We try to eat well around here, with varying degrees of success). However, ds2 is sick a lot. Right now, he's on the couch with a fever. He's had a lingering cough most of the last couple of months. He's stuffed up a lot. So, I'd like to boost his immune system through nutrition. Other than getting vitamin D into him (because I was recovering from a c-section, and he can't go out without supervision, he didn't get out much this summer - I suspect the rest of the family is deficient in D, but I know ds2 and I are), I'm really not sure where to start. Omega 3s, maybe?
So - what do you recommend for immune boosters? I tend to the healthy side of a "mainstream" diet (cook from scratch - lots of veggies & fruits, whole grains, lean meat, etc.), with a hint of TF thrown in, so animal products are fine. I'm interested both in whole foods and supplements. He is a bit picky these days, but the more ideas I have to work with, the more likely I am to find something he likes, yk?
So - what do you recommend for immune boosters? I tend to the healthy side of a "mainstream" diet (cook from scratch - lots of veggies & fruits, whole grains, lean meat, etc.), with a hint of TF thrown in, so animal products are fine. I'm interested both in whole foods and supplements. He is a bit picky these days, but the more ideas I have to work with, the more likely I am to find something he likes, yk?
Of course, he's also my green-resistant kid. He likes sugar snap peas, and that's about it...doesn't like broccoli, kale (new one for us, but he's unimpressed), asparagus, brussels sprouts, spinach, green beans - nothing green. Oh - he'll eat cucumber and celery, which is fine, as far as it goes, but they're both mostly water. And, he'll eat lettuces and such with a bit of dressing.
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