Multivitamin & Omega 3 Recommendation for a Toddler?
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Anonymous
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Our doctor suggested that it was time to start our 3 year old on a multivitamin. Doing some research I see that many suggest a multivitamin with Iron. We had seen a fair number of recommendations for Flintstones, but then some concern about the sugar and food coloring. Does anyone have a healthy alternative or are we being silly about the Flintstones?
Also, it appears that there is starting to be as much research recommending Omega 3 vitamins for children as for adults. Any brands people have had success with would be appreciated. |
Anonymous
| I would go the whole foods route personally - if your child is eating nutritionally dense foods he/she should be fine. Please read in-depth information about oils and fats in diet. There is a lot of good information available now and much of it points to using coconut oil and olive oil for cooking. I recently read that these fats play a big part in brain development! If your toddler won't eat many of the important foods, consider hiding them in meals he/she will eat. For example, my DS says he "hates" avocado, but loves "guacamole" ? I just go with it. Also, I keep a jar of finely chopped walnuts and add about 1/4 cup to his granola/oatmeal every morning, so he gets a great dose of omega-3 right there. BTW he "hates" nuts. Cooking destroys the key ingredients in healthy fats so adding nuts to cookies is useless. I bake with coconut oil, at a very low temp, creating kind of a chewy-granola-bar type cookie. DS "hates" eggs but loves french toast so i soak up 3 eggs on a saturday morning in the bread. Also I make pudding with 1/2 dozen eggs and brown rice. A spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down! he is in school and has great concentration, a calm demeanor and a healthy constitution. Good luck OP! |
Anonymous
| OP, you can find these at any Target, CVS or supermarket, and their content is pretty much the same. My son has been taking both kinds for over a year at our ped's suggestion and there are no ill side effects. We are not concerned about the minimal number of calories or colorings. 9:26's opinion aside, it can be very difficult to get a child to eat everything they need to have a nutritionally complete diet, particularly if you have two working parents and a very picky and stubborn child, as we do. So we do the best we can re: diet and give him the supplements without hesitation. Just one opinion. |
Anonymous
| I have been giving my almost 3 yr old Omega 3s and multivitamins since he was almost 2. For Omega 3s I use the Nordic Naturals Nordic Fishies - they are cirtus flavored gummy fish. For the multivitamins I use the Yummi Bears brand. I get both at Whole Foods. He absolutely loves both of them. |
Anonymous
| You're right PP, why make an effort to start life with a healthy diet when we have pharmaceuticals! Let's start our toddlers on the right path! Too busy to make sure your children eat healthy? Just buy a pill! After all, a $400 billion global industry can't be wrong! |
Anonymous
OP here. Okay you're making a few assumptions which are uncalled for. Our DD does eat a healthy diet and is a very good eater. We monitor her sugar intake, focus on whole foods, no sodas and junk food, and serve organic food whenever possible. It is likely that she is getting much of what she needs from her food, however, if you had read my original post - rather than making assumptions and cast aspersions, you would have noted that her doctor recommended that she start on a multivitamin - and out of health concerns I posted on this website to check for people's recommendations. But by all means, please continue to tilt against windmills - and if you don't want to support the pharmaceutical industry (and at no point have I talked about giving her medication) then please do so. To make some assumptions as you have, I expect you're living somewhere with unvaccinated kids endangering their playmates due to your moral superiority and idiotic conspiracy-mongering, but then again, maybe I'm wrong. |
Anonymous
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Nordic Naturals has a good record w regard to their omega oils, though I wouldn't do gummies (not good for the teeth) - they have other options for kids.
And fwiw, 10:44, there is a strong family history of mood disorders in the family, and supplements can be used to ensuring proper nutritional balance and good brain health. |
Anonymous
| We use Multisaurus vitamins (available at WF) because they have a lower vitamin A content. We also use Nordic Naturals Omega 3D liquid for the kids. No artificial colors or preservatives in either. |
Anonymous
Actual PP here. Hysterical much? Not that I have to justify myself to an anonymous jerk on the internet, but of course I have and continue to make every effort to ensure my child eats a healthy diet. But you know, you can't FORCE a 3 year old to eat anything. You can't force any kid to eat anything. So absent force-feeding my kid or having him go hungry, I have to live in the real world where I pick my battles and supplement to fill in the holes left by my child's extremely picky preferences. You must be one of these insufferably perfect assholes with insufferably perfect children who live to frequent these boards in an effort to inform the rest of us just how inadequate we really are. What would we do without you? 
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Anonymous
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We use Kirkland vitamins -- not gummies. His dentist recommended against them as a PP said.
For Omega-3s, I buy organic milk, organic or Omega-enhanced eggs, and use ground flaxseed on his cereal (he loves the "sprinkles", does it himself. Good luck! |
Anonymous
| does anyone worry about the mercury content in the Omegas? |