One easy way to get the now-doctor-recommended dosage of 400 IUs of Vitamin D per day is to take one of the new Twinlab DrGreene nutritional supplements. I've been giving them to my kids and despite the fact that the tablets are larger than the Flinstones/Spider-Man/High School Musical variety (that last one I made up – I hope), they take them without protest. Dr. Greene, an author and pediatrician, included the higher dosage of D before the new guidelines came out, for what it's worth.
Also in the supplements are Omega-3s, which are really good for you but are not found in many of the foods kids (or adults) eat. NOT in the supplements are preservatives, high fructose corn syrup or unnatural colors and flavors. Dr. Greene is the doc's real name, and also his philosophy. (I admit I was a little suspicious that he changed his name for trendy reasons, but I've been assured that isn't the case.) Even the packaging is made with recycled content. Hey, every little bit helps, right?
If you want to go whole hog, the Twinlab DrGreene line starts Dr. Greene Prenatal and goes through Dr. Greene Children’s Chewable Multivitamin/Multimineral. I met the doctor at an event a few weeks ago (I'm writing up an interview I did with him) and he seemed like a tremendously nice man. He also acknowledged that it would be great if kids got these nutrients from eating food, but since they don't, these supplements are a way to do it. Bottom line: the kids take the vitamins willingly, they appear to have less crap (HFCS, etc.) in them than other kids' vitamins, and the amount of nutrients in them seems to be better than most. Works for me.
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