Elemental formula and older kids

[Ste9]

Anyone on here have an older child on elemental formula? What formula are they on? How did you introduce it to them? Did they take it willingly?

We are waiting on Tricare approval and should be getting Makkiah's formula tomorrow. They are starting him on Elecare. He hasn't been on formula since he was 2.5 so I'm wondering how he'll take it.

[littlefaery_86]

my daughter is on go and grow for 9-24 months does that count? I dont know what elemental formula is. sorry.

[Lindsey]

belle is on EO28 i think it's a form of elecare or neocate....she does fine...she's been on it since she was 14 months old...she gets it in grape and pinaple orange....we just call our rep whenever we need more and they're great...No hiccups from tricare either....it's been smooth from all sides...Good luck

Belle's is in a juice box and is flavored so it was an easy trasition...she just thinks it is juice....

[Ste9]

Originally Posted by littlefaery_86 my daughter is on go and grow for 9-24 months does that count? I dont know what elemental formula is. sorry.

A true elemental food is one in which all major energy-providing nutrients are in their simplest form, as they are found after complete digestion.

So basically an elemental formula is one that's broken down already. In infants the most common ones are neocate and alimentum.

Originally Posted by Lindsey belle is on EO28 i think it's a form of elecare or neocate....she does fine...she's been on it since she was 14 months old...she gets it in grape and pinaple orange....we just call our rep whenever we need more and they're great...No hiccups from tricare either....it's been smooth from all sides...Good luck Belle's is in a juice box and is flavored so it was an easy trasition...she just thinks it is juice....

The E028 is made my the same maker as Neocate. Elecare is made by another maker. I think the difference is that E028 is used as a supplement, Neocate and Elecare can be used as a complete source of nutrition. I guess the E028 doesn't have enough calories and other nutrients in it for Makkiah.

It's good to hear that you've had no problems with Tricare. They approved Peptamin Jr for him but he can't have it since it's made with cow's milk protein and he's allergic to it.

He'll be 8 in two days so I'm just wondering how he'll take to drinking this stuff. We have to do something though since he's sitting at 0% on the chart for weight and 7% for height.

[NutriMallory]

Hi there- I just came across this post and actually I am a nutrition specialist for the company that makes the Neocate and E028 Splash. I may be able to shed some light on the difference between the Neocate and E028 Splash

The E028 Splash is nutritionally complete like the Neocate products and can be used as the sole source of nutrition for children 1-10. Neocate is the powdered product and comes in both infant formulas and "of age" formulas for kids over the age of 1. The 2 Neocate powdered products for kids over the age of 1 are Neocate One Plus and Neocate Junior. Neocate One Plus is the natural progression from the Infant formula and Neocate Junior has higher levels of protein, vitamins and minerals for children with malabsorption issues. The E028 Splash is the same exact nutritionally as the Neocate One Plus but it comes in a ready-to-drink liquid form and in 3 flavors (Grape, Tropical Fruit and Orange-Pineapple). The E028 Splash is great for the older kids since it comes in a juice box and looks like what all the other kids are drinking, even though it's actually an elemental medical food.

I hope this helps!

[Ste9]

That makes sense