I’ve been preparing Nicholas’s powdered supplements a week at a time for a long time – but before I found these pill containers, I was opening capsules several times a day every day. If you do the same thing I did, then you know that it’s just exhausting. So, I figured I would share what I do just in case it can help someone….

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For Nicholas’s supplements, I have his doses split up in 4 doses which I give throughout the day. The first one is given either before he wakes up or as he wakes up. The second he gets after school. The third he gets after dinner. The fourth one is given right before bed or he takes it with him to bed.

So I need 4 containers for each day. In the photo below, you are seeing 5 days worth of containers:

I made myself a map in microsoft excel which shows me which supplement goes into which container – which really helps me to do this efficiently and without making mistakes. Note: I do not add any enzymes or enhansa (curcumin) into this mix.

Next, I go through the capsule section of my map and add the capsules to each container:

Next, I take one little container at a time and open each capsule, carefully emptying the contents into that container:

Next, I add the supplements I have in powder form such as Vitamin C, Inositol, Amino blend, etc.

Then I put them together keeping them in 1 – 4 order from top to bottom, so I am always using the top compartment first.

Putting together his supplements this way has reduced the time dramatically. Now I just add his liquid supplements to a glass bottle, add one compartment of his powdered supplements and some pear juice and shake.

PS – If you are adding a new supplement one week – DO NOT add it to this mix – wait until you know it’s a keeper. If your child responds negatively to that particular supplement, you will be wasting days worth of supplements at a time.

Here is a print-screen of the excel spreadsheet I keep so that doing this is quick and easy:

If you would like to download the blank template that you can manipulate to your liking, click the link below:
Supplement Map – Excel template