We’re still working out the kinks in our relationship with Green Pasture‘s Fermented Cod Liver Oil and Butter Oil. (Read the beginning of the saga HERE).

We’ve tried several new things since the first post. Some have been notably less successful than others.

The Littles, who cannot yet swallow pills, have the fewest options. They take the Butter Oil by itself, and then both have settled on the Peppermint flavored Emulsified Fermented Cod Liver Oil as the best choice for both texture and flavor.

Wolf and I find the Butter Oil the least appealing part of the equation. Something about the texture is just icky.

Nick, on the other hand, isn’t too bothered by the Butter Oil, but gags on the Cod Liver Oil.

We (the Big People) are all happiest with the Butter Oil / FCLO Blend Capsules – but the cost per dose is so much higher that way, we don’t feel that’s the best choice.

Our first plan was to compromise and let each person have one of the products in capsules, and take the other straight. So we bought all four components, and everyone went their own way.

As bad as the chocolate blend was, we were still hopeful. When Green Pastures offered to send us a product for review, we chose the blended gel in Cinnamon Tingle flavor.

Sadly, it was just as much of a failure in our house as the chocolate. Everyone preferred their previously-settled-upon method of taking the two separately.

Lately, we have a new hope, discovered by Wolf. He found that you could lick the gel off the spoon with the tip of your tongue, “toss it back” and swallow it quickly — and somehow totally avoid the taste, except for a hint of cinnamon. I’m sure this has to do with the placement of the various taste receptors on the tongue.

We’ll have to keep trying this out, and see if it continues to prove useful. Certainly, having only one product to keep on-hand would be a lot simpler than the current system!

In an amazing instance of “Great Minds Think Alike”, Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist, posted today with a video demonstrating How to Best Swallow Cod Liver Oil.

Breath control – something else to try!

Whatever it takes, though, we are committed to these supplements. I’ve just read too much to discount the benefits, and it’s certainly not something we can get from our diet (here and now, anyway).

If you’re ready to give it a try, you have a few options:

• Directly from Green Pastures
• Radiant Life, who has slightly lower prices on a few items (and the same on the rest), and a percentage discount on multiple bottles
• Dr. Ron’s Ultra Pure, who also has essentially the same prices as Green Pastures, offers Free Shipping on order over $150 (at least as of now), and does full case and half case discounts if you’re really ambitious

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