Vitamin D drops

Dispense
Directly into the mouth.
Or to increase your child's acceptance
mixed with:
Formula
Fruit juice
Cereal
Other foods
Multivitamin drops usually include:
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Iron
Fluoride
As child gets older you can switch to
chewable Vitamin D or multivitamin.
Fruit flavored.
Provides recommended daily amount:
400 IU per day (0-12 months)
600 IU per day (1 year old & up)
Infant and Child Supplements
Source: Vitamin D RDA Available at: http://www.vitamind3-cholecalciferol.com/vitamin-d-rda/. Photos
courtesy of Google Image.


Fatty Fish
3 oz salmon fillet
447 IUs
4 oz canned light tuna
154 IUs

Cod Liver
1 tsp. cod liver oil
453 IUs

Mushrooms
Only those grown in UV light
1 cup diced (3 oz.) Dole's Portobello's
400 IUs

Fortified Milk and Fortified Milk
Products
1 cup Milk
100 IUs
6 oz Yogurt
80 IUs

Fortified Soy, Rice Drinks and Orange
Juice
1 cup
100 IUs

Fortified Cereals
1 cup Multi Grain Cheerios
40 IUs

Egg yolks
1 egg yolk
41 IUs
Sources of Vitamin D
Source: Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Vitamin D. Available at: http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminD-
HealthProfessional/. Photos courtesy of Google Image.


Vitamin D Deficiency: Rickets
Vitamin D Deficiency: Rickets