Wonderful Foods Rich in Vitamin D

 Vitamin D is among the best nutrients for your body and your brain that can be sourced from Vitamin D rich foods, pure sunlight, or supplements. Vitamin D has a great function and impact on our metabolism, thyroid, colon, bone health, and heart health.

It’s best found through everyday sunlight exposure of about 10-15 minutes, but since most people do not get it daily because of weather or schedule restrictions, Vitamin D rich foods and supplements are very important. Vitamin D can also help with a poor digestive system, rickets, weak bones, joint pain, heart murmurs, diabetes, depression, epilepsy, asthma, chronic fatigue syndrome, and hypoglycemia.

The recommended daily dose of Vitamin D is about 400 international units (I.U.). Check out a list of 7 foods rich in Vitamin D.

1. Shrimp

Shrimp as well as lobster are a great source of Vitamin D, with about 290% of your daily requirements in ½ cup serving. You can steam, sauté, or grill shrimp. Shrimp contains no fat and is rich in protein, making it excellent brain food.

2. Salmon

One of the best Vitamin D-rich foods, salmon contains more than 1,000 I.U. of Vitamin D that is more than 250% of your daily intake level. In fact, all fish is an excellent source of Vitamin D, but herring, salmon, sardines, tuna, sole, and trout are among the richest sources available.

3. Nondairy milk

Such nondairy milk as almond milk and soy milk are great sources of Vitamin D. Nondairy milk contains even more calcium than dairy milk.

Almond milk and soy milk both contain at least 350 I.U. of your daily Vitamin D requirements. You can add this nondairy milk to coffee, cooked dishes, and smoothies.