Nelson County; we just moved here from Staunton and I still go to Staunton regularly. We have a cowshare program within a half hour of us here, but I am interested in where you get yours, as I have friends in Staunton who would like to travel less for their milk. You can email me or post details here, whichever you like. My email is mbravebird@hotmail.com. Thanks — and good luck with your cabin! (I finally read your first post, where you described renovating and simplifying. We actually just finished doing the same thing, although it ended up going a bit over budget. But that’s another story!!)
Jul 4th, 2007 at 10:04 pm
Joanne
Yes especially in Norway…
but due to modern practise?! / cincerns over the high levels of vitamin A ?!
the only stuff they sell is “cleaned” from natural A and D vitamins - and have them added back in syntectic version !
Crazy !
The halibutliver oil is not as strong as codliveroil… but at least natural.