Kid’s Vitamins
I’m on a quest to find a vitamin for my kids that has less sugar and extra ingredients than the horrible Disney Gummies (or any gummy vitamin) they have right now. (In my defense, Nate can be very persistent. Which isn’t much of a defense.) Luckily, Very Helpful Whole Foods Guy gave me some great suggestions and information. For example, any gummy vitamin will probably have a 2 a day dosage because it’s hard to get all the vitamins in and keep the gummy texture. All the more reason to skip the gummies.
Let’s be clear: I’m not 100% sure my kids need a vitamin but if they do, I am 100% sure it doesn’t need to taste like a candy treat.
First, Disney Gummies.
Other Ingredients:
Corn Syrup, Sugar, Grape Juice Concentrate, Modified Corn Starch, Gelatin, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid, Natural Flavors, Black Carrot Juice Color Concentrate, Purple Berry Color Concentrate (Maqui Berry Juice Concentrate, Sugar), Annatto Color, Coconut Oil Triglycerides, Beeswax.
Now, other better options.
Just Once Kids One Multistars
Other Ingredients:
Natural mineral or vegetable source fructose, dextrates [a mix of sugars derived from starch], natural orange, pinapple and cherry flavors, vegetable stearine, silica, magnesium stearate, citric acid.
So, these are the ones I chose. The VHWF Guy told me some people have trouble getting their kids to take these, but I was willing to take the risk (Van likes them, Nate hasn’t had them yet). The downside is they’re expensive and not many in a bottle. But on the upside, there is just one color, so no arguments between the kids.
All One for Kids Vitamin Powder
Other Ingredients:
Rice Bran, Lemon Bioflavonoids (Lemon Fruit), Lecithin (as Soy Lecithin), Choline (as Choline Bitartrate and Lecithin), Inositol, Hesperidin Complex (Citrus Fruit), Para Amino Benzoic Acid (PABA), Rutin
This is a vitamin powder that can be mixed with food or juice with no added sugar at all. This is my second choice, although I’m not sure whether adding an additional measure and mix step to my morning routine is feasible at this point.
Dr. Sears Little Champions Fruit Chews
Other Ingredients:
Fruit powder blend (apple fiber, apple and pear powder), apple juice concentrate, evaporated cane juice, maltodextrin [a polysaccharide produced from starch that's absorbed as glucose], calcium citrate, magnesium phosphate dibasic, soy lecithin, sunflower oil, Vitamin C (as ascorbic acid), glycerine, tri zinc citrate, carrageenan, citric acid, malic acid, natural color (friut and vegetable juice for color), natural flavors.
The dosage is two chews for children over 4, but these might be a good options for kids who insist on a chewy texture. (Although these aren’t gummies, they are more like Starbursts.)
And for comparison… Flintstones Complete (not gummies):
Ingredients:
Sorbitol, Dicalcium Phosphate, Magnesium Phosphate, Choline Bitartrate, Sodium Ascorbate, Ferrous Fumarate, Gelatin, Natural & Artificial Flavors (including fruit acids), Pregelatinized Starch, Vitamin E Acetate, Stearic Acid, Carrageenan, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Soybean, Castor), Magnesium Stearate, Zinc Oxide, Niacinamide, FD&C Red #40 Lake, D-Calcium Pantothenate, FD&C Yellow #6 Lake, Aspartame†, Xylitol, FD&C Blue #2 Lake, Cupric Oxide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Sucrose, Riboflavin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Acetate, Beta-Carotene, Monoammonium Glycyrrhizinate, Folic Acid, Potassium Iodide, Biotin, Vitamin D, Magnesium Oxide, Vitamin B12. Phenylketonurics: Contains Phenylalanine
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