Which vitamins do you give your DC(s)?

[MrsWhirling]

Just that really?

I have been giving DD5 Centrex for Kids as an addition to her diet hoping it would help her as she seems to catch EVERY bug/cold/virus going round.

I noticed today though that while they contain a good variety of vitamins none are 100% of the RDA.

What do you give?

No vitamins- just omega3

The Bassetts chewy ones for 3 and over. Not the ones with added omega oil as they taste vile - I tried one when DS spat it out and found out why!

The 3+ ones come in orange or strawberry and contain (reads packet):
Vit A 100%
C 75%
D3 100%
E 83%
B6 143%

We also have some 6+ Bassetts chewy vitamins, in blueberry, which I picked up by mistake through not reading the box properly. They have:

A 100%
C 75%
D3 100%
E 83%
B2 114%
B5 100%
B6 143%
B12 40%
Folic Acid (they're for adults as well as older children) 100%

A healthy dies with plenty of fruit and vegetables.

The Wellkid chewable ones, age 4-12.

They have 100% of vit D3 and folic acid.

A - 50%
C - 50%
Iron - 50%
zinc - 75%

They eat well but I top it up with the tablets. I've taken vits for 30yrs so make sure they have them too.

But a good mix of all the other vitamins and minerals.

They don't have any Omega's in them. I buy an Omega 3,6,9 oil from sainsburys for that and add it to their food.

Seeker, I agree with you, it's why DS doesn't need the omega ones because he will eat oily fish (smug boast). However, he's a 3 year old so will eat bugger all else, except cereal, unless the stars are in correct allignment, so he gets vitamins as well.

Haliborange syrup with omega 3 and vitamins a,c,d,e. I think this one best value with 4 dc.

None. Never have done. They eat well though, and are incredibly healthy (one day off school in the last 2 years between the 2 of them).

None. I think they'd have to be eating really poor diets before I'd supplement. They seem healthy to me.

its advised for all children from 6 months to 5 years to supplement with vitamins A, C and D. www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/pages/vitamins-for-children.aspx#close - Vitamin D is especially important due to the rise in cases of rickets

Same as seeker with large doses of fresh air & exercise.

www.vitabiotics.com/Wellkid/?gclid=CLXvlKea0rUCFUfMtAodKG4AeQ

Omega 3 - I serve up lots of oily fish because I love it myself - my DC don't seem to share my joy at being served a plate of mackerel It makes a difference to DS1's behaviour.

I also give Minidex to DS2 when he's looking pale - it seems to do the job, and perks him up, but it seems difficult to find of the shelves these days.

I give dd1 and she is never ever ill, but when she does get ill she does it in stupendous fashion :) have tried certain omegas as she has ADHD but no effect really. She has her five a day and eats a wide range of fish and meat.

Dd2 has none but is a poor eater so think will start her on a multi. But then she's never ill either!

Just vitamin D. DD eats extremely well so most vitamins are covered by her diet, but it's recommended all children have vitamin D so she does!

My dd is a good eater so I only really give her vit d, my kids are mixed race so I feel the vitamin d is important. My ds is almost 2 and he gets a multivit as he's a very picky eater and is still breastfed so I worry if he gets enough iron and suchlike.

Diet alone will not provide enough vitamin d. It might have done in cavemans day when they were outside all day with very little clothes on.
Vitamin d is looking more and more important in preventing loads of diseases- from obvious rickets to less obvious cancer and diabetes.
Google it!

Abidec.

NONE - we will probably told there is some new nasty caused by taking vit D supplements in a few years when it has become common - just like too much vit A (risks for pregnancy, BIG risk of future osteoporosis) and too much folic acid (masks B12 defiency - really important when older, causing damage to the nervous system).

My kids have always had salmon/mackerel and eggs which provide a decent dose of Vit D food wise, and play out all the time - though not for prolonged mid-day periods , as I don't want my girls continually covered in toxic chemicals that make up suncream either.

A factor 8 or above suncream inhibits more than 95% of Vit D production in the skin.