Let’s talk about sunshine in a bottle or more accurately, on your plate. We all know vitamin D is the “sunshine vitamin,” crucial for strong bones, a resilient immune system, and a sunny mood. And for years, when we thought about getting it from food, eggs (specifically the yolks) were the go-to hero. But here’s […] 7 Foods With More Vitamin D Than Eggs

Love this breakdown—and yes, this one hit close to home for me.

Yeah… my doc did end up prescribing vitamin D this winter. Tis the season. Between long days indoors, a northern latitude, kids bringing home every possible bug, and trying to balance work + family + sleep, my labs finally reflected what my energy levels had been hinting at for a while. Low D, classic story.

What resonated most for me in your post is the food-first framing. I’m very much in that camp. I don’t want to rely on a pill forever—I want habits and systems that work even when life gets chaotic. Eggs were always my mental checkbox (“cool, had eggs, I’m good”), but doing the math makes it obvious why that wasn’t cutting it.

The mushroom section especially felt like a quiet mic drop. As someone who’s trying to eat more plant-forward meals (without turning dinner into a negotiation with my kids), UV-treated mushrooms are a legit game changer. Same with canned fish—high ROI nutrition for real life, not Instagram life.
The cod liver oil part made me laugh because it unlocked a core memory—grandparents, winter, “just take it.” Turns out they weren’t wrong, just early.
What I appreciate most here is that this isn’t framed as optimization theater. It’s practical, seasonal, and human. Some days it’s salmon and sautéed mushrooms. Some days it’s fortified cereal and coffee on the way out the door. And sometimes—yeah—it’s a prescription bottle doing some backup work while the habits catch up.
This post doesn’t shame supplements or over-romanticize food. It just expands the map. And for anyone juggling work, kids, winter, and limited sunlight, that’s exactly the kind of clarity that actually helps.

Sunshine on the plate and a little help from modern medicine—both can coexist.