Vitamins for a 21 month old

[helle]

Two posts in one day, sorry ladies!

My ds is really terrible at eating veggies. I think he'd be lucky if he got five serves a week let alone a day despite my efforts. As he gets older hes getting worse - he's working out all my little tricks I use to hide them! And I'm wondering if he would benefit from a multi vitamin. What worries me most in his poo. When he has a good serving of veg they are normal solid poos otherwise they are just slop. That can't be good for a little belly?

He eats everything else well, fruit, dairy, meat, cereals... Oh and he loves baked beans, dunno what all the salt is like for him tho!

Any insite would be appreciated xx

[helle]

[Ginger]

my 2 yo takes a natures way kids smart vita gummie everyday. it is like a lolly but is omega 3 and fish oil. we also have kids' vitamin c here available for them when they want it.

[~Kim~]

There is a toddlers vitamin drops at the chemist with a giraffe on the front....the name escapes my brain. A gf of mine used to use it and swear by it. Apparently the iron increases their appetite???

I find the same with my kids poos TBH. I think it's the roughage rather than the content of the vege. What's he like with fruit?

[~me~]

I think ~Kim~ is talking about Pentavite? It's a liquid.
I also have had a non eating vegie eater..I gave up until he was old enough to negotiate with, that is now

[LaDolceVita]

My DS is a great eater, eats veggies, meat and all (For now, he's only just nearly 2 so I realise this may change!) but we still give him Pentavite anyway, same as we take multivitamins as well. We just mix it in with one of his drinks through the day..

[helle]

I think ~Kim~ is talking about Pentavite? It's a liquid.
I also have had a non eating vegie eater..I gave up until he was old enough to negotiate with, that is now

Haha heather! Hubby was only having that convo with ds last night about negotiation XD

Thanks ladies, I will look into it tomorrow!

Kim he's really good with his fruit thank god. Hasn't turned down any kind yet, touch wood.

[Fleur]

my 2 yo takes a natures way kids smart vita gummie everyday. it is like a lolly but is omega 3 and fish oil. we also have kids' vitamin c here available for them when they want it.

I started DD2 on these a couple of weeks back, she loves them. They have a few different ones - ATM we have the Vit C & zinc but when these are finished I might switch it for a more general multi-vitamin. I justhave to watch how many she has - they are just like lollies and she would eat them all if she could.

[black_rose]

We have the gummie ones too a multi with vegies. I was using the Herron chewable kids ones but they were giving dd2 a belly ache took a bit to work that one out, dh took them as his ran out and he had some pains too.