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Default Supplementing the Elderly (mostly for Jill)

Omelet wrote:
> While not everybody has to face this, some of us do.
>
> Caring for elderly parents.
>
> Cooking for them can be a rewarding chore but still difficult,
> especially when you are trying to make sure they get all the "things"
> they need in their diet and it's up to them to eat it.
>
> I just purchased 3 large containers of Vionate (Jefferspets.com) to add
> to dad's food as I cannot always trust him to take his supplements, (he
> has memory issues), and he does not eat enough any more to eat what I'd
> consider to be a balanced diet. Vionate is a complete vitamin/mineral
> powder and there are amounts listed on the container for anything from
> baby chickens to chimpanzees.


I think you can do better and for a lot less cost buying the Nestle
suppliments... and add it to interesting great tasting smoothies.
Horlicks is good too, and Ovaltine.

http://www.nestlenutritionstore.com/... IWFQod3SdALw

> We are, after all, primates. <g>


Hey, I resemble that remark. LOL