Most people in this country aren’t getting enough vitamin D – adults and kids alike. Our bodies manufacture vitamin D when our skin is exposed to the sun, but we don’t spend much time in the sun these days. And when we do, we wear sunscreen. This hard-to-come-by vitamin plays an important role in our overall health. Not only does vitamin D help keep our bones strong , it helps prevent cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and certain cancers. Added to foods like fortified cereal, milk, and OJ, vitamin D can be found naturally in cold-water fish like salmon, tuna, and sardines.

If you haven’t already learned to love sardines , vitamin D could be the reason to open your heart to this sustainable fish that is also low in mercury. A half-cup of sardines provides 200 international units (IU) of the vitamin. The new daily recommended intake for vitamin D is 1,000 IU and for kids it is 400 IU. Not sure how to add this fish to your plate? Try Yum’s sardine and arugula sandwich . It’s simple, tasty, and loaded with D!

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Little Fish Offers Big Doses of Vitamin D