Has anyone found calcium supplements for toddlers that are chewable? I currently give flintstones w/bone support, but ds is allergic to milk and needs more calcium dr says. Thanks for any help!
Guess I forgot some other important details : ) He's also allergic to pineapple (so no orange either dr says) and chocolate and HATES all veggies except green peas. He also has reflux still so I avoid tomato sauces...kinda limiting huh? We eat a ton of peanut butter-thank goodness no peanut allergies. I have just gotten him to drink a little almond milk too, but he hates rice milk. And, nope, no dairy at all-OR SOY! Ugh!
If you don't find a supplement, try these options:
Edensoy Extra soy milk, vanilla flavored
Tropicana Orange juice with added calcium
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Citrical has an adult chocolate supplement that I cut in half for my toddler. Calcium Citrate is more digestable than Calcium Carbonate found in most normal vitamins. It works great! Oh...but check...these might contain milk.
If so, check at Whole Foods.
All dark, leafy veggies contain calcium. The ones toddlers hate. :) I've started adding chopped spinach to almost everything I make...spaghetti sauce, soups, etc... It works in almost anything with little to no impact on the flavor. It's a great trick to get kids to eat something healthy!
calcium fortified orange juice, broccoli, dark green veggies, soy milk, soy yogurt, liquid calcium (at health food stores).
My daughter is allergic to milk, soy and many other things too. Her allergist suggested tums twice a day for her calcium needs plus we do fortified orange juice. I also put her on juice plus which is whole food nutrition supplement and it has done wonders for her excema. You can learn more about it at www.juiceplus.com/+LD57112
Good luck in dealing with food allergies!
L.
You can get Calcium in a chocolate form like Viactiv. But, He can get Calcium from good like Broccoli and google or ask your pediatrician what other foods you can get Calcium from. Milk products are not the only source of Calcium.
R.,
Is he allergic to ALL dairy? If not yogurt and cheese are great.
At his age the American Acadamy of PEdiatricians recommends 500 mg of Calcium /day. That is very easy to do w/ diet.
some ideas:
low fat plain yogurt: 300-450mg per serving (1 cup)
american cheese: 350mg per serving (2 oz)
calcium fortified soy milk, rice milk, or goat's milk: 300mg per serving (1 cup)
calcium fortified orange juice: 300mg per serving (1 cup)
cheddar cheese: 300mg per serving (1.5 oz)
cooked dried white beans: 161mg per serving (1 oz)
dried figs: 169mg per serving (10 figs) )(Think fig Newtons!)
spinach: 120mg per serving (1 cup raw or 1/2 cup cooked)
soft serve ice cream: 118mg per serving (1/2 cup)
oranges: 50mg per serving (1 medium orange)
instant oatmeal: 100mg (1 packet)
sweet potatoes: 44mg per serving (1/2 cup mashed)
broccoli: 35mg per serving (1 1/2 cup raw or 1/2 cup cooked)
Hope this helps!
D.
