Our son has cerebral palsy and can't swallow hard things - so we were stuck on how to make sure he is getting his daily nutrients once he stopped drinking Pediasure.
The answer came from his nutritionist - give him a 'complete' multi-vitamin, preferably designed for kids.
The trick though is to use a pill crusher, which converts the hard pill into a fine powder. Then we take the powder and sprinkle it over his meal, or add it to ice cream.
Pros and cons of using a pill crusher for daily nutrition needs by: Anonymous
Pros:
It's extremely easy to use, and the resulting powder is very versatile.
Cons:
It was hard to find a pill crusher to begin with. We had never heard of it, so didn't know what to look for. Then we had to ask 4 pharmacists before we found a store that had it in stock.
But... once we had it, it really saved the day for us.
