WHAT IS SELENIUM?

• Selenium is a trace mineral the body needs to function properly.
• It keeps the cells healthy.
• It's present in soil and therefore it's most highly concentrated in plant-based foods grown in selenium-rish soil
• Including fruits vegetables and breads.
• It's also present in meat when the animal had a plant or grain based diet that was high in selenium

NEEDED LEVELS

• Adults need about 55 micrograms each day
• Children need less
• Children from age 1-3 need 20 mcg per day
• Children from 4-8 need 30 mcg per day
• 9-13 need 40 mcg per day

NEEDED LEVELS #2

• Children 14 they take same as adults
• Too much can be harmful

If the children are eating a balanced diet that includes fruits, vegetables, protein and grains, they're probably are getting enough selenium in their diet.

A single egg, for example, contains 14 mcg of selenium, it's about half of what children need in a day.

A tuna sandwich on whole-wheat bread is packed with selenium. 3 oz of tuna contains about 63 mcg of selenium, and each slice of wheat bread contains about 10 mcg.