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How Bad Is It That My Kid Doesn’t Take Vitamins? What A Dietitian Says

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Elena Medoks/Getty ImagesIn the choreographed chaos that is getting kids out the door each morning, it’s all too easy to forget something: lunch, teeth brushing (happens to the best of us), Stanley tumbler, brain. But if your little one forgets to take their vitamin, cut yourself some slack: They probably don’t need it in the first place.“For most healthy children, eating a variety of foods, vitamin supplements aren't necessary,” says Alison Ellis, MSc, RD, dietitian and founder of The Toddler Kitchen in Victoria, BC. “Children can usually meet their nutritional needs through regular meals and...

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