Foods That Are High in Vitamin D

A DAY’S WORTH OF D Should we seek to load up on D willy-nilly? Certainly not. As with most things in life, just enough is just right. Here’s a sample menu for working a healthy amount of

vitamin D into your day. If you can get some sunshine for 10 to 15 minutes, that’s even better. IN THE MORNING ORANGE JUICE A glass of orange juice fortified with vitamin D gives you a sunny

start to the day. A cup of vitamin-D enriched juice weighs in at only 117 calories and provides 100 of the recommended daily 600 IU for adults 51 to 70 years old. If you’ve passed your 70th

birthday, the recommendation for D jumps to 800 IU daily. COLD CEREAL Fortified foods provide most of the vitamin D in American diets, so pour yourself a bowl of your favorite crunchy

cereal, fill the milk pitcher and sit down to a vitamin-D rich breakfast. The Food and Drug Administration recently gave the green light to cereal manufacturers to add more vitamin D to

breakfast cereals and grain-based snack bars. A cup of milk and a serving of cereal provide almost half of the recommended daily D. LUNCHTIME Heading out the door? Pack your lunch bag with a

sliced apple and a chunk of D-fortified cheddar cheese. Apples are rich in the plant-based thickening agent pectin, which regulates the digestive system and lowers LDL (“bad”) cholesterol.

The cheese helps prevent cholesterol buildup in the lining of blood vessels. A chunk of fortified cheddar provides nearly half of the recommended daily D amount. WHAT’S FOR DINNER? How about

scrambled eggs or a frittata and a small salad? Egg yolks are one of the only natural food sources of vitamin D in the diet. A couple of scrambled eggs provide almost all the D you need for

the day.