tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4412098525936226259.post4083485053721971157..comments2023-07-21T12:39:50.417+01:00Comments on Living life to the full around the world: Hard to swallowSusiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13046181510359443425noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4412098525936226259.post-15811428896434212022010-08-11T14:52:50.154+01:002010-08-11T14:52:50.154+01:00I appreciate this article very much! My grandson, ...I appreciate this article very much! My grandson, who has Cerebral Palsy must be tube fed. Insurance covers his formula, but they only cover pediasure. In my opinion, although they make the claim "The complete, balanced nutrition® of PediaSure is clinically proven to help kids grow. That’s why pediatricians recommend PediaSure more than any other liquid nutritional supplement", and the first ingredient after water is sugar! <br />ingredients:<br />WATER, SUGAR (SUCROSE), CORN MALTODEXTRIN, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, HIGH OLEIC SAFFLOWER OIL, SOY OIL, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MEDIUM-CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES; LESS THAN 0.5% OF: SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, SHORT-CHAIN FRUCTOOLIGOSACCHARIDES, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, CELLULOSE GEL, MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE, POTASSIUM CITRATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM CARBONATE, POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT (SODIUM CHLORIDE), CELLULOSE GUM, CHOLINE CHLORIDE, SOY LECITHIN, MONOGLYCERIDES, C. COHNII OIL, ASCORBIC ACID, m-INOSITOL, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, CARRAGEENAN, TAURINE, FERROUS SULFATE, dl-ALPHA-TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, L-CARNITINE, ZINC SULFATE, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, NIACINAMIDE, MANGANESE SULFATE, THIAMINE CHLORIDE HYDROCHLORIDE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, RIBOFLAVIN, CUPRIC SULFATE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, FOLIC ACID, CHROMIUM CHLORIDE, BIOTIN, POTASSIUM IODIDE, SODIUM SELENATE, SODIUM MOLYBDATE, PHYLLOQUINONE, CYANOCOBALAMIN, AND VITAMIN D3.<br />CONTAINS SOY AND MILK INGREDIENTS. <br />If you go to their site in the FAQ's there is the question why do they put sugar in it? Here is the answer: "We tested several versions ofPediaSure formulations WITH CHILDREN TO STUDY THEIR TASTE PERFERENCES. the study showed that the children prefered a sweeter taste (duh) As a result we produced 6 KID APPROVED flavors. It is important that the product has a pleasant taste that the children will enjoy drinking".<br />My grandson for the first 2 1/2 years of his life was concidered malnurished, so they added a calorie enhancer (DuoCal) Now he is looking over nurished!<br />So, in my opinion "nutritional" companies along with the insurance companies are not looking after our CP kids nutritional needs properly! We don't have kids who will pick ice cream over an apple (some adults too) make the decisions on what is actually the best for them.kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577727050659932360noreply@blogger.com