Multivitamin for food allergic toddler?

[mkat]

DS is 22 months and I have not yet given him a multivitamin. His diet is pretty limited, but was pretty balanced until recently, when he's refusing to eat many of his safe foods. He is still nursing and takes a probiotic. Is it time for him to take a vit? Which one do you use? We are egg, gluten, dairy and soy free.
Thanks!

[mkat]

[Chinese Pistache]

We use Vita-kids from Douglas Labs, lemon-lime flavored.

[tarajean56]

I have just started giving DS (15 months) Yummi Bears. They are whole food based and free of Yeast, Wheat, Milk, Egg, Soy, Gluten, Salt, Artificial Colors, Artificial Flavors, Salicylates and Preservatives. They are like gummy bears, and taste good. DS giggles every time I give him one, because the texture is so funny to him.

[tarajean56]

Oh, and what probiotic are you giving your son? I'm looking for a dairy free one, and I know some other people around here are too

[mkat]

Thanks for the suggestions. I was wondering about the gummy vits. Ds would probably be most likely to take those.
tarajean56, I answered your question about probiotics in the other thread

[DocJenn]

Originally Posted by Chinese Pistache

We use Vita-kids from Douglas Labs, lemon-lime flavored.

Vita kids is one of the best out there. it has no yeast, wheat gluten, soy, milk/dairy, corn, sodium, starch, or artificial flavoring / coloring / preservatives. It is one of the most complete vits out there for kids. Plus, it ranked # 4 out of #160 kids vits that were tested. Unfortunately, it doesn't have iron in it.
Ortho-molecular also has a good kids vite, Super nutes, but I think it has soy in it.

[Alyantavid]

I have just started giving DS (15 months) Yummi Bears. They are whole food based and free of Yeast, Wheat, Milk, Egg, Soy, Gluten, Salt, Artificial Colors, Artificial Flavors, Salicylates and Preservatives. They are like gummy bears, and taste good. DS giggles every time I give him one, because the texture is so funny to him.

That's what we use. My boys love them.

[Chinese Pistache]

Originally Posted by DocJenn

Vita kids is one of the best out there. it has no yeast, wheat gluten, soy, milk/dairy, corn, sodium, starch, or artificial flavoring / coloring / preservatives. It is one of the most complete vits out there for kids. Plus, it ranked # 4 out of #160 kids vits that were tested. Unfortunately, it doesn't have iron in it.
Ortho-molecular also has a good kids vite, Super nutes, but I think it has soy in it.

I didn't know all of that! But I'm glad to hear it. We're dealing with a corn allergy in addition to several others, so it was about the only option I could find that didn't taste bad.