30-Second Meds

And now, let's put our hands together for America's favorite meds-mixer, Machel Vay!

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Hello everyone, and welcome to another segment of 30-Second Meds, where a good dose, is never more than half a minute away! I'm your host, Machel Vay *beaming smile* - let's begin!

Alright you guys - this is sooo easy, even a man can do it while watching his favorite football game. See-ree-ously! I'm going to need a Nu-Thera tablet, a trace minerals tablet as well *opening bottles and grabbing a piece from each* - you can TOTALLY find all these ingredients at your nearest GNC or Whole Foods stores, by the way, although I was lucky enough to be able to purchase them through my daughter's DAN! doctor.

Hmmmm...oh yes, and let me grab this container of Magnesium powder, and this calcium powder while I'm at it. *balancing each one in the crook of her arm* Whoops - almost lost one there! Maybe I should put these down on the counter...just like that! Haha! Sorry, Giada - grabbed your line there, girl! You know I love ya!

*returning to the kitchen cupboard* No, I didn't forget ya, Mr. strawberry-flavored cod liver oil! Come to mama. Now - you want to get one that says "omega-3" on it - or is that on all of them? Who knows? It's good for you, and the strawberry flavor keeps the gag reflex down. Aaaaalways a Pa-LUS! Okay guys - we're almost ready to start, but keep in mind that there is a last ingredient we'll be needing, it'll have to wait to join the mix until the last second though, because it has to stay in the refrigerator 'til we need it.

'Kay - now you grab yourself a small dipping bowl - you know, like this one *holds small porcelain bowl up*, where you would put a dipping element like peanut sauce or ketchup. The neat thing about this recipe you guys, is that you don't even need to go in any particular order! How...great.....is....THAT!? You just get the right measurements, and BAM! Haha - stole that one from my good friend Emeril! YOU ROCK, MAN! But seriously - you just put everything into this bowl like so:

Open up the Nu-Thera and Trace Minerals tablets, and spill the contents into the bowl. Can everyone say Mmmm...mmm? That looks wonderful already! All powdery and just light and fluffy! Do you see how the light orange color of the Nu-Thera just complements the beige of the trace minerals? Wonderful. Okay, now we're going to need a quarter teaspoon EACH of the calcium and magnesium powders. *dropping those in the bowl* Wow. I mean, just - wow. Now the pure white hues - can you see it? Let's get a close-up right here, camera guy - are just brightening the whole thing up. Beautiful. I cannot wait!

Now it's time for Mr. CLO, or cod liver oil, you know I love those shortcuts - EVOO, remember? *laughing to herself* Let's get a medicine dropper for this baby and measure out 1 teaspoon, and just drizzle it onto our dry ingredient mix. There. Perfect.

Remember our mystery ingredient? *opening refrigerator* It's time for him to make his grand entrance - say hello to Pro-biotic! You'll need one tablet as well. It's really important *opening up tablet and spilling contents into the mix* to remember to save this for last because it really does need to stay cold - probiotics are live cultures, so when they're exposed to heat they don't survive. Think of yogurt, you know? These babies are great in helping with digestion, and just basic tummy health!

*mixing* All.....righty! Mix this baby up until all the chunks melt into the solution - it should start to turn orange, like you see here. Ooohhhh yes! Looks like we've got another winner here! Love it, love it, love it! Now, depending on your kid, use either a regular spoon, or a medicine dropper like we used for the CLO. I know my girl started with the dropper, but once she got used to the taste, she was ALL SPOON, baby. I'm so proud of her! I love you, NBEAR! *blowing kiss*

And there you have it, folks - meds in 30 secs! What'd I tell ya? I'm Machel Vay, and always remember - a great dose, is never more than half a minute away! See you next time - I've got to find NBear! ;)

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