Natural Health Reviews

Are Multivitamins Necessary for Children?

There are varying opinions about whether or not children need to take multivitamins.  Many health professionals feel that most children who eat a variety of foods will end up getting all the nutrients that they need from their diet.  However, some pediatricians, even our household favorite Dr. Greene, recommend that children take a daily multivitamin. Multivitamins consist of core minerals and vitamins that are crucial to early childhood development and disease prevention.  Many children, especially toddlers and pre-schoolers, will adopt a selective diet at some point in their life and oftentimes it is not something we would prefer.  Some parents have struggled through this frustrating phase wondering the whole time if their child can truly continue to develop and thrive on pizza alone.  Then there are the cases where some children have a general dislike for certain food groups such as vegetables or dairy products.  By giving a multivitamin, you can feel comfortable that it will close any nutrition gaps for crucial nutrients such as iron, calcium, and vitamin D.

Buy quality

There are many multivitamin choices available on today’s market for children.  When choosing a multivitamin for your child it is very important that you select a high quality brand that is derived from whole food concentrates and not synthetics.  Because whole food supplements are made from natural foods, they contain the entire complex of vitamins and minerals as well as all the micro-nutrients and synergistic factors found in nature, which is necessary for the vitamin or mineral to complete its action in the body.  An excellent whole food children’s chewable is Animal Parade by Nature’s Plus.  Nature’s Plus has been manufacturing supplements for over 30 years under a top notch quality control program.  In addition to being a whole food supplement, it also is…..

• Gluten free
• Vegetarian
• Hypo-allergenic
• Free of artificial colors and preservatives
• Contains no yeast, wheat, soy and milk

Our Testimonial

We are some of the lucky parents. Our daughter consumes copious amounts of healthy fruits, vegetables, and whole grains on a daily basis and by her own free will.  However, when it comes to eating meat and drinking milk it takes a lot of coaxing on our end to get them down her.  By giving her a multivitamin, it ensures that she will get adequate amounts of iron, vitamin D, and certain B vitamins found in meat and dairy that are considered crucial to development.  The children’s chewable comes in several flavors: cherry, orange, watermelon, and grape.  We purchase the multi-fruit flavor so that our daughter gets a variety of flavors from day to day.  She likes the different animal shapes and especially likes the taste.  I have to remind her, however, that the vitamins are not candy but rather a medicine.  The vitamins do come in a child proof bottle, but I still store them safely away from her in fear that she might find a way to get them open.  

Whether or not you decide to give daily a multivitamin to your child, these supplements should not serve as a substitute for a healthy diet that is high in natural whole grains and low in processed foods.  There is no substitute for a healthy, well-balanced diet.

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