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Vitamin Angels and Today I Ate A Rainbow!

posted by: Kia

We are very excited about our partnership with Vitamin Angels! We will be donating $1 from the sale of each chart to their organization. So when you purchase a Today I Ate A Rainbow! chart for a child in your life ~ you are helping children in another part of the world too! Below is some information taken from their website to help explain what they do and why! Please visit their website to learn all about Vitamin Angels and what else you can do to make a difference www.vitaminangels.org

“Vitamin Angels is dedicated to reducing child mortality worldwide by advancing availability, access and use of essential nutrients to newborns, infants and children under five. One in three children worldwide is undernourished. Vitamin Angels reduces child mortality by connecting infants and children under five with vital nutrients such as Vitamin A. Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a major underlying cause of child mortality worldwide. 23% of overall mortality could be prevented through vitamin A supplementation alone.

Essential micronutrient supplements (or ‘multivitamins’) containing selected vitamins and nutrients (particularly vitamin A, iron, iodine, folate and zinc) as formulated and recommended by the WHO and UNICEF, are believed to mitigate against the effects of undernutrition and malnutrition among children under 5. Individually and combined, essential micronutrients are important for proper immune function, structural integrity of cells, and cognitive development of infants and children.

Therefore, essential micronutrient supplements can not only reduce deaths and sickness among children but also promote educational development which is recognized to be positively linked to economic development.”

We are looking forward to making a difference by joining forces with Vitamin Angels!

Happy Healthy Eating!
Kia