Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Nov 15 '00
Pros: complete nutrition for ill children
Cons: expensive
Summary: This is a product made by Abbott Labs who makes Isomil, Similac, and Pedialyte. These are all products that I have much experience with and have been very satisfied.
The first time I heard of this product is with my friend who had a child with...
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Jul 21 '08
Pros: Packs on pounds, nonperishable, available anywhere, tastes great
Cons: expensive
Summary: My daughter was born 3 weeks early at 5 lbs. 14 oz. She continued to stay small and in the 1-2% for weight. At 1 year she was only 16 pounds! She is thriving, crawling, pulling up, saying words. She has so much energy but just doesn't eat enough. ...
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Apr 27 '06
Pros: tastes good, nutritional supplement, nonperishable plastic bottles, good for children 1-10
Cons: expensive to use daily, very sweet
Summary: Now that I’m trying to wean my daughter off of breast milk, I’m having a hard time getting her to try new foods or even eating her old favorites. There was a period where the only things she’d eat were plain sliced bread and juice. Eventually I got her ...
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Nov 13 '05
Pros: Provides nutrition to vulnerable children, WIC approved.
Cons: Costs a lot, WIC-approved, hard habit to break.
Summary: I am a mere civil servant. I am a servant, in that I frequently entertain the whims and ambitions of the power-hungry, the insecure, and frequently, the incompetent. I am civil, in that I try really hard not to let them know that I am merely ...
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May 30 '05
Pros: Wonderful source of vitamins, Kids will drink it and not put up a fight
Cons: Very Expensive, Addictive
Summary: My son was born 4 weeks early. He hated formula and by 9 months was put on whole milk and vitamins. He slowly started becoming more and more picky about his food and started going from 75 percentile to 25 percentile in weight and height. He also ...
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Dec 21 '04
Pros: keeps very sick children alive.
Cons: ADDICTIVE!!! Costly. Use only if necessary.
Summary: Our Daughter was premature and had a hard time gaining weight. When she was 18 months old she got pneumonia and had to be hospitalized, this is when Pediasure came in because she had to be fed through a tube. After she recovered they wanted her to gain ...
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Nov 12 '04
Pros: Helps our son to get nutrition needed to grow
Cons: Addictive and costly.
Summary: My son has always been on the skinny side since birth, never had "baby fat" and ranged around the 25 percentile in weight. He also was breastfed the first year of his life. At his year and a half well-care check-up the doctor noted that he was in the ...
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May 01 '03
Pros: Variety of flavors, healthy, sweet flavors, Easy to drink
Cons: Can be overly expensive if you don't shop around
Summary: When my daughter was around 10 months, her weight gain started to level off. Her pediatrician at the time told me to stop nursing and start her on formula instead. I switched doctors, and her new pediatrician told me to try Pediasure. This was at a...
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Jan 25 '03
Pros: Very good product
Cons: None
Summary: Pediasure is a really great product. My child really likes it. I feed it to him 4 times a day and he gets a complete diet from it. There are several good flavors, but my child likes vanilla the best. I actually use it as a meal replacement if I'm too...
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Nov 11 '02
Pros: Babies gain a significant amount of weight in a short period of time.
Cons: The lowest price I've seen for six pack of 8 oz. cans is $10.19.
Summary: I had twins born 4 moths premature. After a year of being on Neosure, their pediatrician put them on PediaSure. At first the price wasn't a concern to me. But after a few weeks of being on PediaSure, the babies decided that they no longer liked baby...
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Nov 05 '01
Pros: Great for added nutrition and weight gain
Cons: expensive
Summary: My oldest son was not gaining weight properly and we have added Pediasure to his diet, not as a replacement but as a supplement and he is gaining weight now.
Our youngest son is disabled and has problems with weight gain and he too has done...
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Jun 23 '01
Pros: 100% Nutrition in 4 cans daily,Great taste,filling,healthy,for picky eaters...
Cons: So Expensive The Insurance Companies Dont Even Want To Pay For It!...
Summary: My little Caleb's lifesupport comes in an 8 ounce can. It's Vanilla,It's Lactose Free,It's A Lifesaver...Literally.... My 5 year old son,who suffers from Sensory Integration Dysfunction,has always been a phenominally picky eater. As an infant,we went ...
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Jun 11 '01
Pros: Great tasting and very nutritious choc full of vitamins for your picky eater.
Cons: Expensive for a 6 pack at $10.99
Summary: My now 22 month old daughter was diagnosed with Failure to Thrive at the age of 18 months. Upon a routine Pediatric examination the Pediatrician had noticed she was not growing to her full potential and that her head circumference and weight were not...
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Feb 06 '01
Pros: A lifesaver for a child with eating problems
Cons: Extremely expensive
Summary: Pediasure has become a staple in our house. I have a 10 year old son who is extremely handicapped and his diet consists mainly of cheez its crackers. For the past couple years his weight has stayed the same within 3 pounds. We started him on the...
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Jan 02 '01
Pros: Nutritious supplement for the real picky eaters.
Cons: None---------------
Summary: I can't tell you how many times I've heard mother's say "my child is a picky eater" and tell me how their child has periods when they eat very little. They say "don't worry about it, I don't give my child pediasure". However, when I...
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