We received a small supply of SmartyPants gummy vitamins for the purpose of this review. All opinions are 100% mine.
The best way to help your child get the nutrients they need is through a balanced diet, but vitamins can help fill in any gaps. Unfortunately, many children’s vitamins contain yucky ingredients including high-fructose corn syrup and even traces of pesticides. Kind of defeats the purpose of vitamins if you are unknowingly giving your kid pesticides!
SmartyPants natural vitamins for kids contain no artificial flavors, colors or preservatives. They are the only available gummy multi-vitamin containing both Omega3 and vitamin D*, with Omega3 DHA coming from toxin-free small fish oil. SmartyPants vitamins are gluten-free and contain only 5g of organic cane sugar. You can see the entire list of SmartyPants nutrition facts here.
SmartyPants gummies are recommended for children ages 3 and up, but Sebastian tried them at around nine months old and had no trouble. (We did cut them in half at first.) He loved the taste and so did his mama! Lucky for me, SmartyPants also has an adult formulation. SmartyPants run at around $18 for a month supply although you may be able to get a better deal on Amazon.
* Many parents wonder if vitamin D is truly necessary, especially for breastfeeding babies. Because we absorb the majority of vitamin D through the sun, most babies and children do not get enough. (To get the recommendation, you typically need around 20 minutes of sun exposure per day without sunscreen. Vitamin D is not transferred through breast milk.) I am not a medical professional but our pedi and many other doctors recommend a vitamin D supplement from as early as birth.
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