Good sources of Vitamin D?

JerseyGardenGirl · 01-06-2009, 05:52 AM

Hey all,

I use fitday and I have been tracking my vitamin and mineral intake with it because my goal is to get as close to 100% of my daily needs through food as possible. I am doing alright but I find that no matter what I eat, my intake of vitamin D is always extremely low.
Does anyone know any good sources of vitamin D from foods that I could start eating? (I eat very close to induction style with some fruit added in.)
Also, it's worth noting that I HATE fish in all forms, sadly. (Except for canned tuna.)
Thanks!

Tiffany2288 · 01-06-2009, 05:56 AM

Here's a list I found on the web...eggs and swiss cheese seem to be the only induction friendly items.

Hope it helps.

Vitamin D Sources

Tiffany2288 · 01-06-2009, 05:57 AM

Actualy this list is MUCH longers plus there are counts for canned tuna. This list will probably be more beneficial.

Foods highest in Vitamin D

Tiffany2288 · 01-06-2009, 05:59 AM

Just bought this the other day and the unsweetened chocolate milk (Almond Breeze) is awesoe when you are craving chocolate. One 8 oz serving is on ly 3g carbs.

Luminescent · 01-06-2009, 06:36 AM

THE SUN! =)

emel · 01-06-2009, 06:53 AM

salmon, sardines.
Walking in sunshine for an hour. Defer showering for 30 minutes after returning indoors (you'll wash the vitamin D off your skin if you don't let it 'soak' in)

FloridaShell · 01-06-2009, 07:05 AM

20 minutes of sunshine!

Yellobrix · 01-06-2009, 07:56 AM

There are two vitamins your body needs that you can get without actually swallowing them - D and K.

D is called "the sunshine vitamin" because it's created by your skin with exposure to the sun.

Almost Everyone Needs More of the Sunshine Vitamin - US News and World Report

K is created in your intestinal tract by the friendly bacteria there. You can keep your supply of K up by eating yogurt and probiotic foods. If you're on Lipitor or any other statin drug, the action of K can be blocked.

D & K are both fat-soluble vitamins - a low fat or fat free diet impairs absorption of both, but especially K, since it's made by the intestines instead of the skin.

JerseyGardenGirl · 01-06-2009, 04:01 PM

Thanks for the ideas everyone! I am aware that being out in the sun is needed but I was just curious about the foods as it is winter here right now, and I go to work in the dark and come home in the dark. :-( (Go away winter!!!)

SashimiMark · 01-06-2009, 06:40 PM

In the winter, it is impossible to get enough vitamin D from the sun if you live north of Atlanta, as the sun never gets high enough in the sky for its UV-B rays to penetrate the atmosphere.

I take cod liver oil for its vitamins A & D.

lisabinil · 01-06-2009, 06:48 PM

How to Get Your Vitamin D in the Winter

Vitamin D also gets trapped in fat and many obese people have low Vitamin D levels. Also you are looking for the D3 supps not the D2 which is in many multis.

USATODAY.com - Vitamin D reserach may have doctors prescribing sunshine

T-Dawg · 01-06-2009, 06:55 PM

I use supplements.

I get a bottle of 300 capsules of Vitamin D3 for $9.99.

That's almost a year's supply and that's the dose that's really recommended these day's.

The deal can't be beat.

DiamondDeb · 01-06-2009, 07:56 PM

Carlson Ddrops.

I live in Florida and even in the summer, being outside a lot, I am deficient. It's tougher than most people think to get D from the sun and/or food.

T-Dawg · 01-06-2009, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DiamondDeb

Carlson Ddrops.

Do you know how many mg's are in those?

DiamondDeb · 01-06-2009, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by T-Dawg

Do you know how many mg's are in those?

Mine has 2000 IU per drop, but they also make it in a 1000 IU strength.

T-Dawg · 01-06-2009, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiamondDeb

Mine has 2000 IU per drop, but they also make it in a 1000 IU strength.

Oh wow, that's awesome!

How many 'servings' are there ina bottle and how much do you pay for yours?

I believe anything sublingual gets into your system better.

DiamondDeb · 01-06-2009, 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by T-Dawg

Oh wow, that's awesome!

How many 'servings' are there ina bottle and how much do you pay for yours?

I believe anything sublingual gets into your system better.

It has 365 servings in it. I got it at Vitamin Shoppe for around $20, I think.

T-Dawg · 01-07-2009, 12:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiamondDeb

It has 365 servings in it. I got it at Vitamin Shoppe for around $20, I think.

Wow! Amazing.

Just found the same bottle for $11.14 on the site I buy my vitamins from.

Carlson Vitamin D Drops -- 2000 IU - 11 mL

wcwendy · 01-07-2009, 01:03 AM

I get mine in a pill prescribed by my ND. My levels used to be very low, now they're not.

************
I recently read the following from U.S. News and & World Report:

"In the winter, it's impossible to produce vitamin D from the sun if you live north of Atlanta because the sun never gets high enough in the sky for its ultraviolet B rays to penetrate the atmosphere."

Here is the complete article.

fawn · 01-07-2009, 09:38 AM

I hope all of you are supplementign with D3 (pure cholocalciferol) or CLO but preferrably both.....depending on your region. I'm in California and don't get enough sun this time of year.

If you're not supplementing with it, you are deficient and so are your children.....

Fortified D foods like dairy don't count.

This is our biggest deficiency right now and a great deal of studies point to cancer......

If I took nothing else, it would be my D.

T-Dawg · 01-07-2009, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fawn

I hope all of you are supplementign with D3 (pure cholocalciferol) or CLO but preferrably both.....depending on your region. I'm in California and don't get enough sun this time of year.

If you're not supplementing with it, you are deficient and so are your children.....

Fortified D foods like dairy don't count.

This is our biggest deficiency right now and a great deal of studies point to cancer......

If I took nothing else, it would be my D.

I obviously do not feel different taking Vitamin D, but after all the studies and reports I have read, I make sure to get in at least 1000 IU of D3 a day.

I will be picking up the 2000 IU drops when I get paid next.

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Tiffany2288 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NYC/NJ Posts: 1,910 Gallery: Tiffany2288 Stats: 149/127/120 5'4 WOE: Atkins 72 BMI was 28.8% now is 22% Start Date: Aug 15th 2008	Here's a list I found on the web...eggs and swiss cheese seem to be the only induction friendly items. Hope it helps. Vitamin D Sources

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Tiffany2288 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NYC/NJ Posts: 1,910 Gallery: Tiffany2288 Stats: 149/127/120 5'4 WOE: Atkins 72 BMI was 28.8% now is 22% Start Date: Aug 15th 2008	Actualy this list is MUCH longers plus there are counts for canned tuna. This list will probably be more beneficial. Foods highest in Vitamin D

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Tiffany2288 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NYC/NJ Posts: 1,910 Gallery: Tiffany2288 Stats: 149/127/120 5'4 WOE: Atkins 72 BMI was 28.8% now is 22% Start Date: Aug 15th 2008	Just bought this the other day and the unsweetened chocolate milk (Almond Breeze) is awesoe when you are craving chocolate. One 8 oz serving is on ly 3g carbs.

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emel Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Virginia Posts: 7,011 Gallery: emel Stats: 150/131/125 WOE: Atkins OWL Start Date: Sept 2006	salmon, sardines. Walking in sunshine for an hour. Defer showering for 30 minutes after returning indoors (you'll wash the vitamin D off your skin if you don't let it 'soak' in)

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FloridaShell Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 5,720 Gallery: FloridaShell Stats: 163/128 sz 4-6/? WOE: My own way of l/cing Start Date: 1/2/08	20 minutes of sunshine!

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Yellobrix MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,321 Gallery: Yellobrix Stats: 199/167.5/145 WOE: Tweaking & Discovering Start Date: Over & Over... 'Til I Get It Right!	There are two vitamins your body needs that you can get without actually swallowing them - D and K. D is called "the sunshine vitamin" because it's created by your skin with exposure to the sun. Almost Everyone Needs More of the Sunshine Vitamin - US News and World Report K is created in your intestinal tract by the friendly bacteria there. You can keep your supply of K up by eating yogurt and probiotic foods. If you're on Lipitor or any other statin drug, the action of K can be blocked. D & K are both fat-soluble vitamins - a low fat or fat free diet impairs absorption of both, but especially K, since it's made by the intestines instead of the skin.

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JerseyGardenGirl MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 2,985 Gallery: JerseyGardenGirl Stats: 242/195/125 -- 5'3 -- 30 yrs old WOE: Low Carb (thanks to Atkins!) Start Date: restarted (for the last time!) 12/15/08	Thanks for the ideas everyone! I am aware that being out in the sun is needed but I was just curious about the foods as it is winter here right now, and I go to work in the dark and come home in the dark. :-( (Go away winter!!!)

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SashimiMark MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Worcester, MA Posts: 2,704 Gallery: SashimiMark Stats: in love with myself WOE: organic whole foods with lots of fat Start Date: January 2008	In the winter, it is impossible to get enough vitamin D from the sun if you live north of Atlanta, as the sun never gets high enough in the sky for its UV-B rays to penetrate the atmosphere. I take cod liver oil for its vitamins A & D.

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T-Dawg Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: USA Posts: 396 Gallery: T-Dawg Stats: 224/172.2/155 WOE: Low Carb Start Date: October 13, 2008	I use supplements. I get a bottle of 300 capsules of Vitamin D3 for $9.99. That's almost a year's supply and that's the dose that's really recommended these day's. The deal can't be beat.

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DiamondDeb Fat Burning Machine Extraordinaire! Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 53,207 Gallery: DiamondDeb	Carlson Ddrops. I live in Florida and even in the summer, being outside a lot, I am deficient. It's tougher than most people think to get D from the sun and/or food.

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fawn Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 12,099 Gallery: fawn Stats: sz 18/4 WOE: Whole organic, free range, wild caught, pastured Start Date: February 7, 2000	I hope all of you are supplementign with D3 (pure cholocalciferol) or CLO but preferrably both.....depending on your region. I'm in California and don't get enough sun this time of year. If you're not supplementing with it, you are deficient and so are your children..... Fortified D foods like dairy don't count. This is our biggest deficiency right now and a great deal of studies point to cancer...... If I took nothing else, it would be my D.