CHOOSING A VITAMIN SUPPLEMENT
Not all vitamins are created equal. When choosing a vitamin, avoid:
- Hydrogenated vegetable oil
- Artificial dyes (Blue No. 2, Red No. 40, Yellow No. 6)
- High fructose corn syrup
- Artificial flavors
- Artificial sweeteners such as aspartame
- Preservatives such as butylated hydroxytoluene
Recommended sources:
Chewable Multi-vitamins:
- L’il Critters has a nice line of gummy vitamins, including Calcium, Vitamin D and omega-3 supplements: http://www.gummybearvitamins.com
- Juice Plus gummies– from all natural fruit and vegetable extracts https://www.juiceplus.com Karen Belardinelli, distributor, luluandbean@snet.net or 203.438.0710/203.543.1232
Teen vitamin with iron, calcium, and vitamin D:
Vitamin D supplements:
- Carlson Vitamin D drops- 400 IU/dropper
- Enfamil D Vi Sol- 400 IU/1 ml dropper
Chewable multivitamin with IRON
- http://flintstonesvitamins.com/complete/index.html#ingredients
- Animal Parade Nature’s Plus (vegan, gluten free)
Gummy iron vitamin (be careful to avoid overdose due to candy-like presentation)
Liquid iron supplement
- Ferretts IPS (strawberry flavor)- 40 mg/15 ml
- NovaFerrum (grape raspberry)- infants 10 mg/ml, childrens 15 mg/ml
- Fer-in-sol drops- 15 mg/ml iron
- Poly-vi-sol- 10 mg/ml iron, plus multi-vitamins including 400 IU vitamin D
Powdered Pediatric Multi-Vitamin
Omega 3 supplements
- Nordic Naturals makes a kids’ chewable gel-cap with a pleasing fruit taste as well as formulas for juniors and women (www.nordicnaturals.com)
- N3 Oceanic (http://www.n3inc.com/blog/category/childrens-health/) makes a liquid supplement for kids.
- Trader Joes Sea Gummies
Calcium supplements:
| Type/Brand Name | Elemental Calcium (mg) |
| Tums/Tums EX | 200 or 300 |
| Tums Ultra/Tums 500 | 400 or 500 |
| Caltrate 600 | 600 |
| Caltrate 600+D | 600mg/400 IU Vit D |
| Os-Cal 500 | 500 |
| Os-Cal D | 500mg/200 IU Vit D |
| Viactiv | 500mg/100 IU Vit D |
| OneADay Women’s | 450mg/400 IU Vit D |
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