Raise your hand if you have a picky eater in your house. I'm raising my hand VERY high right now since I have TWO picky eaters. Well, my son pretty much lives on Eggo waffles and Crispix cereal so I guess he would "win" the contest but my daughter isn't much better. So every "meal time" has become a "battle time" as well. Forget getting 5 servings of fruits and vegetables in them. For that matter, forget the entire food pyramid. At the end of the day, I just hope their bellies are full and they keep on growing. As their pediatrician says, they are developing normally so they have to be getting their nutrition from somewhere!
But I'm not alone in worrying if they are getting the nutrition they need. Did you know that 9 out of 10 girls, and 3 out of 4 boys, don't get enough calcium, and a recent study indicates that there has been a decline in Vitamin D levels among Americans, both children and adults, over the past 10 years? As you know, getting enough calcium into the diet is important for the development of strong bones and teeth, while Vitamin D is needed to help the body absorb calcium, although very few foods are natural sources.
But when I get the chance to get some of those much needed vitamins and minerals into my kids, I take it. So I was excited to see that Shedd's Spread Country Crock has come out with a new spread (Shedd's Spread Country Crock®Calcium plus Vitamin D) that has the same taste but with added calcium and vitamin D! I'll be honest here - we are already a Shredd's Spread Country Crock family; seriously, that is the only margarine I have ever bought for years. And now to be able to get a version that (per serving) provides 100 mg of calcium, which is 10% of the Daily Value (DV) for calcium, and 80 IU of vitamin D, or 20% of the DV for vitamin D)? Win, Win as far as I'm concerned (a big thank you to Mom Central and Shedd's Spread for the $3.00 coupon I used towards the purchase of a tub of Shedd's Spread Country Crock®Calcium plus Vitamin D).
BONUS: To help Moms with nutrition, head on over to http://www.countrycrock.com/ for recipes, nutrition information and tips for simple ways to get more calcium and vitamin D into your diet (I am SO making these cookies: Best Ever Peanut Butter-Oatmeal Cookies). While you are there, don't forget to print a 55 cent off coupon and sign up for their newsletter so you can get offers, tips and food ideas in your inbox!
You can also take the Shedd's Spread Country Crock® Calcium quiz for a chance to instantly win a $25 Visa® gift card (Visit www.CountryCrock.com daily through June 13, 2009 for more chances to win). You'll also be entered for a chance to win a family vacation for five to Yellowstone National Park (I have ALWAYS wanted to go there - so you know I'm playing daily - one of these days I might even get all 5 questions right!).
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