Toddler and vitamins

ilovemybaby

Gummy vitamins were too chewy.  I could hardly chew them.

Vitamin drops are nasty tasting.  I hate to force them down his throat each day and he noticed if I put it in his milk.

We are now trying First Flinstones.  Chewable.  DS calls them candy but just plays with them at the dinner table.  He tries to feed them to me  

So how do you encourage your toddler to chew the vitamins?  We're thinking we may need to crush them and put them in his yogurt- he is in LOVE with the YoKid tubes.  We just graduated from the YoBaby cups, so I'm sure he feels like a big boy

I guess I wonder if I'm just being impatient and should give it a few more days.  Thanks for any tips! 

mrscolleton2b

Colin gets one as a reward for using the potty. Obviously only once a day, but he pretty much thinks it's candy so is happy to get it.

wellfleet04

Kate is 20 months and handles the gummy vitamins just fine.  They don't seem too chewy.  She loves them!  I just kept offering them, and eventually she decided they were yummy.

skippy2310

DS thinks they're candy, so he happily eats them.  Can you get the drops and put them in his cup?

 

CTFandme

it took ds a few times to get used tot hem.  he would play with it, suck on it, take it out, etc. He finally bit into it and loves it. He asks for them.

mags2041

Lucas has been eating the gummy fishes (omega-3 multi's) for about a year now.  I call them "fruit snacks" and they're almost more of a treat rather than a vitamin.

~Kat~

Maybe try a different brand of gummy vitamins? DS loves his gummy vitamins and is upset when I don't let him have more.

firefightersgal

Nora also gets bent out of shape that she only gets one gummy vitamin.  She thinks they are candy.

hikerbeth

I'd say keep trying with the chewables.  When my DD first started on them, she at them about 50% of the time and now she eats them most of the time.  With a balanced diet, going without a vitamin is o.k.

I wouldn't want my DD thinking vitamins are candy, so that's why we stayed clear of the gummies.

crazynervous

Yeah Aiden thinks they are candy too. He will suck on it for forever!!  I don't necessarily feel he needs it though so I don't know if I probably wouldn't go through the trouble of crushing them up and get him to eat them.

UGAbride

Glad you posted this, I need to get DS some gummy vitamins - he does NOT eat a balanced diet, even though a smorgasbord is arranged in front of him every meal....

poohbear6681

my DS loves the gummy vitamins, he gets mad too when I don't give him more than 1. Like pp maybe try different brand, or liquid drops in a drink.

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Kind of related, when I was about 6 or 7, I overdosed on the Flintstone vitamins because I thought they tasted like candy too. ?I was taken to the ER & they pumped my stomach. I never did that again. So I can see why kids love them.?

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