

We know life is busy. We know mornings are hectic. We know it’s difficult to keep everyone organized. We know a lot of kidlets are on one form of a restricted diet or another. We know a lot of kids are extremely active or they just don’t like certain foods. We know all this. We also know that these days, kids (and parents!) are busy from the minute they wake to the minute they finally consent to go to bed in the evening.
Given these realities, those well-rounded, totally healthy, full-of-the-proper-vitamins-and-nutrients, home-cooked meals aren’t always possible. That’s why your family doctor may recommend—or you may choose to investigate on your own—a daily multivitamin or mineral supplement for your child.
Okay, so you’ve come to that decision. Where do you go from here? In the totally confusing ‘alphabet soup’ of vitamins, minerals and supplements, a few are critical for many growing kidlets:
#1 Vitamin D
We recommend: Delicious D for Kids Orange Vitamin D3 Liquid Drops. They are a natural, convenient and additive-free way for adults, infants and kids to get their vitamin D3 in a deliciously, yummy flavour.
#2 DHA or Docosahexaenoic Acid
We recommend: Platinum Omega Pure Brain Liquid; formulated to help with the development of your child’s healthy brain, central nervous system and vision.
#3 Superfood Chewables
We recommend: Nature’s Plus Animal Parade KidGreenz Superfood Chewables. They feature broccoli, spinach, spirulina, chlorella, kelp, lactic flora growth accelerators and other nutritional powerhouses that are often absent from kids’ diets.
#4 Vitamin C
Vitamin C is crucial for children’s good health and development, and while it is preferable for them to fulfil their vitamin C requirements with fresh fruits and vegetables, we know that sometimes this just isn’t possible. You can supplement their diet with vitamin C but not too much! Children ages 1 to 3 should not get more than 400 mg of vitamin C a day. Children ages 4 to 8 should not get more than 650 mg a day.
We recommend: Nature’s Plus Animal Parade Sugar Free Vitamin C, the orange juice-flavored chewable vitamin C formula made from whole food concentrates! This special Vitamin C blend for children includes citrus-based bioflavonoids, along with grape seed and bilberry extracts and concentrates of mango and papaya.
#5 Multivitamin
We recommend: Progressive Multi-Vitamins for Kids. They offer a simple and comprehensive strategy for supporting the nutritional needs of children.
If you have any concerns about your child’s diet, the best thing to do is talk to your pediatrician or family doctor. They can give you feedback on your child’s diet, as well as assess whether or not your wee one needs to take vitamins or supplements.
Do you take a supplement or vitamin? Do your children? Are you thinking about supplementing their diet with one?
Tiffany
So I’ve been looking for vegan & gluten free gummies for my kids. I found this brand and was wondering if anyone has tried them out?