Don't be fooled by labels touting foods as "good" sources of vitamins and minerals: A serving needs just 10 percent of the recommended daily value of a specific nutrient to be considered a "good source".
Take one biscuit brand, said to be a "Good Source of Calcium." You'd have to eat 10 servings - meaning the entire box and then some - to get the amount you need for the day. If you're devouring boxes of cookies to get your daily requirement, a lack of calcium will be the least of your health problems.
To get any of your nutrients, stick with nature's multivitamins: fruits and vegetables, low-fat dairy, and lean meats. Whereas with fortified cookies your calcium comes with only sugar, when you eat the bone builder in low-fat milk and cheese you get a healthy dose of fat-burning, muscle-making protein.
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