Such a great name for a vitamin. If I had to describe myself in two words it would be “smarty pants.” Once I read the label to see what was inside the vitamins I knew I had to give these a try. I appreciate the companies efforts for sustainability and commitment to making a good gummy.
I have been resistant to giving my kids vitamins for years because I was adamant about giving them nothing but whole foods. Well, when you have two picky eaters who barely eat anything that isn’t cheese, you start to worry they aren’t getting enough vitamins. Thankfully, my girls are thriving and they eat more veggies than they know about. Just check out my sneaky mac and cheese recipe. Since they won’t eat a wide variety of veggies I think they need a vitamin to help fill in the gap.
We received some free samples of Smarty Pants vitamins for kids and for adults. My girls and I gave them a try and here is what we like so far.
Taste
This is probably the most important factor when picking chewy vitamins for picky eaters. I am not thrilled these little drops are coated with sugar crystals. And I am just not a fan of anything gummy. I feel like it is so bad for kids teeth. But my kids are still too young to swallow anything in pill form. There is a total of 5g of sugar for 4 gummies- 1 gram comes from organic cane sugar and the other 4 grams from fruit. However, all that sweetness definitely balances out the sardine oil added for Omega 3s. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve wasted money trying to get my kids to take fish oil. I even tried the flavored kind and added into smoothies. They discovered it and dumped it every single time. The good news is they will eat these vitamins without an argument. That’s half the battle for me right there. Smarty Pants also makes a no added sugar, fiber gummy for kids which I think we will try.
Nutrition
The kid gummies have Vitamins C, D3, E, B6, B12 and folic acid. My kids eat a limited variety of veggies (called carrots) and are currently boycotting all meats. So I am sure they are lacking in the folic acid and B vitamins. I like that the ingredients are sourced from non-GMO places. I like there is no high fructose corn syrup, or artificial colors. I often fall in love with a label on a vitamin just to find out one of the main ingredients is high fructose corn syrup. These are also gluten/dairy/nut free.
Commitment and Compliance
I like that every bottle receives a certificate of compliance before it leaves the production line. You can track every bottles certification by using the batch code on the bottom of the bottle. Although the label lists eco friendly Omega 3’s I could not find any certification, or labeling on the packaging or website that certifies the source. I do believe in the power of fish oil! But I want to be sure it is sourced and filtered properly before ingesting.
Price
I am a huge fan of their sponsorship of Vitamin Angels. Every time I buy a bottle of vitamins for my kids, another kid in another country gets a bottle of vitamins too. That’s a hard thing to pass up. Walgreen’s carries this line of vitamins for around $10 a bottle for a 30 day supply. I am sure you can find other deals online. Overall, Smarty Pants vitamins are affordable, kid friendly vitamins from a company with any eye on sustainability and commitment to helping kids (and adults) get the most healthy nutrition possible.
My kids enjoyed the samples and took them without rejection. I think these will be our favorite vitamins… for now. 😉
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23 Comments on Friday Favorites- Smarty Pants Vitamins
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Interesting! My HUSBAND doesn’t like taking vitamins until I discovered an adult version of gummy vitamins. Now I don’t even have to remind him!
I’m quite sure my babies (14,10,7) would all love these vitamins. I imagine they would cheer for these vitamins over our GREEN SHAKE. 😀
Happy Friday!
xo
My kids won’t take a green shake either. But, if I add blueberries and call it a purple shake. 😉
My son may like this. He is much of a vitamin taker.
These vitamins are so yummy I’d want to eat them all the time! LOL! Thanks for sharing. I would love to get these for my kid!
These vitamins look great! I think my kids would get a kick out of taking something called “smarty pants”!
I tried gummy adult vitamins and they were nasty! But I can understand the attraction of using them for kids, especially those who can’t swallow pills
I bet my kids would like these. I always start giving them vitamins and then get out of the routine and forget. My daughter is a picky eater and could use a vitamin I am sure.
I am loving the fact that another child gets vitamins when I buy but I’m not so quite loving the price. I buy gummies for my daughter because she’s too little for pills. I might have to get one just to try it.
I was using another organic gummy brand that was highly recommended by a dietitian friend of mine. My kids refused to eat them. *sigh* So, these are much more affordable for us (the other’s were over $20 a bottle).
I love the fact that the taste on these vitamins is so good. That is one of the things that deters kids and adults from taking vitamins, the fact that they don’t taste really good.
Awesome! I will definitely keep these in mind when my little one gets a little older! I also appreciate how affordable they are!
I love that they taste good (I’ve tried them myself), But I’m afraid my kids would try to eat them all since they taste like gummies. 🙂
We tried these and my kid hated them. But thats probably because he hates everything that isn’t pizza. We will try this again because it seems like a great product!
I’m obsessed with gummy vitamins. Which is weird because I’ve never even eaten gummy anything.
These vitamins would be brill for the kids I look after. They hate traditional vitamins but they would most likely enjoy these gummy vitamins.
I feel you. I have twin picky eaters that barely eat. I would love to try the Smarty Pants vitamins.
I have twin picky eaters too!! If you have any great tips to get them to eat, or any recipes with secret healthy ingredients let me know!
I have been looking for a new brand of vitamins for my kids! I love the sound of that angel program going to have to check these out!
This is a fun way to take gummies! This would definitely take over the Flinestone Vitamins I used to take in the 90s.
i am loving the name too – how clever. I am like you and could never find a vitamin that my daughter liked the taste of – maybe we should look at these now.
I love those kind of gummies! I didn’t know adult versions existed. I wish I could get these here.
I’m very similar about feeding my kids whole foods instead of vitamins, but we have been doing vitamins for a while now since I am sure I am missing something!