Pediatric Nutrition Library

From the Pediatrician: When Picky Eating Is Normal—and When to Ask for Help

AAP-grounded guidance on common picky eating, low-pressure feeding strategies and when a feeding concern deserves a pediatric conversation.

Age & Stage Guide: How Nutrition Questions Change Through Childhood

A stage-based guide to the kinds of nutrition questions families and pediatricians commonly revisit from infancy through the teen years.

Ingredient Science: Vitamin D—Source, Serving Size and the Number on the Label

An AAP-, NIH- and FDA-aligned guide to vitamin D: age-specific intake context, D3 source, serving size and where vitamin D appears across current DocVites formulas.

From the Pediatrician: Does My Child Actually Need a Multivitamin?

A practical pediatric framework for deciding when a multivitamin may be worth discussing—and why food, age, diet and individual risk come first.

How to Read a Children’s Supplement Facts Label

A practical framework for reading serving size, nutrient amounts, Daily Values and other ingredients before comparing children’s supplements.

Calcium, Vitamin D and Growing Bones

Bone health is built over time. Calcium, vitamin D, diet and weight-bearing activity all contribute during childhood and adolescence.

Iron in Childhood: Why Age, Diet and Risk Factors Matter

A stage-based overview of iron in childhood, including recent AAP emphasis on prevention, screening and attention to risk factors from infancy through adolescence.

Ingredient Science: Inulin & Probiotic Strain Science—Why Specificity Matters

A food-first, AAP- and FDA-aligned guide to prebiotic inulin and probiotic strain specificity, including the organisms in DocVites’ current development specification.

Picky Eating: Nutrition First, Supplements Second

Picky eating is common in childhood. AAP guidance emphasizes repeated exposure, structured meals and a calm food-first approach.

Children’s Multivitamins: When Supplements May—and May Not—Be Needed

AAP-aligned context for thinking about multivitamins: food first for most healthy children, with supplementation considered according to the child’s individual circumstances.