Recipes for Constipation

If your child is being plagued by constipation which is unusally hard stools, here are some recipes that you can try that may help. These recipes are kid tested and approved!
Laxative Cookies
1 box Jiffy Bran Muffin Mix
1/2 cup applesauce
1 egg
1/3 cup prune juice
3/4 wheat bran or wheat germ
1/2 raisins (optional)
Mix together. Drop on a greased cookie sheet. Bake approximately 10-12 minutes at 350.

Bran Muffins
Pour 1 cup boiling water over 2 cups All Bran cereal and one cup Bran Buds cereal.
Let set until mushy and room temperature.
Add: 2 cups buttermilk
2 beaten eggs
1 cup of sugar
1/2 cup canola oil
2-1/2 cups of flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2-1/2 teaspoon soda
Mix together.
Bake at 350 for approximately 20 minutes for regular sized muffins or approximately 12 minutes for mini muffins.

by Deanna Fetsch, RN, CPNP