[Wylie's Mom]

You could give little globs of peanut butter and little pieces of cheese, both of which are palatable and calorie dense.

BUT, don't be afraid (at all) of using the Nutri-Cal - it's actually a *very* good nutrient-dense supplement - it's not just sugar at all, not even close. Here are it's ingreds and analysis:

Minimum Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein (0.68%) 40.80 mg
Iodine (0.0080%) 0.48 mg
Crude Fat (28.14%) 1688.40 mg
Vitamin A 734 IU
Moisture (14.21%) 852.60 mg
Vitamin D 55 IU
Ash (0.50%) 30.00 mg
Vitamin E 5 IU
Calcium (0.0026%) 0.16 mg
Vitamin B1 (thiamine) 1.52 mg
Phosphorus (0.0003%) 0.02 mg
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) 0.011 mg
Potassium (0.0025%) 0.15 mg
Pantothenic Acid 1.74 mg
Sodium (0.0168%) 1.01 mg
Niacin 1.90 mg
Chloride (0.0055%) 0.33 mg
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) 0.73 mg
Magnesium (0.0063%) 0.38 mg
Folic Acid 0.19 mg
Iron (0.0088%) 0.53 mg
Vitamin B12 (cyanobalamin) 1.83 mcg
Manganese (0.0158%) 0.95 mg


INGREDIENTS: Corn Syrup, Soybean Oil (source of LA and ALA), Malt Syrup, Cod Liver Oil (source of EPA and DHA), Cane Molasses, Methylcellulose, Water, Gelatin By-Products, dl-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E Supplement), Sodium Benzoate (a preservative), Manganese Sulfate, Ferric Ammonium Citrate, Thiamine Hydrochloride, Niacin, Calcium Pantothenate (source of Calcium and Pantothenic Acid), Magnesium Sulfate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Potassium Iodide (source of Iodine and Potassium), Riboflavin 5’-Phosphate Sodium (source of Vitamin B2 and Phosphorus), Folic Acid and Vitamin B12 Supplement).