http://www.littlestomaks.com/2008/12/global-toddlers-helene-3-florida-usa/ Science Driven Real Life Toddler Nutrition Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:02:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.littlestomaks.com/2008/12/global-toddlers-helene-3-florida-usa/#comment-95 Tommy's Mommy Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:49:54 +0000 http://www.littlestomaks.com/?p=479#comment-95 Marieke, you have two very beautiful and healthy girls! Marieke, you have two very beautiful and healthy girls!

]]> http://www.littlestomaks.com/2008/12/global-toddlers-helene-3-florida-usa/#comment-68 jeanne Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:06:18 +0000 http://www.littlestomaks.com/?p=479#comment-68 When you say supplements, do you mean vitamins? The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends kids take vitamins (prescribed by their pediatrician, natch) including a recent call for increased dosages of Vitamin D. Here are some sites that might be of help: http://www.medem.com/medlib/article/ZZZ03BR8W7C and http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/581999 When you say supplements, do you mean vitamins? The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends kids take vitamins (prescribed by their pediatrician, natch) including a recent call for increased dosages of Vitamin D. Here are some sites that might be of help: http://www.medem.com/medlib/article/ZZZ03BR8W7C and http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/581999

]]> http://www.littlestomaks.com/2008/12/global-toddlers-helene-3-florida-usa/#comment-60 jenna @ foodwithkidappeal Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:46:10 +0000 http://www.littlestomaks.com/?p=479#comment-60 good question about nutritional supplements. maybe ttdad will research and publish an article for us, hint hint. although i haven't researched specifically the benefits of supplements, I do know that we absorb nutrients better from food than pills, so it's best to eat nutrients vs. swallow them. unless your child has a known deficiency, making lots of fresh fruit, veggies, whole grains, legumes, healthy fats, and dairy (or calcium veggies) i would avoid supplements. food allergies are another reason supplementation my be advised. good question about nutritional supplements. maybe ttdad will research and publish an article for us, hint hint. although i haven’t researched specifically the benefits of supplements, I do know that we absorb nutrients better from food than pills, so it’s best to eat nutrients vs. swallow them. unless your child has a known deficiency, making lots of fresh fruit, veggies, whole grains, legumes, healthy fats, and dairy (or calcium veggies) i would avoid supplements. food allergies are another reason supplementation my be advised.

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